Christmas Shopping A Little Early
UNITED STATES—We’re being told to start Christmas shopping a bit earlier this year because of rising prices as a result of inflation and the possible shortage of goods. Well, let me tell you America, I normally do begin my Christmas shopping around August each year, but this year I started a bit later, like in the last week or...
Why I Will Never Be On Social Media
UNITED STATES—I get this question all the time and people tend to be surprised by my answer, but I reply, “Why?” People are literally dumbfounded when they discover that I am not on social media. That’s right America; I do NOT have a Facebook page, a Twitter page, Instagram, Tik Tok and so many other social media platforms. Look,...
Divorce Is Tough On Children
UNITED STATES—This is a topic I’ve wanted to talk about for years, but never really knew the perspective/approach I wanted to take until now. Let’s just address the elephant in the room: divorce. Divorce happens in this county, a lot more than people expect and it has an impact on children more than parents realize. I am a child...
Self-Checkout Just Is Not For Me
UNITED STATES—It is becoming so much of a trend in retail establishments that I have become quite annoyed to say the least. Do you go through the checkout or self-check? I prefer to utilize the checkout where I can deal with a live person. I am not a fan of the self-checkout. The self-checkout is becoming more and more...
Time Moves No Matter What
UNITED STATES—There are 24 hours in a day, but for the life of me I am constantly complaining that there is not enough time in a day. I’ve had this conversation several times, where if you actually break-down the day, there is very little time to one’s self. You sleep 7-8 hours, you work 7-10 hours, you commute 1-2...
Are You Prepared For Retirement?
UNITED STATES—This weekend I was forced to have a tough conversation with myself. I’m in my 30s and it came to a realization that I’m not preparing for the future. I mean my parents are near the verge of retirement and I have members in my family who have reached retirement age, and it lead me to question if...
Social Media Fiasco
UNITED STATES—I wish I could understand so many people’s obsession with social media. However, I just don’t get it. For some reason, it seems like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tumblr and so many other platforms to showcase their life or express their public opinion. We all know the news of the week, were the remarks that President Donald Trump...
Do What You Love America!
UNITED STATES─What do you love America? Let me repeat, what do you love, not who do you love? We can get into a major discussion about the difference between something you love and that you’re passionate about not being the same thing, but for this column they are. When you love something it brings excitement to your life; it...
Credit, Cash Or Debit?
UNITED STATES─I am pretty sure we have all been warned that when it comes to our spending habits that cash is king. Why? There is nothing like it, but in this day in age that we live in at the moment, it seems cash is not king. Why? Most establishments want you to pay for your service or products...
Money Blues
UNITED STATES—What is it about money that just stays on the brain no matter how hard we fight to rid ourselves of it? Money seems to dictate life and I don’t like uttering those words, but it does for so many Americans. We want it, we want more of it, we need it to do simple things in life,...