rudyamid on April 26th, 2011 at 11:39 am

After all of the taxes are paid and refunds are received, it’s now time to think about spending.  I fall into one of those traps of wanting to spend on things that I don’t really need.  But, like most people, I find myself trying to justify that spending.  For example, ever since Apple released the […]

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rudyamid on March 22nd, 2010 at 3:52 pm

The biggest news this week is America’s “Health Care Reform” bill that was passed on Sunday, March 21, 2010. It passed by a very close margin vote 219-212 in the House of Representatives.  As a new citizen of this country, I was curious and somewhat skeptical about the need for such a thing.  I’ve been […]

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rudyamid on October 10th, 2009 at 10:33 am

Living in a highly developed country, like Canada or United States, I’m bound to pay a lot of taxes.  Canada has a burgeoning public health care system, pegging the Canadian income tax up to 50% (and additional Goods & Services tax).  Meanwhile, the United States is moving towards more taxes if (or when) the “Public […]

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rudyamid on October 3rd, 2009 at 7:21 am

When I go shopping, I go directly to the item I want, pay for it, and leave.  I don’t care about the people shopping there.  I don’t care to socialize in the store. With that said, I like to shop at both Walmart and Target.  They have the best prices in town.  If it absolutely […]

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rudyamid on April 29th, 2009 at 2:32 pm

I often asked myself: What’s important in this world?  There are just so many things going on, it’s difficult to keep up with everything. After a moment of thinking (probably less than 3 minutes), I’ve concluded that “my world” is more important. It means anything within 50 miles around me.  There’s not much I can […]

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