They’re known as one of the most rebellious generations in U.S. history, not to mention the largest. This year, the oldest of the 79 million baby boomers born from 1946 through 1964 turn 62, which means they become eligible for Social Security. The boomers – projected to live longer than any previous generation of Americans [...]

There’s an old story or "trick question" often used by law professors or logic teachers … the prosecutor asks the witness "When did you stop beating your wife"?  pretty hard to answer as a yes or no question, isn’t it?  What if you’ve never beaten your wife?  what if you have no wife?  How dare [...]

OK we’ve all heard a lot of talk every since blogs became popular about the benefits of blogging.  Most often those benefits are centered around money, or the things that lead to money … branding, recognition, traffic, etc.  And a large part of what we read is true. But there’s a bit more to this [...]

Paul on the Elder’s Forum has published a series of articles that frankly would curl my hair … if I had any left. I’m not totally aligned with all his opinions and I can’t verify every one of his facts … but I know enough to realize how happy I am with my decision of [...]

If tyranny and oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy. Of all the enemies to public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. War is the parent of armies; from these proceed debts and [...]

Do Away With Federal Pensions ? Well this ought to be a bit of a “fire starter” to begin the year 2012 with … but hey,for those of you still stuck in the cold (I live in the Philippines where it’s always warm and low-cost too), a little winter warmth is appreciated with today’s high utility costs, [...]

Well we’re all celebrating the Fourth of July here in the US of A.  And a Happy Fourth it is for all I hope.But let’s not remember that the reason those patriots declared our freedom from tyranny had a serious purpose.  Today I see, again and again, law enforcement and other government agencies trampling on [...]

I make it a practice never to delve very much into politics here on retired Pay the blog primarily for Seniors and Retirees Making Money Online.  And I am not going to break that rule today.  But I am going to give a brief shoutout to something that always seems to be very political in [...]