Broke-Ass Student

How resourceful Americans kept it rational during World War II Enormous sacrifices were required during the onset of World War II, as the American government conserved resources through the enactment of the Food Rationing Program of 1942, a regulation which affected Americans for over three years and limited the amount of commodities a consumer was allowed [...]

A bizarre Stonehedge-esque granite monument built on a fertile Georgian hill heralds the conservation of mankind, yet this mysterious artifact remains virtually unknown A friend of mine recently returned from the state of Georgia brimming with all his crazy backpacking adventures on the road and, as he rattled off various traveling experiences, one in particular was so bizarre that [...]

“There’s quicksand all around us,” says 87-year old veteran investment advisor Charles Allmon. “We’re in an economy that’s tanking, we’re looking at the most significant economic downturn since the 1930s, and the dollar is going to hell.” New Threat: The ‘Obama’ Market The Sun June 30, 2008 Mr. Allmon has been in the stock market [...]

The dirty little secret everyone in Washington knows – “We suffer from a fiscal cancer.” David Walker, the nation’s top accountant and former comptroller general of the United States, is a highly respected public figure who has run the Government Accountability Office. (The GAO audits the government’s books and serves as the investigative arm of [...]

Lillian Snow makes her debut Early this morning, an itty bitty pink ball of mucous was lifted from her sheltered pod and let out an enormous squall. Lillian Snow scrunched open her eyes for the first time, as an exhausted Daddy stared in disbelief at his new glistening daughter. After more than 18 hours of [...]

“If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him!” (an old Zen saying) In between tearing my home apart (it somewhat resembles a dignified, civil, living habitat again) and administering placement tests to incoming college students at work, I’ve been struggling to rope in needless spending in order to gain a stronger financial foothold. However, [...]

I can’t help it, I’m totally hypnotized by Violent Acres and her filthy, delectable prose. V is one of my favorite writers. Sometimes I even feel the urge to reach through my computer screen and choke the crap out of her for saying something so honestly but aggressively foul. It’s a love-hate dynamic. =^..^=   

I’ve taken the day off from writing about personal financing to explore some rather … peculiar occurrences resonating from the camp of one of my favorite artists, Nine Inch Nails. Trent Reznor foreshadows a chilling futuristic reality via a series of bizarre web link communications with his fans Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor braces for the release [...]

… I provide you with some really bizarre linkage! Enjoy. Don’t like to swallow drugs?…Now you can “smoke” them! Ooh, trippy. Learn the fine art of getting bumped off a flight and collect some yummy vouchers in the process. The newest rage in hair treatment incorporates bull semen. Nothing like developing that sexy shine, ladies! [...]

Popular Science has released six of the freakiest ideas in science. Cue the bearded woman and step right up to behold a freak show of awry proportions! Meet a re-animated undead virus that is resurrected after nine decades – after having caused over 50 million fatalities worldwide Zombie soldiers who rarely sleep by stuffing down [...]

During a high-stress week of final exams, I stumbled across this video last night and couldn’t help but laugh. Only in Copenhagen. The Danish Road Safety Council has found an innovative new way to draw attention to speed signs and speed limits in Denmark. According to the campaign, “Despite a decrease in speed violations, 7 [...]