If you have paid any attention to the media these last few months, there’s an inevitable event headed our way that they say could be detrimental. Everyone is happy to give their opinion and predictions about it and since so many people say it is coming, it must be true. That nasty little word is: recession. A recession has threatened to overtake our economy for a long time, probably even before the pandemic. I think we must figure out what exactly a recession is and how that affects our lives – especially our investment portfolios.
Remakes are everywhere right now – from TV shows to movies to music – even history tends to repeat itself. And fashion is no different. Styles have a tendency to show up again every few decades. As teens of the ‘90s, some of us wish we had held on to our clothing from that decade. Let’s take a look at what’s as trendy now as it was years ago.
President Biden recently proposed a three-month gas tax “holiday” during which the federal government would not collect the 18.4 cents/gallon Federal Gas Tax. Unfortunately, it is unlikely this would cause the price of gas to fall.
Over the past couple of years, I have made a conscious effort to not sound like my parents when talking to my sons and others in the Gen Z and Millennial age groups. Mainly because I disliked the “when I was your age” conversations when I was young. As nice as my childhood was, it really wasn’t all great.
Recently, my son turned four years old. As with most parents, I would guess, it was strange to sit back and consider where the time had gone. Sometimes, it feels like he was born only last week – and then I see the walking, talking, running, storytelling, joke-cracking silly little snuggler before me and I am forced to reckon with the passage of time.
If you are like me, I look for all the cold salad options for summer meals. Anything that can help me feed the family without turning on the stove is cool with me! This easy and super-flavorful vegan version of cold noodle salad can also be made for meat-eaters by adding some grilled or pan-cooked chicken, then tossing in a little extra sauce.
I am going on my first summer vacation in years. I don’t mean since the pandemic started – I haven’t slipped sunscreen and flip-flops into my carry-on in nearly a decade.
Gas prices are spiraling upward, inflation is higher than it’s been since the 1980s, and both the stock and bond markets are significantly in negative territory since the beginning of the year. Russia doesn’t seem to be lightening up on whatever quest they are on in Ukraine, and the Federal Reserve has been backed into a corner and is being forced to raise interest rates to slow our already slowing economy to curb inflation. It seems like a perfect storm and that the U.S. is staring down the barrel of an inevitable recession.
Are you ready to jump? On July 20, at 7:39am and 13 seconds (EDT), it is planned for everyone in the entire world to jump simultaneously with the goal of changing Earth’s orbit slightly to abate climate change.
As of this article’s writing, inflation is 8.2%, imposing an unavoidable tax on all Americans. A tragedy of this is that this inflation could have easily been avoided.
