According to a recent New York Times article, there is about half the amount of currency in circulation in the United States in proportion to economic activity as there was forty years ago. Production of one, five, and ten-dollar bills by the Treasury Department is at a recent historical low. The reason? The prevalence of [...]
Last week, along with about two-thirds of the nation, we were plunged into an arctic deep freeze. Here in the desert, our normal February temperatures range from the mid thirties at night to the upper fifties and low sixties during the day. That is winter weather around here. For three days, we experienced record lows [...]
Early in your efforts to establish a cash-based lifestyle, you will likely have a limited amount of money to contribute to savings. The demands for savings are many. Where do you start? Where should those first dollars of savings go? Rainy Day Money The first dollars of savings should go to fund your rainy day [...]
