I have a friend who spends because "when mama dies the inheritance will cover everything." Her mother is in her 90's but still kicking.  Not sure if mama has money or not but they assume she does.

Everything in life is sort of a trade off. Life in the country can be great or not so great it all depends... If you have an ability to stand on your own 2 feet and can weather inconviences that occur you will do well living a rural life. If you have an entitlement mentality living in the country will just drive you cr...more

"Companies that sell consumer mainstays from beer to dresses, from steaks to tires, are rolling out price increases in a collective test of America's economic strength." Actually first the companies scale back the item size and keep the price the same. Notice how many items which were once sold by the lb or half lb n...more

One thing missed: instead of looking for a job, go out and create your own job. Turn your hobby or skills into a business. What skills do you have that can be utilized? Can you clean houses, watch kids, shoot weddings? Can you tutor? I have a  brother who  works part time on his own cleaning up cars for people to sell....more