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Donald Trump and Government Theft Feb. 22, 2024
"Where there is a wrong, there is a remedy." — Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo (1870-1938) Last we... Read More
Why Keep Worrying About Debt? Speculation Versus Reality Feb. 01, 2024
Over the years, I've offered many explanations about why the trajectory of the national debt is deep... Read More
Candidates: Don't Let Interest Costs Derail Your Presidential Plans Jan. 18, 2024
Remember when Republicans on the campaign trail would talk about how they would make sure to put the... Read More
Going Cardless, Misleading Deals and More Reader Questions Nov. 23, 2023
Dear Cheapskate: I hardly ever carry cash and rarely use credit. I use only a debit card. But still,... Read More
The Government Can't Retain Seized Digital Devices and Data Indefinitely Without Justification Oct. 30, 2023
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU
For how long may the government hold on to the digital devices in its possession and the reams of pr... Read More
Biden's Killing the American Dream of Homeownership Sep. 05, 2023
In boasting about Bidenomics two weeks ago in Milwaukee, President Joe Biden declared that his polic... Read More
The Constitution, Congress and Government Debt May. 11, 2023
What would you do if you were driving a vehicle and came upon a traffic light that had both red and ... Read More
What Happens When the Firemen Are the Arsonists? Mar. 23, 2023
In the past week, two top-20 American banks failed. A bank failure occurs when government regulators... Read More
The Truth About the Debt Limit Fight Feb. 03, 2023
As with so many of our national debates, the truth about the current debt limit fight is not just di... Read More
Skip a Payment?! Dec. 21, 2022
Get a load of the "gift" that reader Julie W. got in the mail from her bank several months ago: Dea... Read More
Should You Lend Money to Family and Friends? Read This First Jan. 25, 2022
Over the years, I've heard from dozens of readers who have lent money to friends and family members,... Read More
Interest: A Great Mystery of Life, and More Q's From My Readers Mar. 11, 2021
Dear Mary: I am university-educated and have an advanced degree in the arts. This is really embarras... Read More
Who Is Offering the Best Rates of Interest on Savings Accounts? Feb. 04, 2021
Dear Mary: I'm looking for a place to earn the best rate of interest on my contingency fund, which i... Read More
The Miracle of Compounding Interest Oct. 29, 2020
Recently, I heard from Mimi K. in Mississippi, who wanted to know of a way to teach her children abo... Read More
Pay Up, and Learn Your Lesson Sep. 28, 2020
DR. WALLACE: I needed $100 because I asked a girl I was trying to impress to go out on a date with m... Read More
July 17, 2020 Jul. 17, 2020
Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 40 years. When we were first dating, my future wife ... Read More
Should You Lend Money to Family and Friends? May. 13, 2020
Over the years, I've heard from dozens of readers who have lent money to friends and family members ... Read More
Prep Steps for First-Time Homebuyers Apr. 22, 2020
Buying a home can be exciting and terrifying all at once. And for first-time buyers, you can probabl... Read More
Time to Brand Yourself for Happiness Apr. 16, 2020
Q: I was laid off from my job, and I don't know what to do. I have no creative talents to be able to... Read More
Congress Bans Short-Term Lending; the Poor Pay a High Price Dec. 03, 2019
Washington do-goodism almost always fails to help the people it is supposed to because politicians i... Read More
