The Mirage of Growth: When Everything Rises Except Your Purchasing Power
Published on 10/22/2025Discover how inflation erodes purchasing power and why rising prices don’t mean rising value. Learn why stocks, not gold or housing, are the true hedge against currency debasement in The Mirage of Growth.
The Science Behind Speed Limits
Published on 10/21/2025Speed limits may seem arbitrary, but they are carefully determined using traffic studies, safety data, and community input.
How to Fund Your Side Hustle When You're Broke
Published on 10/20/2025Funding your side hustle when you're broke isn't about luck; it's about leverage.
Candyflation
Published on 10/17/2025What’s behind the “trick” in treat prices - and what does it mean for Halloween?
What is Job Hugging?
Published on 10/16/2025Forget job hopping. Employees are now "job hugging," holding on tight to their current employer.
Circular Capital: How AI Investment Might Be Building Its Own House of Cards
Published on 10/15/2025A skeptical deep dive into AI’s circular funding - vendor credit, mega-bookings, power bottlenecks, and the brutal break-even math behind the boom.
The History and Value of Coin Silver: From Everyday Use to Modern Treasure
Published on 10/14/2025What is coin silver, and what is its significance today?
The Rising Cost of Magic
Published on 10/13/2025In recent years, the cost of a family trip to a theme park has increased significantly.
When the Pink Slips Come from a Server: Job Loss in the Age of AI
Published on 10/11/2025Once, outsourcing sent jobs overseas. Now, artificial intelligence threatens to erase them entirely. As AI replaces human roles across industries, the challenge is ensuring technological progress doesn’t leave workers behind.
A Puerto Rican in Memphis: BBQ, Music, and Southern Heat (In Every Way)
Published on 10/10/2025What's it like being a Puerto Rican in Memphis?
Delaying Adulthood
Published on 10/09/2025According to Pew Research Center, “Today’s young adults are reaching key milestones [such as moving out of your parents' house, getting a job, getting married, and having kids] later than young adults in their parents’ generation.”
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How Money Is Really Made: The Hidden Mechanics of Fractional Reserve Banking
Published on 10/08/2025Discover how modern money is truly created through fractional reserve banking. Learn how banks turn deposits into debt, why credit expansion fuels global growth, and what happens when confidence breaks and everyone wants their money back.