Become Independent by Making Inflation Your Best Friend

For anyone who has a clue about the intricacies of economics, inflation is a four letter world. As it should be in any society that values economic sanity. However we don’t live in that kind of society. Governments these days are led by people whose economic instincts...

Why voting with your feet is here to stay

When you think about voting, the first image that comes to mind is casting ballots in a voting booth. In our present democratic order, voting is mostly associated with political activity. While generally true, people are constantly voting in different ways throughout...

Here’s Why the Financial Gurus are Wrong About Debt

Debt is bad…. ….so says every financial guru on the web. Most notable being Dave Ramsey, one of the most prominent financial personalities who is very averse to the concept of debt. Now, I’m not going to be spending the bulk of this email bashing Ramsey. In fact,...

The Impermanence of Economic Prosperity

How many times have you read an article online about a once prosperous country that now finds itself in dire straits? From the vantage point of those of us who live in the US, the most prosperous nation in human history, such stories seem unfathomable.  But they’re...

What’s Your Measuring Stick?

You’ve probably heard it a billion times… Any time you flip on the TV to listen to talking heads discuss real estate, you’ll hear them talking about a single American housing market.  Personally, I find this annoying. According to United States Census Bureau data,...