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The American Dream died…they forgot to send the memo

May 23, 2017May 31, 2015 by Shay

Coming from humble working class roots, it was instilled in me that my ticket to the good life was to be found in attending college and getting a good job. The kind of job that paid at least $50,000 a year and had good benefits.  I suspect many of us heard some version of this …

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Categories Money Tags financial insecurity 1 Comment

Dancing in the dark…bliss versus reality

May 23, 2017December 7, 2012 by Shay

This time of year for me is always a time of deep reflection and planning for the year ahead; it is both the end of the calendar year and soon will mark the passing of another chronological year for me. However this year I must confess I am in a bit of a funk as …

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Categories Midlife Changes, Money, personal growth Tags financial insecurity, financial stability, mid-life changes 3 Comments

Downward spiral

May 23, 2017August 6, 2009 by shay subscriber

A few days ago I had to make a call I dread making….a call to the Internal Revenue Service. Like many Americans I have a healthy fear of the IRS but unlike most Americans my fear is not based in fiction but reality. Thanks to several years of self employment the Spousal Unit and I …

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Categories Money, Random babble Tags financial insecurity, former middle class lifestyle, IRS tax woes
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