A few weeks ago, I was pretty amused when I saw a popular comedian doing a comedy bit about gold. He was definitely poking fun at those people who, out of uncertainty about the value of currency, have turned to gold coins and gold bullion as a safer...

In Knoxville, Tennessee today it might not seem like cool (and even cold) weather is coming, but it is. We are barely a week from the Thanksgiving holiday and it is 76(F). I have lived in this part of the country for long enough, so I am not being...

Though I was raised in the south, most of my family is from Massachusetts and Connecticut. I remember fondly spending many a summer in western Massachusetts. There were frequent trips to both New York City and Boston. I remember marveling at the many...

The economic volatility of the past couple of years has been very unsettling for many people. Many people have watched with fear, heightened by sensational mainstream news reports, as job losses and foreclosures have risen and the future of...

With all of the controversy about traditional credit cards in the news in the past few months, from sky high interest rates to lowering of spending limits, many people are looking for alternatives. Personally I have been completely credit card free...