Sibling Rivalry Madness
UNITED STATES—For those Americans who have siblings, you understand that you squabble with your siblings it’s a passage of rite. However, at the same time you can have disagreements or arguments that are explosive, boil your blood and become volatile as hell. That is where things stand with my younger brother. I swear as kids we were thick as...
Cancer Can Be A Scary Thing
UNITED STATES—My family was presented some devastating news last week when we discovered my step mom has breast cancer. I have dealt with cancer in my family, but I would argue I’ve never fully put it into perspective before. My grandfather died from throat cancer, my grandmother was a survivor of breast cancer, as was my aunt, but she...
The Pandemic: One Year Later
UNITED STATES—It is very hard to believe that it has been over a year since the coronavirus pandemic reshaped this country as we know it. March 2020 was fine up until around the third week of the month and then panic, then fear and absolute chaos was unleashed. I remember moving around on crutches as I had just broken...
Writing Out Your Expenses Is Helpful
UNITED STATES—I am technically savvy, but anyone who knows me is aware that I am old school at the same time. Before we had cellphones, the infamous blackberry, the iPad, the desktop computer, the laptop, there was something most people used to keep track of things: paper. Nothing is more helpful to remembering things than jotting them down on...
Procrastinating Is Bad People!
UNITED STATES—If there is something that I’ve always struggled with is procrastination. For those not in the know, procrastination is when you delay something for whatever reason. I have struggled with this issue greatly since high school, but I have gotten much better. Why? I realize when you procrastinate it only creates stress. Stress is not good people. It...
How You Save Your Money!
UNITED STATES—It is an age old debate and something I’ve spoken to many family and friends about for years: where do you prefer to save your money? I know a lot of people who say the bank. I know a lot of people who say at home in a safe. It is a conversation worth happening with the pandemic,...
The Pandemic Continues To Strike Businesses
UNITED STATES—The global pandemic of 2020 has continued to spill over into 2021 and it is taking out businesses left and right America. I know many people are thinking now that we have 3 approved vaccines that everything will go back to normal, but that is not the case. People are getting vaccinated, but it still does not mean...
Costly Food Shopping
UNITED STATES—I have told this to people in the past that the cost of food or groceries (it depends on who you speak to) is costly. I tallied my receipts for the past 2 weeks and I spent over $200 in groceries! Yeah, it baffled me because I had to think about what I purchased and then I realized...
Start Preparing For Tax Season Now
UNITED STATES—It is that time of year people, no I’m not talking about New Year resolutions, I am talking about tax season. Yes, America tax season is soon approaching us. You may have received your W-2 from your employer in the mail, if not you should be receiving it soon, as well as other countless documents that you need...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. And His Legacy
UNITED STATES—This day comes around every year, but I find it more potent this year than ever before. Why? It seems like nearly 60 years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave that infamous “I Have a Dream” speech, as a country we have made some progress, but damn we still have so much more progress to make America....