The Tax Refund Is Here, Now What?
UNITED STATES—For most Americans, tax season is in full force and many are now tasked with what to do with that tax refund that is expected in the mail or that has arrived in the bank account. Be aware, you can’t cheat the IRS, for those looking to do so, you will indeed be caught. We have become enamored...
Grocery Mania Settles In
UNITED STATES—How often do you head to the supermarket in a given month? Every week, every 2 weeks, once a month? Regardless of how many times you head to the supermarket or grocery store, something we all know is that the price of that grocery bill is on the steady incline. I’ve learned the most important thing about heading...
Dream Chasing
UNITED STATES—We all have dreams growing up, but how many of us actually make those dreams that we had as little tots come to fruition? It’s a question that so many of us lose track of time after time. For some of us, we focus our attention on other pressing issues. We have kids, finances become an issue, a...
Making Health A Top Priority
UNITED STATES—Oh, I had an interesting weekend to say the least. The past few months have been stressful to say the least; probably chaotic is a better term to use. Like most men, I don’t take my health as seriously as I should, but I got a wake-up call when I suffered from exhaustion.
The doctor pretty much laid out...
Fed-Up With That Torturous Job
UNITED STATES—We’ve all encountered it, some of us more than others, but what do you do when you find yourself at a job that you no longer can tolerate? Well at some point you have to make a decision, either to continue dealing with the stress, the headaches and the frustration or make a decision that places you in...
The Stress Nightmare
UNITED STATES—Stress, it’s part of our daily lives. No matter how much we attempt to avoid it, stress is something that is unavoidable at times. So what do you do when you encounter stress? Well you have two options: deal with it straight on or cave into the chaos. Stress doesn’t just impact your mood, it can affect your...
The Oscar Diversity Debate Continues
UNITED STATES—Wow, that’s the only word I can say to describe what the Oscar nominations has done to the Hollywood industry in the last 2 weeks. I can’t remember the last time there was so much debate about the diversity issue in the ranks.
I mean it’s an issue of a lack of African-Americans or minorities in general not getting...
Flint Water Crisis
UNITED STATES—Its epic on scale, and the attention that the city of Flint, Michigan is receiving in the midst of a water crisis is unlike anything I believe America has ever experienced. The city of Flint is dealing with a major water crisis so much to the point that the water is not safe to drink, it’s not safe...
Wealth, An Excuse For Bad Behavior Ethan Couch?
UNITED STATES—By now, I’m certain most of you have heard about Ethan Couch who was behind the wheel drunk when he collided with another vehicle resulting in the death of four people. When I first heard the story I was astonished, to make matters worse was to discover that courts placed the teen on probation for 10 years for...
Gift Card Mania
UNITED STATES—Christmas may indeed be over, but the shopping/spending frenzy is still upon us? Why do you ask? Well, those gift cards that many of us received during the holiday. I used to be a big proponent against gift cards. Why? Well I thought it was a way of someone saying, “Well, I didn’t want to put too much...