October 23, 20190Comments

These Aren’t Your Parents’ Credit Cards: They knew the best way to “spend” extra cash

I’m in credit card hell and can’t escape. That’s the complaint of many Millennials, who are between the ages 22-38. They didn’t learn the lessons of previous generations more...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

October 15, 20190Comments

Where You Die Can Make a Big Difference: Funeral costs vary a lot just in the New York City area.

You pay a lot to meet your maker almost anywhere in the United States, but some places are really pricey. It costs on average somewhere between $2,124 and $7,422 to be buried...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

September 30, 20190Comments

Electronic Theft Could Destroy Your Business or Your Life

Data breaches not only hurt consumers, but are an expensive nightmare for small businesses, a new study says. “Twenty one percent of (SMBs) small businesses reported a data...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

September 25, 20190Comments

The Empire State Medicaid Mess: One of the reasons why the welfare state, at all levels, wastes so much money

Why is it so difficult for so many New Yorkers to survive here? It’s because New York has some of the highest taxes anywhere. It is why so many older, middle-class New...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

September 11, 20190Comments

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: Here’s a Young Person’s Plan to Accumulate Seven Figures and Live Happily Ever After; Also a Good Plan for Anyone with Thirty or Even Twenty-Five Years

Only the other guy gets rich. It’s never you. The system is rigged against you. Or is it? There are things you can do to accumulate a substantial amount and achieve financial...

by Gregory Bresiger

Personal Finance

August 30, 20190Comments

New York City’s Economic Madness

Governments can and do try to fix prices, but history tells us it never works. From the economic dikats of the Roman Empire’s Diocletian to the wage and price controls of...

by Gregory Bresiger

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