sometimes life can be such an interruption OK back to regular programming- Yes, the funk of the debt monkey is pungent, and my personal Gorilla of Foolishness definitely has a … tang. Still, I don’t really mind the smell and, at this stage, don’t even flinch. However … nevertheless … despite … due to … …
The Social Contract is a Hit
You’re dating yourself … but remember (no) back in the 90’s when Newt Gringrich (yes if you are young that is a name) and the Republicans crafted that “Contract with America,” and how almost immediately the joke (a primitive meeemmm) became “Contract on America,” and funnily enough, that’s just about what it turned out to …
The Credit Circus – Act 1
{Prov. 22:7} I distinctly remember the first time I fed my debt monkey. I already had one — see: student loans – but it was small and cute and furry and could eat very little over a very long time. But … I wanted my debt monkey to grow. And grow. And grow. Now, I …
the Tao of Half
Save a little. Spend a little. Shelter a little from the storm. Somewhere amongst and amidst these pages I mentioned that both Half and I are products of divorce, and also that Half’s money marriage is loving and supportive, with a debt monkey trained extremely well. As a matter of fact, Half’s debt monkey is …
Seven Questions
The quickest way to get out of debt is to die. No plans for that – GOD! may decide otherwise but otherwise keep it moving (grins stoopitly) – so guess I’m going to have to put in some work. But the Lord knows me very well – He knows I’m slow but He also made …
A Trick for Treats
Ever wondered how a little piece of magical plastic that enables massive amounts of crippling debt ended up benamed – “credit card”? Like: Here, have some credit. It’s good for you. And it can be. Until it isn’t. Which is where the collective individual “we” are. Steps … so many steps … A big part …
There IS a bright side and it just happens to be thermonuclear
There’s a YouTube channel – debtmonkeytv – truly hateful viewing (even for me) with plenty of English distain and lots of cockney mocking — “Hi I’m Ben and I’m the Debt Monkey!” (so happy) … BTW don’t bother; life is short enough as it is, no need to waste it on that—and I’m 97% sure …
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Credit Circus & the Debt Monkey
How, exactly, did I get here? Boredom and indifference. And inattention. Now settled; moving on. Mentioned earlier that my debt portfolio began at 18; that’s when I ran away and joined the Credit Circus, and got my very own debt monkey. The Credit Circus – that magical trick of modern life, where we get …
“YOU-ESS-SAY! YOU-ESS-SAY!”
“They” keep saying it could have been so much worse, “it” being Wednesday, January 6, 2021, the day insurrectionists attempted a coup to overthrow the US Government at the instigation of a one-term, lame duck president. That’s what actually happened, and it was an inside job. Lotta not-patriots shouting “YOU-ESS-SAY!” Also, Epstein didn’t kill himself. …
Replicant
Mostly, kids are great. Mostly. Poopacalypse notwithstanding, those little versions of yourself, walking the earth, mimicking and mocking you, is cool in an indescribable way. Only thing—having kids is exactly like having a lot of money. The fact does not change you, only magnifies who you really are. And if you do it wrongly bad …