Starting last month I decided it was time to get a hold of my family’s expenditures, specifically, those expenditures which are more or less in the discretionary category.  With just two months of data, I don’t think I am going to start looking for trends just yet. Unlike my net worth posts, I am providing.
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I refuse to believe that there is a male out there who is in between the age of 22 and 48 who hasn’t seen the movie Rudy.  A feel good story about Daniel Ruettiger, a scrappy little guy who works his tail off to make the Notre Dame football team despite lacking the physical ability. .
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When the phrase “leisure class” comes to mind, most people picture private jets, large mansions, and vast family fortunes. They envision people who hold careers as an investment banker, surgeon, or tax lawyer. In short, the general conception is that the leisure class comprises an exclusive group and reflects an unattainable status. This is patentably.
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I believe that as humans we often refuse to acknowledge that we are animals, and as animals, we have certain instincts whether we are even conscious of them.  While those instincts can and are often suppressed by society…they sometimes break out without anyone even noticing.  For example, why do 17 year old males feel the The post Of Course Credit Score Matters to Women

I am not entirely sure how facebook decides who should be in my feed when I am on my way to my latest stupid gaming addiction* but currently facebook often throws in someone that I went to high school with who is in a band touring dive bars.  It seems that band is partially successful The post When is it Time to Give Up a Dream?