Credit Cards Most people don’t spend a lot of time considering how credit cards work (debit cards are different and tie directly to your bank’s checking account), it’s either just a handy thing that allows people to buy items quickly and easily or the most anti-consumer monstrous vampire to an… Continue Reading... "How do Credit Cards Work?"
The year is zooming by, as most years seem to do now! Here are a few items that have happened so far this year: Continue Reading... "2024 – Mid Year Check-in"
I haven’t seriously done New Year’s resolutions for a few years. Now it’s 2024, let’s give it a whirl! For the year of 2024, I will: 2. Read 20 books – This is the standard goal, I’m pleased with the yearly results so I don’t see a huge reason to… Continue Reading... "2024 – Thinking Up New Years Resolutions"
What is compound interest? Benjamin Franklin said “Money makes money. And the money that money makes, makes money.” Outside of the egregious use of the words ‘makes’ and ‘money’ – this is the primary concept of compound interest. The concept can be deceptively easy to understand, deceptive in its true… Continue Reading... "Lesson Learned – Compound Interest"
I was asked to take a look at CareLink for medical emergency alerting for someone I know who may be able to get some good use out of it, so I figured I would do a post on what I’ve found. What does personal emergency alerting/response technology look like today?… Continue Reading... "A Look At CareLink Alerting Technology"
Hello! It’s been a while! My last post was last June of 2021 which was over 6 months ago. I realized after starting the site that as chaotic as my day job was, a new post a week here was fairly aggressive and I was not able to keep up.… Continue Reading... "Catch Up – Site Migration, Relaunch, and What’s New"
New payment options!? It’s striking to me when I sit and think about how technology has changed the concept of money throughout my life – especially over the last 20 years. When I was young I remember being blown away by the concept of reputation-based goods acquisition… or buying something… Continue Reading... "Color of Money in the 21st Century… Not as Clear as it Used to Be"
I wanted to cover this adventure in two ways, first an overall description of my perspective of alcohol throughout my life, and second a look at how I’ve reacted in the weeks since I’ve stopped drinking. Examples such as how my body has reacted, some things I expected that didn’t… Continue Reading... "My Adventures with Alcohol – Part 2"
I wanted to cover this adventure in two ways, first overall my perspective of alcohol throughout my life, and second a look at how I’ve reacted in the weeks since I’ve stopped drinking. Examples such as how my body has reacted, some things I expected that didn’t happen, and other… Continue Reading... "My Adventures with Alcohol – Part 1"
I mentioned in my inaugural post that I really wasn’t looking to court controversy or lean into drama. I still believe that what follows is my personal view that I felt I needed to explain. Considering I’ve had a traffic total of 12 visitors in the last 4 weeks, I… Continue Reading... "It’s not politics, it’s extremism…"