Ah, Christmas morning. If you have children under 11, you’re probably up at 5am. It’s undoubtedly a magical time, but we hardly associate it with money — in fact, most people are off, most places are closed, and you’re probably… Continue Reading
Deciding to write about this idea came from two distinct events within the past 24 hours, and maybe a few more relevant events within the past year: first off, while browsing Google News, I came across the death of Paul… Continue Reading
Here’s the basic story: in 1638, the Reverend Joseph Glover and family set sail for the new world. Glover died on the journey, but Stephen Daye survived and, along with Glover’s widow, printed the first documents in the American colonies.… Continue Reading
Pedro Quezada won $338 million in New Jersey’s Powerball last spring; now he’s in court because his ex-girlfriend (they broke up after the winning) wants a share of it. Probably the best line written about the Quezada situation is at the… Continue Reading
I didn’t know anything about the Ben Breedlove story until I watched the CBS Sunday Morning profile of it from yesterday. It’s probably one of the more inspirational things I’ve ever seen a major media outlet tackle — and yes, while there’s a degree… Continue Reading
I just converted to Catholicism last spring, and one of the big arguments against the religion from some is that they don’t focus enough on the poor (conversely, some people will argue that they focus too much on the poor, which basically… Continue Reading