Comparatively Speaking A Million Dollars is Still a lot of Freaking Money

I read a news story recently that reminded me that I hate when I hear, “a million dollars is not what it used to be.”    Well duh!  But come on it is still a lot of money, and it is hard to save and frugal yourself to a Million Dollars. 

Increase in Millionaire Households in America in

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A List of all of Obama's Proposed Taxes

I have never hidden my disdain for big government regardless of what political party is in charge.  I am a libertarian at heart, but only in moderation, of course.  So I got excited when I saw a post by, Executive Vice President of The Cato Institute, David Boaz, titled, “Democrats’ Voracious Search for New Tax

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What Did African Americans Think Obama was Going to do?

Want to know me brought me sheer joy? A couple of articles highlighting that some African Americans just learned that the President of the United States is the President of the entire United States not just of one minority group (The Politico Piece, POTUS’s Outlook on Black America is the one that got me started

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Is the IRS Getting Smarter or is Attacking the Wealthy Yet Again?

Last year, I wrote that it was inevitable that Estate Audits were Going to Increase.  The reason Estate Audits were going to increase was inevitable - there were/are less people who are subject to the estate tax, but no auditors were being fired (i.e. they have nothing else to do lol). Well it seems that there is

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Obama Does a Television Commercial for D-Rated Celebrity George Lopez

This is not a Personal Finance or Estate Planning post, but rather is part of “Are you Freaking Serious Fridays” where I take the last day of the week just simply to bitch and complain about whatever topic I feel is necessary to complain about.

So I am watching Family Guy on TBS (don’t

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Are you Freaking Serious Fridays are Born

I don’t really follow a structure when blogging, I just write.  Sometimes its good, sometimes its not, but some of my favorite posts to write are the ones where I am complaining and bitching, and since those are the posts with the most comments I guess the reader likes it too! 

It doesn’t matter whether it

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What States Watch Internet Porn the Most?

CNBC is airing a special on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 titled, “Porn – Business of Pleasure.”  Whenever CNBC does one of these specials, they supplement the hype with random quiznodes and facts on their accompanying site and along with that special they are having.

Well CNBC provides us with the Top US States for Online Pornography.  The slideshow

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Finally Some Justice – Reverse Discrimination Takes a Hit (Ricci v. DeStefano)

Despite writing a personal finance blog, I enjoy chatting up politics and I think I have been very open about my political views, which are basically libertarian in nature.  I generally believe the government is a necessary evil and as such I want to keep it as small as possible.  The way I look at

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