Something that mafe me say "hmmmmmm"

So I was checkin' "The Film Dons" blog out the other day and discovered something very interesting. He had done something with his hard earned money that most people....I take that back.....that most stupid people don't even think about. He invested some of his money! Today everyone is caught up in having everything from the newest Razor or iphone to the nicest clothes. I'm guilty as well for going overboard with the amount of shoes I buy. I have shoes that I have not even worn yet that are like two years old. And I will be honest, I probably will never stop buying shoes at this rate but I can say that I will try and do something smarter with the rest of the currency I posses. I get paid this Friday and I need a gold rope:) I promise the next check will be stashed........I'm human:)

If It Aint Broke Dont Fix It!

"What has the internet done for you lately", or should I say "What have you done on the internet lately"? Since the insertion of the internet into my life, I can say that my life has become somewhat easier. I can shop, make music, and take classes on the internet. But as I have come to learn in this life, when you have too much of a good thing their is always someone lurking in the shadows ready to screw it up. This is the case for indie-labels in the form of "the attack on net neutrality". Since the beginning of the internet, all sites have downloaded at the same rate depending on content and other simple things. Now some internet providers want to begin charging to have certain websites load faster than others. For the indie folks this could spell trouble. So some musicians have formed The Rock the Net campaign in order to make sure that "net neutrality" is'nt done away with. If it is, some smaller labels and musicians who cannot afford or don't want to pay to have their pages load faster could be lost in the madness. On the other side of the battlefield are coporations such as AT&T, Verizon Communications, and Comcast. You know that they are salivating at the chance to be able to charge content providers for priority web traffic. Well known artist such as R.E.M and Sarah McLachlan have joined the fight against the darkside.

F*ck Free Lunch

I guess this country does'nt believe in good deeds anymore. I read this article on USATODAY that jusrt made me mad. "What were you doing on USATODAY" you ask? I peep the money section a few times a week. They have some very priceless info on saving and managing money. But back to the story. I see this article that said that a Subway owner lets his employees have a free $5 meal everyday if they want as a kind of token of appreciation. Awwww aint that sweet.........wrong! The governments greedy hand taxed his but to high heaven for every free meal he has given for the last 3 years! If thats not f*cked up, then I dont know what is. The owner could'nt believe it. He said "I throw away bread every day that we don't use, and I don't pay tax on that....But if I give it to my employees, I have to pay a use tax on that. It just doesn't make sense." He must pay $2,500 in back taxes, interest and penalties. Poor guy:( He just wanted to do something that most buisinesses today don't do, and thats look out for the workers. So stupid the government is!