Adventures in Tax Law! – (Domestic) Dues in Life to Pay

This was my second year paying $0 to file my tax return, thanks to Free Fillable Forms (F-Bomb) and some mucking around in the tax code. There’s nothing like telling the big tax preparation services to go F-Bomb themselves. They try to make it look cheap at first, but as soon as you need to […]

Stay Out of the Store!

Companies that advertise themselves the most usually have the least to offer. Heavy advertising is merely a strategy, and it is most often employed by businesses that lack a substantial product. So while the marketing and advertising department may receive a massively larger slice of the budget, the goal is to have a product that […]

Expensive Hobbies

When I was in middle school and high school, I was always confused by the things my wealthier friends did with their time. It seemed that many of these families had nothing better to do with their lives than constantly try new and expensive activities. We didn’t really have the money for those things, but […]

Life, Work, and YouTube

If I had to summarize what I’ve learned from YouTube over the past 3 or 4 years, I would say this: Life is short; the world is big. I still have a soft spot in my heart for those tall geography books, with pictures from across the world, maps galore, and interesting facts. But honestly, […]