Rants, Raves, and off the wall opinions and more

It's been a long hot summer here and my lawn mower broke down. The grass is just about knee high to an Elephants eyes. Things have been calm on the outside, but that usually means something is brewing...perhaps something new about blockchain, or cryptocurrency, who knows? Thoughts opinions?

Anyone have an opinion on this whole GDPR thing? It is good, bad, or just another way for the governments of the world to control the Internet?

In the interest of being social I decided to offer this: I was wondering why the price of gas seems to be trending upwards lately and found out some facts: 1. More people are on the roads and this depletes the oil reserves/stockpiles and drives up the prices. 2. Overseas imports on oil are cutting back production to drive up the prices. 3. The cold weather has stopped several refineries from being able to produce especially when people can't get to work. 4. Accidents in the gulf of mexico on a drilling rigs have slowed down production. 5. Wild speculation can drive up the demand/price of oil/gas. 6. Oil stock futures are absorbing all of this and trending the price upwards for 2018. Of course this is all just my opinion along with some the information gleaned from various websites and analysis. You be the judge and do some research yourself and see if I am right or wrong. In the area of money wise I would say that if you don't NEED to drive then stay at home or ...

It's a new year that much like new years past it's full of wonder and possibilities. Short and simple...I need help...it's the dreaded h-word. I was kind of hoping that if anyone still reads this blog or follows it that maybe you could take a few minutes out of your busy schedule and help me with a few things. 1. I think most of us have heard of E-bates by now. All i'm asking is that if you do ANY  kind of shopping online, please click the link at the top of this page and signup for them with my referral link.. I could use the credit for the referral. It's free to you, me, and the world. Plus you get $10 when you signup and follow their terms. It's a really good program and worth a try. I have not regretted signing up and never will. 2. If I post a referral link to somewhere and you are interested please don't hesitate to click the link and signup under my link. 3. Most of all pass this blog along to your friends, colleagues, or whoever. Let me know if...

Just a quick bit of truth here for those of you who still read this blog... Your number one priority for the new year should be one thing: Saving   Saving   Saving   This is the one thing we in america and a lot of people around the world can't grasp. Get out of debt as quick as possible. You CAN do it. Setup a budget and cut up the credit cards and pay off the loans, and stop borrowing. Also, get away from schemes that promise a large pay out in a short time. THERE ARE NO GET RICH QUICK SCHEMES! Making money sometimes takes a small investment, but it pays off when know what you are getting into and NEVER put any money in something unless you are not planning on getting it back. In other words, use only a fraction of what I call disposable income. If it doesn't work then you have lost nothing, but gained a valuable lesson to pass on to others. Peace, Love, Happiness. See you next year!