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Cost of Living and Minimum Wage

President Biden’s coronavirus stimulus package has the intention of flooding the economy with money at a time when economic growth is sputtering. Ironically, it contains one provision likely to create exactly the opposite of what he intends: raising the national...

Inequity of Federal Minimum Wage

Watch this video on YouTube The House of Representatives recently voted to nearly double the national minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $15. Democrats are rejoicing that this change, if passed by the Senate, will lift 1.3 million people out of poverty. Republicans...

How to Compare Living Costs and Benefits

Watch this video on YouTube Suppose you’re ready to take your career up a step, and you’re exploring opportunities in various parts of the country. You may easily be misled by the money script that a higher salary equates to a higher standard of living. As...

Snowflakes, Money Scripts, and the Cost of Living

Watch this video on YouTube Suppose you earn $45,000 at a job in Rapid City, SD, and you learn that someone doing the same job in Redwood City, CA, earns $60,000. Your instant conclusion is likely to be that they enjoy a higher standard of living than you do. That...

The Happiest States in the USA

*It was brought to our attention that our blogs were not being distributed properly over the past month.  This blog was from last week, and we will send out the current weeks blog later this week.  We apologize for the inconvenience. My friends from across the country...