hard-boiled

April 8th 2010

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke sounds a warning on growing deficit

There is going to come a time during my generation when we will have to decided to not get what we want. We will have to pay more to get less. Some people are going to have to be dragged by the collar kicking and screaming.

Posted at 10:44am and tagged with: Bernanke, taxes, budget gap, in the long run we are all dead,.

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The economist John Maynard Keynes said that in the long run, we are all dead,” he said. “If he were around today he might say that, in the long run, we are all on Social Security and Medicare.

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January 30th 2009

Things I Do When I Am Out Of Money

There is an obvious (at least to me) correlation between an increase in my tumblr/twitter/facebook usage and me not having very much money. I also tend to email people back with longer messages and in a shorter period of time. I also archive my mail properly in Gmail and MobileMe so that my Inboxes are clean.

The no money/being productive correlation extends into all facets of my life. I grocery shop for the week and fill my tank with gas and even put a few dollars on my Starbucks Gold card so that I can have my one tall redeye in the morning.

In short, I should probably not allow myself to have disposable income. I’d probably be in much better financial shape.

On an unrelated note, the amount of money I paid in federal taxes in 2008 is equal to 50% what I paid in every other year of my life combined. Which is nice.

Posted at 6:24pm and tagged with: broke, taxes, starbucks, productivity,.