I pay less than 9%—here’s how. You smell that? It’s braincells melting. Tax season is upon us once again, and all over America, taxpayers are …
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Swapping Dollars for BRICS Bucks
The world’s new reserve currency. I wanna know when the fighting starts. I’m referencing here this quote attributed to Gandhi: First they ignore …
The Real Crypto Scammers
People who don’t understand crypto. Rare is the thing in this world that can be pronounced with absolute certainty as nonsense. Drivel. Bilge. …
A Tale of Two Crises
Where to start your escape plan. My inbox is filled with newsletters about two countries … South Africa and the United States. Every morning, when …
The “Do or Die” Moment
A debt reckoning approaches… “If everyone is jumping off of a bridge, you gonna do that, too?” Every parent knows that sentence. Every child of …
Rise of the Burger Bots
Despair and opportunity in tomorrow’s America. We pick up today where we left off yesterday: The lunacy of a minimum wage set at $50 per hour, as …
$100,000 a Year for Flipping Burgers
America’s future? California Rep. Barbara Lee wants us to “do the math.” So, Dear Reader, let’s all break out our calculators… Rep. Lee, who …
America’s Future
Why I’m dreading the election. I’ve rarely had conversations about US politics while living abroad. People are just not as interested in America as …
Greece’s Golden Visa Gets Another Overhaul
Invest now—or miss out. Well, one of my predictions for 2024 has already been torched. In an earlier article I suggested that after the many …
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The Next Bank Crisis
All the pieces are in place. You have a friend named Sam. Sam wants to start a new bank. He comes to you looking for seed capital. As part of your …