Debt

Has Debt Become the Normal? Some people say it started from the top. Without getting into political bias, just look at the national debt. We are around 23 trillion dollars in debt, let me write that number out, $23,000,000,000,000. That is a huge problem and we act like it is nothing. Now to what matters … Read more Debt

Cars

The True Cost of an Automobile. Man do I love my trucks. I have owned a Toyota Tacoma and a Ram 1500. I loved both of them, but then I did the stupid math on the cost of ownership and it was not a pretty realization for me. After I learned more about the FIRE … Read more Cars

FIRE???

The term FIRE means Financial Independence and Retire Early. I am going to tell you right away, don’t get to caught up in the RE of FIRE. Lots of people work part time jobs or side hustles after leaving their fulltime jobs. Some even get another fulltime job that pays less. Yes less, but it … Read more FIRE???

Block: Image

Welcome to image alignment! If you recognize this post, it is because these are blocks that have been converted from the classic Markup: Image Alignment post. The best way to demonstrate the ebb and flow of the various image positioning options is to nestle them snuggly among an ocean of words. Grab a paddle and … Read more Block: Image

Block: Button

Button blocks are not semantically buttons, but links inside a styled div.  If you do not add a link, a link tag without an anchor will be used. Check to make sure that the text wraps correctly when the button has more than one line of text, and when it is extra long. Buttons have … Read more Block: Button

Block: Cover

The cover block lets you add text on top of images or videos. This blocktype has several alignment options, and you can also align or center the text inside the block. The background image can be fixed and you can change its opacity and add an overlay color. Make sure that the text wraps correctly … Read more Block: Cover