I was reading an interesting article about the disappearance of the middle class.  In my book review “The Middle Class Millionaire“, the authors found that in this last decade we have moved from into a society divided into the haves and the have nots.
First, what is middle class? The article describes it as being able [...]

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My DH and I watch the show Corner Gas.  It’s a show about a very small town called Dog River in Saskatchewan.  This is similar to a small town in the middle of the USA.  People live the same lifestyle.
Anyway one episode discussed the storyline of being “bumped up a class” in spending.  What does [...]

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Right now MSN is giving an overview of problems Americans are facing.  According to NPR, the news is talking about the mortgage crisis, the stock market, and the war.  However, what is the biggest challenge facing the average american?  The answer is the rapidly rising cost of health insurance. 
This article looks at many different challenges [...]

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