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Homeowner blues
ByDerek
Homeowners – notice how no project ever goes as smoothly as you intend it to? The previous owner of our house built a deck on the back. Then he put a hot tub on the deck. Then he built a sunroom over the hot tub, which covered about 3/4 of the deck, making it just…
Wait, their main financial concern is the cost of gas?
ByDerek
USA Today has an article that basically illustrates why young “adults” need better education in personal finance and economics. Read this paragraph: Adults aged 19 to 35 do not believe they earn enough to keep pace with the cost of living, according to the report by Qvisory, a nonprofit online advocacy and service organization. Forty-three…
Let’s green light New Urbanism in Buffalo
ByDerek
If you’re a Buffalo Rising aficionado, today’s article defining New Urbanism might be your personal mantra. The concept is repeatedly bubbled up in many articles by many of it’s writers. Not surprising, since it’s a very pro-urban publication. I’ve always aligned with the belief that we need a strong urban core in our city for…
Taxes taxes yum yum gimme gimme some some
ByDerek
Ahh, New York. State government continues it’s quest to unearth every non-taxed dollar. Once again facing a looming deficit by their own mismanagement, the latest budget cycle included a new law to tax successful internet businesses that don’t have any physical stores or employees in New York. Our beloved state would never let something like…