Much ado has been made about the sovereign debt that America has amassed, and justifiably so; $22 trillion and counting is nothing to sneeze at. We can blame the government ’til we’re blue in the face, but soon enough we’ll all be forced to look inward for the...
I wouldn’t normally consider the Federal Reserve Bank of New York a beacon of truth, but I’m having no trouble believing them when they tell us that our debt is on the rise once again. Specifically, they’ve announced that total U.S. household debt increased by $219...
I’ve taught at practically every level in the American school system: elementary school, high school, college, online courses… Public, private, charter, schools… You name it, I’ve probably taught it. And not once in my years of teaching did I see the...
Dear Reader, In an article from Alasdair Macleod, he points out an interesting argument that many have pondered before. Why do state educated and paid-for economists get paid for something they are rarely right about? As an economics graduate and student of the field,...
In our digital age, managing finances via online tools is becoming easier every day. In the past, I’ve written about the benefits of signing up for multiple credit cards and bank accounts in order to pocket the generous signing bonuses thereby. Here I want to share...