There were a couple of articles this weekend, including a short story on Friday.  If you have been out of town, make sure to scroll down and catch up on the last few editions of The Soap Boxers. There were two big stories that broke during the weekend.  They were were the death of former [...]

OK, I said I wasn’t going to post any article this weekend, but here is a short one. Back On April 15, we launched a Stock Market contest (click link to see insights from the participants) in which a team of Goliaths (personal finance bloggers) were matched up against a team of Davids (people who [...]

Note: there will be no new articles on Saturday or Sunday.  We will resume our regular schedule on Monday.  Scroll down to see the Fiction Friday story “Check, Mate” from earlier today. In an effort to continually improve the product that we bring to you, we don’t let the grass grow under our feet.   [...]

“There you go, Mr. Casey,” I said, ripping the check out of the checkbook. The car dealer glanced down at the check. “It was good doing business with you again, Mr. Maxwell.  I’m sorry that we couldn’t work out a finance deal this time.” “Maybe you’ll have that zero percent deal the next time I [...]

The foundation of my musical appreciation was built upon the country music cornerstones of Alabama, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, and George Strait.  It was not until I was in my late 20s that I began to branch out into other musical genres.  Today, these are some of the non-country artists that I consider to be [...]

The big news story of last week was the death of pop icon Michael Jackson at age 50.  News accounts have indicated that Jackson left behind $400 million.  Jackson’s estate does, of course, contain some valuable assets.  Most notable is his music portfolio, which includes his own music, as well as a portion of royalties [...]