That's right! The wifey has now been bitten by the layoff bug. Her entire department is no longer with us. I came home for lunch to play Call of Duty 4 on the XBox 360. While I was in the middle of spreading my wrath on some inferior victims I got a phone call from the wifey. She informed me that she'd been let go.

Live Below Your Means

Live a comfortable life, not a wasteful one. Do not spend to impress others. Do not live life trying to fool yourself into thinking wealth is measured in material objects. Manage your money wisely so your money does not manage you. Always live well below your means.

A penny saved is a penny earned.
- Benjamin Franklin

Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, my mother and countless others around the world had the same sense of accomplishment, pride and overall acceptance at 10pm CST once it was official that Barrack Obama was named the 44th president of the United States.

The National Enquirer has the details of what the tabloid dubs its "exhaustive" and "extensive" probe of Sarah Palin's extramarital dalliance this week. It was not with that guy who had his divorce papers sealed, but with a city council member in nearby Palmer (pop: smaller than Wasilla) they say!

8:18 pm September 23rd, 2008 I watched my grandfather take his last breath from complications of previously undiscovered colon cancer. That in itself has nothing to do with debt, money or finances but he was the man that’s sculpted me to who I am today.

BUCKLE UP: NATIONAL ENQUIRER PROMISES MORE ON THE ALLEGED SARAH PALIN AFFAIR

Oh baby: The National Enquirer is digging in on the “Sarah Palin affair” story it published today. And with the McCain campaign threatening to sue, the Enquirer isn’t even blinking.

A spokesperson tells the Huffington Post:

To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation;

With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.