OPINION June 16 Father’s Day money lessons to teach your kids Teaching your children smart financial habits early in life can set them up for a future of success. Here are five concepts I preached to my three children.
OPINION June 12 Is the answer to inflation... deflation? When a few large pizzas, some salads, and garlic knots cost you $100, you begin to realize just how expensive life is getting for Americans.
OPINION May 25 5 more essential rules why you never loan money to friends and family Shakespeare said, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be." That quote especially applies to your friends and family. And here are five more essential rules why, starting with the IRS.
OPINION April 26 Tired of having an ‘inflation hangover?’ Try these five hacks to save money Four years of spiking inflation have taken a toll on the finances of ordinary Americans. Here are five hacks that will help you save money while shopping for clothes and groceries.
OPINION April 24 Thinking of moving? Your blue state may soon charge you an exit tax How does California solve its massive deficit problem and create a new tax scheme? They tax people and businesses who want to move from the state.
OPINION April 10 $90,000 colleges, the toolbelt generation, and why high schools need a three-track system All students would take two years of general education, including math, science, English. Then choose two potential career tracks in junior year, followed by a singular focus in senior year.
OPINION April 2 $18 Big Macs and $20 minimum wage, Gavinomics here we come Gavinomics, brought to the citizens of California by their governor, means $18 Big Macs and $20 minimum wage. And it doesn't stop there. The state also has a $68-billion deficit.
OPINION March 27 What pawn shops know about the economy that Biden doesn't Bidenomics — the word has come to mean higher prices on goods and services. Consumers can't even afford to get their pawned goods out of hock. Too much spending seems like Uncle Sam.
OPINION March 13 4 money lies told at the State of the Union and why the middle class isn't buying Bidenomics You could say this much for President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night: If you paid close attention, get ready for four more years of tax-and-spend policy.
OPINION February 19 Election 2024 puts $6 trillion in taxes on the November ballot The 2024 election puts as much as $6 trillion in taxes on the ballot. Not only will previous tax cuts expire, but Biden wants to include an additional $2 trillion in new burdens.