Nigeria is in the news now because of the bizarre Boko Haram kidnapping of schoolgirls. It is a nation of 177 million people, half of whom are Muslim, and 43% of whom are under that age of 14. It has Africa’s largest economy in terms of total GDP, at $478.5 billion. That translates to $2,800… [Read More]
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Paying for college: Why do parents have to pay, anyway?
Undergraduate financial aid is calculated based on parental income, with no regard for whether the parents are willing to pay. It doesn’t seem quite fair. People are legally emancipated from their parents at age 18, and younger in some instances. Parents are not expected to provide food and clothing to an 1-year-old, so why should… [Read More]
Another blogger fights a SLAAP suit and wins
In 2013, I dealt with both a lawsuit and an IRS audit. Neither was as bad as you might think, because the facts were on my side with both. And yet, there are plenty of people out there who think that they can bully bloggers just by threatening to sue. Just as convicted felon Keith… [Read More]
The 2014 Blogathon is underway!
The 2014 Freelance Success/WordCount Blogathon is officially underway. Participants have committed to posting once a day for the month of June. My goals are to keep up the blogging habit and to come up with articles that people want to read. Will all 30 be things you want to read? Hard to say. But I… [Read More]
