When They Tell You it Hurts, Stop Because it Hurts

In this video, Pain is Funny on Cartoons Bart is clearly injured and he is clearly complaining of pain but everyone pokes him and causes him pain.  While this is funny in a comic strip, it is not funny in real life, well at least not to the one being poked.  Pain whether physical like in the video or emotional is something we all feel.  Sometimes we get our body or heart hurt and there is nothing we can do about it.  Sometimes people hurt you without meaning to and sometimes they hurt you Read more [...]

Cheapness Can Cost You More

I am a proud cheapskate! Groupon can be great for cheapskates, but it can also be a nightmare.  Cheapness has helped me in many ways and most of the time it pays off for me.  However, about 20% of the time a poorly thought act of cheapness can really cost more than a full priced product or service.  At these times you must know when to cut your losses and walk away…and this is a terrible thing for cheapskate—to not get the most value out of something you paid for.  But this is also a Read more [...]

5 Lesson that Chess Can Teach Us

Chess is a mirror of life.  There are struggles and opportunities everywhere and it can teach us a great deal about life.  Even the simplest life requires strategy. Life has rules that can mate you or let you squeeze out of tight spots; and even when you are destitute life can give you an opportunity that seems too good to be true and you can win. The perfect example of being destitute and becoming one of the largest companies in the word is Google.  Days from having to grow or quit Read more [...]