The Star Tribune of Minneapolis ran an article in Sunday’s paper (7/20/08) regarding projected gas increases for the coming winter. Excel Energy, who provides residential gas service to much of the Midwest, predicts increases will run about 35% for those on no payment plan, and bills will rise by as much as 60% per month [...]
Archive > July 2008
“Tra Lah La La Lah Lah—Live for Today”
I had the pleasure of reading a great article by Dr. Charles Wheelan within the Yahoo Finance website (http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/economist/94722). In it, Dr. Wheelan discusses a study done by Stanford wherein you offer a child the choice between either getting a treat now (in this case, a marshmallow), or getting TWO treats later—if only they can [...]
Not Exactly the Grapes of Wrath….
Okay: we are in a recession. I get it. We appear to be in a fiscal “situation” unlike anything I have experienced in my 26 years on this planet. Rapidly growing costs in heating, shelter, gasoline, food, and “other” means I need to be especially conscientious about where my food dollars go. I mean I [...]