I try not to spend too much time worrying about the dystopian hell I fear is approaching: recession, mass unemployment, full-on economic collapse. I gave notice at my job just before Thanksgiving. About a week later Open AI released ChatGPT. In the few months since then, AI technology and the “intelligence” part of AI has…
Category: Money
At Capitalism’s Bar and Grill
After my friends left and my pizza arrived, I had a heated discussion over economics with the couple sitting next to me. I’ve talked to this couple before (once) and I’ve seen them often. Like me, they’re Friday night regulars at the bar. The conversation began innocently enough – they wanted to know what I…
Hunker Down – I Have a Spreadsheet for That
Every once in a while, life’s various complications (finances, relationships, or how to spend the day, week, month or year) all feel like they could be answered with a calculator and a few decent formulas. First you compound the interest then run a cost-benefit analysis between taking a loan and investing in high-yield dividend stocks,…
Getting Some Affairs in Order
It’s cool and rainy here in Memphis. It’s the type of day that pairs well with soup or chili or cookies (or perhaps all three). When we had a similar day last week I channeled my inner Martha Stewart by making a batch of oatmeal raisin cookies. I’ve been on a steady cookie diet for…
Housing and Eviction
Yesterday afternoon I made my way down Madison Ave. to head towards the river for a run. A woman sitting on concrete planter asked if I had any cash for some food – I didn’t. She wanted to know where I was from, I told her I live here in Memphis and she said ohh,…
Greed
I’m not sure I have much to say tonight. I’ve changed up my schedule from writing in the morning day to writing at night. I’m not sure I’ll keep this schedule, it just seems to be the way things have worked. The day was like most, walks and messing around with web design and reading…