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Movie review: Idiocracy starring Luke Wilson, directed by Mike Judge Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

The fact is, most people just don't have the IQ to handle living in modern society, at least not when there are financial decisions that need to be made. So thumbs up to Mike Judge for showing us the way our world really is by depicting a future world that might actually come to pass. You may or may not find the movie funny, depending on your tolerance for ass jokes, but if you can get past the toilet humor and see the real message about how stupid modern society really is, you'll probably laugh your head off.

Why used cars cost more to drive than new cars (and other uncommon personal finance advice) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

As we make better financial decisions and set aside more money, make more money, boost our productivity and function as smarter consumers, we have more discretion about what we wish to do with that extra money we have set aside. Personally, I'm a big believer in making donations to charitable organizations and helping out those in need, especially in the aftermath of natural disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes. But in order to get there, you have to start making sound financial decisions. Otherwise, the entire economic system in this country serves as a financial trap.

The coming financial collapse of the U.S. government: Fed papers reveal what's in store for Americans Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

For starters, there is a complete lack of willingness to make tough financial decisions and begin paying off the national debt. Such an idea is so foreign to the U.S. that no presidential candidate in the last two decades has even seriously proposed such a plan, save perhaps Ross Perot, a man with such well-grounded ideas of cutting government spending that he was immediately branded a crackpot by the status quo. Even worse, there's not even recognition among the masses that a financial problem exists.

Uncontrolled federal spending, encouraged by voters, to drive U.S. government into bankruptcy Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Schwarzenegger realized, just like every other politician realizes, that you can't make voters happy and stay in office by supporting sound financial decisions, or by supporting fiscal reform legislation that would actually require voters to rein in some of the spending on their own benefits. Rather, the only way to stay popular as a politician -- whether at the city, state or federal level -- is to be the person who offers the most handouts to voters.

Don't be a sucker: how to get the most value for your dollar on car insurance Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

But people who have accumulated financial wealth make better financial decisions because they know how the system works. They buy auto insurance policies with higher deductibles, because they have the extra $500 in case something happens, and they know that in terms of risk versus reward it's much smarter to buy a high deductible policy and pocket the difference.

Why used cars cost more to drive than new cars (and other uncommon personal finance advice) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It takes a little bit of money in savings to get ahead and start making these smart financial decisions that will save you even more money in the long run. But the truth is it doesn't take much money to make a down payment on a new car. Only a few thousand dollars. And it's easy to set aside a few thousand dollars if you simply watch your consumption. You could probably save a few thousand dollars a year just by not buying coffee at Starbuck's, or by avoiding fast food meals and making your own meals at home.

The bottom line is that people who have financial difficulties are almost always in that situation they've made a series of bad financial decisions. Those decisions could be about auto insurance, purchasing a new car, buying life insurance, working with a home mortgage company or dealing with credit card companies. Poor people tend to make poor decisions. Most of that is because they haven't been taught how to make good decisions about finances. Very rarely is anyone poor because of circumstances alone. Now, of course I'm talking about people in industrialized nations like the United States.

But in order to get there, you have to start making sound financial decisions. Otherwise, the entire economic system in this country serves as a financial trap. We are told the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, and it's absolutely true, but not for the reasons you might suspect. Part of the real reason is because people who are financially poor tend to keep making poor decisions about their finances. We have in this country a remarkable degree of economic mobility. That is, you have within your hands the ability to alter your financial destiny.

Likewise, a person can move from wealth back to financial poverty by making poor financial decisions in rapid succession, such as driving an old beater vehicle that costs more to repair than just buying a new car. So even if you are financially strapped today, realize that you are in a country that offers you unprecedented opportunities for economic mobility. You can alter your financial future by wising up about how to deal with home mortgages, home loans, credit card debt, your personal credit rating, food purchasing and other discretionary purchases.

Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 2 Michael T. Murray, ND See book keywords and concepts

To be diagnosed as a bipolar depressive, an individual would be expected to have at least three of the following symptoms: • excessive self-esteem or grandiosity • reduced need for sleep • extreme talkativeness, excessive telephoning • extremely rapid flight of thoughts along with the feeling that the mind is racing • inability to concentrate, easily distracted • increase in social or work-oriented activities, often with a 60-80 hour working week • poor judgment, as indicated by sprees of uncontrolled spending, increased sexual indiscretions, and misguided financial decisions.

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