I always find it an amusing experience to chat with people who drank the corporate cool-aid. These are guys who actually believe in the system’s propaganda. Seriously, they think that their place in society is defined by their job! Only they don’t call it a day job, they call it their “career”!!!! My reaction to [...]
Archive for the ‘Recession’ Category
A Career…..what the heck is that?!?
Posted: 18th March 2013 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Economics, Money, Recession, Self-Sufficiency2
Escaping the Long-term Unemployment Trap!
Posted: 18th July 2012 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Depression, Money, Recession, Self-SufficiencyWhen I was a teenager, my father got laid off and could not find a job for 3 years straight. It was an extremely trying time for our family. Over the course of a few years, I saw a kind of depression and hopelessness overtake my father. Our family sank from the lower-middle class into [...]
Life in 2012 versus 1962
Posted: 13th July 2012 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Collapse, Depression, Economics, RecessionMany people believe that America’s best days are behind her. I’ve been told by so many people that this country had a kind of golden age during 1950s-1960s the likes of which humanity has never seen before and likely will not see again. And most of the time, I believe this to be the [...]
We paid off 91K of debt in 12 months!
Posted: 15th June 2012 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Family, Frugality, Home Business, Money, Passive Income, RecessionAs some of you may know, one of the initial reasons that I started this blog was to vent some steam about my life as a debt slave. Our family’s huge pile of debt was divided between an underwater mortgage(my mistake) and several high-interest educational loans(my dear wife’s mistake). This debt was destroying my life [...]
Fight the Recession…Start a Garden!
Posted: 1st April 2012 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Family, Frugality, Recession, Self-SufficiencyAs the days get warmer, I’ve been happily getting back into my little vegetable garden. In fact, I’ve spent most of this afternoon in my small 300 square feet patch of happiness. In this time of economic hardship and high unemployment, I strongly believe that everyone with some time on their hands should consider starting [...]
Escaping the Student Debt Nightmare!
Posted: 7th February 2012 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Debt, Economics, RecessionYoung people across the country are facing the harsh realities of student debt. This debt is a curse, it’s a noose placed around our necks. It’s a lien on our future! And contrary to what we have been told by parents, teachers, and guidance councilors, a college education is not the definitive path to a [...]
Saving mad money on car insurance!
Posted: 20th November 2011 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Economics, Family, Frugality, Money, Recession, Self-SufficiencyOver the last couple of months I’ve been insanely busy. Between taking care of the baby, trying to not get laid off at the day job, and growing my side businesses, I’ve had little time for blogging. However, my recent adventures in massively reducing the cost of car insurance is a tale that I simply [...]
S&P Downgrade, Government Shenanigans, and Next Steps
Posted: 8th August 2011 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Debt, Depression, Economics, RecessionStandard and Poor’s downgrade of America has been all over the news. The “full faith and credit” of the United States has been lowered from AAA to AA+. Now after watching the sordid debacle in D.C every night for the last week, I find it rather amusing that the Government immediately shot back with insinuations [...]
Monthly Progress Report May 2011
Posted: 13th June 2011 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Debt, Economics, Frugality, Passive Income, Recession, Self-SufficiencySo for the month of May, there has been more talks of “cost savings” at work and everyone seems to be a bit on edge. I’m working super diligently to make sure that when the axe comes, it does not come down on me, at least not initially. It is becoming increasingly evident that the [...]
Time to rein in Government Spending?
Posted: 24th April 2011 by ThrivingAdmistCollapse in Debt, Depression, Economics, RecessionWith the on-going deficit battle in D.C, I’ve read various news articles of governmental bloat and the need to rein in spending. Now at a time of unprecedented economic malaise, with over 13 Trillion dollars of government debt, it is ironic that our government is even considering more spending. However, taking a look around me, [...]