Instead of reducing the amount of money spent on pork barrel projects our government wants to rake in more money to maintain it's lavish lifestyle of entitlements.  When is the last time a politician saw his pension reduced or eliminated ?  When is the last time a politician was forced to take a pay cut ?  When is the ...more

250,000 and not making ends meet ?  You are living beyond your means.  My parents raised me to spend no more than I make and to save money.  I have been working since I was 11 with a paper route.  I had my own spending money and bought some of my own stuff.  Yes, my parents bought me school clothes and such but I did h...more

When my wife and I were ready to shop for our first house we went to a lender and got pre-approved for a loan that we could afford on one salary.  The lender tried to get us to take more money but our plan was for my wife to stay home once we had kids.  At this time I was working one full time and two part time jobs.  ...more