I’ll agree with you—find a career that will make you happy! But I think that is a separate issue of whether you decide to take on college debt or not.

I avoided going in to teaching for the first 3 years of college (another reason for needing 5 years to finish). I knew that I would love being a teacher, but I wanted a…

I disagree with this. The education is not worth going into debt if you want a job that will not allow you to pay it off.
I accrued $11000 in 5 years of college for a degree in math and a degree in education (I also worked a lot, had a small Pell grant, and a scholarship). My wife and I paid it off in our first year of…

I love how you continued to play the straight man in the 2nd reply!

I hope you keep this up! I would love to see more of these articles!

We were told at a Scout camp in Kentucky that if a tick had bitten in to the skin to wash the area with soapy water, and the tick will “stand up” so that only the head is attached. Obviously the soapy water makes the skin a little slicker, but we were told that it also covers the tick’s breathing hole, so that the…

Any suggestions for making that happen if you are not so mechanically inclined?
I have a 2007 Ram 1500 with about 110,000 miles that I would like to last for several more years. I don’t drive a tone of miles, maybe 7000/year. I do tow our Boy Scout trailer 5-6 times per year. I keep up with recommended maintenance.

Not completely true. I saw some former students of mine on who were Bernie Bros actually admit on Facebook that they screwed up and should have voted Clinton instead of 3rd party.

That is a very interesting article! I wonder if I can get my beef certified “Blue State Grown”. :^)

Yes, but I think most of the food we eat comes in large part from the red states.
(I am a blue person who grew up on a farm in a red state.)
So it might be more likely that we would starve...

Ok, lemme hear those fish, sheep, and deer jokes...

What do you call a cow with or broken leg?

I am 10:30 or 11 to 5 am. I usually wake up sometime during the 4am hour and cat nap a bit, or think over what I am going to do for the day.
My parents were early risers as well, and would sit at the table drinking coffee before beginning their day. I don’t know if it is genetic or just a product of my environment.
Also,…

Yes, and if you just started investing during the downtime of the market from a few years ago, you have returns that are much greater than that.
It may be true that the days of 7% are over (I don’t think everyone is ready to say that yet, and I am still young enough that I am not ready to get out).

I agree that I think this gets easier with age and routine. I am finding I need less sleep too. That said, my wife is finding the opposite. She is tired all of the time. We have had medical tests done and nothing is ever found.

The stock market generally gives 7% over the long haul. Of course, recessions vary that.

Same for me, but I know not everyone can do that.

I am glad you can feel proud again. I have kept boys in it (they enjoy it but are getting older) because I genuinely like most of what is taught. I am going there were several like me that were then able to voice my opinions when we were surveyed about allowing gay leaders. I was proud of that decision then and felt…

(Not a member of LDS, but involved in Boy Scouts).

I agree with you. One of my best friends growing up, who has a daughter with some issues that has needed some surgeries, votes Trump. I am sure he and his wife are barely scraping by, and i am sure he hasn’t felt his life improved over the pst eight years. He is Most definitely not racist, is a great father, and…

There is some truth to not caring about norms and traditions. But I also have friends who I know voted for Trump (as sad as that makes me) that I know don’t share his personal views (they are awfully silent on things now). They felt so frustrated by “no one looking out for them,” and the gridlock of Washington that…