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Winners and Losers of Marijuana Legalization
The fight to legalize marijuana for recreational use in the United States is finally getting closer and closer to it's tipping point. Bill Maher claims this is the new 'Gay…
Perpetual probation in the service industry
For all you college students out there, this post is for The wife is a nurse and her husband is a mechanic operating his own successful shop. Together they have…
The financial costs of driving under the influence of alcohol
For me, living a financially responsible lifestyle involves being a responsible citizen. But what can happen when a person is not a responsible citizen? I investigated. Consider this story: Once…
Streewise: A Borrowed Life
A week after pulling into town, I had blown through $1500 entirely on credit, trying to recreate the comforts I'd known at home. After a month, it was $2000. Now,…
Streetwise: Prince of Paupers
Dropping out of school has proven to be simultaneously one of the best and worst decisions of my life. It has been my experience that most things have many faces.…