This Is Common Cents

We’ve had a few rough financial years as a country lately. Total economic collapse, high unemployment, the housing bubble, and the massive national debt have all overshadowed the last half decade. But it’s a new year now, will things turn around? Is our country’s future bright? And how should we plan our individual financial decisions [...]

As you may have heard, last week the United States national debt broke the 16 trillion dollar mark. That, to put it lightly, is a lot of money. As I was thinking about that number, I realized that most people, including myself, have no real sense of just how much money that is. So I [...]