Don’t pity the rich.

You really do though because on top of that, you need closing costs which are easily another 5-10% because you can’t always count on seller’s assist to cover taxes and everything else that needs to get done.

Students also use it for food, housing, transportation, and toiletries cost. In a number of states, students cannot qualify for welfare. I tried getting welfare to get food stamps to cover my food costs, but had to take out a loan instead. I worked, but at minimum wage and unpredictable hours, I could barely make rent…

Most people switched to 25 year repayment plans. This is especially true on income based repayment. I will be well into my 50s before I can get my debt forgiven, which is considered income by the IRS so I will have to pay all the tax on my debt forgiven. It is a pretty awful system.

They expect people to get 401Ks, but those are so market sensitive and complete bullshit. They used to be something people got for fun in the 1980s if you had excess money because they were considered completely risky. Well someone sold Reagan and Republicans on this plan (Big Banks.)

Then companies were breaking up…

Actually two died within a year: https://modernpencil.wordpress.com/2014/05/22/wit…

I completely agree. The first time I was asked I was dumbfounded. Normally they have it under lock and key (though I’ve seen some less stellar practices) and most of the time there is some kind of paper log (varying on details) and sometimes you sign it and sometimes you don’t. I understand everyone being able to use…

Secretaries.

As a sub teacher and para, I have given literally every prescription under the sun. I had no idea and was googling everything or calling nurse/pharmacy friends to double check shit. If there is no nurse technically the principal is supposed to deliver meds but it always always ends up being the secretary. Majority of…

My Jewish grandmother called driedel an introduction to gambling for children. It's a harmless game, until you win zero chocolate.

I don’t know how every goddamn year they forget how to deal with snow and ice. This isn’t a once in your lifetime event like living in Miami. DC gets snow and ice every single year and they act like it is straight apocalypse and as if it never snows there. I live about 4 hours away in Pittsburgh with a lot of friends…

People will often go off the rails on Twitter but never actually ask for a supervisor or manager to actually get help for their problem. Also, if you scream in someone's face for customer service, you honestly don't deserve any. No low level customer service person has any control over what they can REALLY do for you…

I think you have to be a little reasonable here-the staff can’t just start determining what is and what isn’t important and most people aren’t flying “for the hell of it”. Is your wedding more important than someone going to a funeral? To a job interview? A baptism? A honeymoon? To see ill friends and family? To work?…

It’s the Karolina Kurkova look ;) though I think they actually photoshopped IN pictures of her belly button.

1. Covered boxes are pretty great. We have two igloo like boxes (and we are Penguins fans so it works!) the igloo has little stairs too that catch most of the litter.

What people forget it all it takes some overreaching and being in the wrong place at the wrong time and the government can put you away for life or sentence you to death. Every single one of us is susceptible to that. The sooner we realize that, the better.

Unless you buy knock off makeup from Chinese websites like aliexpress. A friend of mine did that and it smelled so bad I am fairly certain whatever it was deserved a mr yuck sticker on it.

Someone emailed me asking me to record my entries with the Serial music. I think I need to get a sidekick and run around Beverly Hills, eating Fatburgers a la Kyle white parties.

YES- avoiding the real treatments is VERY bad for actual Lyme Disease. Within the first few weeks, it is very manageable to treat and cure. If you don’t get any treatment, very severe joint deterioration and even death can occur. I would hope if people believe they have LD they get treatment for that, rather than get…

People lie all the time about diseases. Look at Brooks, look at the Australian blogger who was recently caught for lying about being sick, or dozens upon dozens of cases of people faking to get money. If you google “faking cancer” in the news stories, you will see A LOT of stories, recent even, about it happening in…