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Blue Collar Roundup — It’s Still Winter

Posted on February 4, 2013 by TB

Welcome to the blue collar roundup. It’s still cold, it’s still winter, so I got more winter pics for you to see while you go through this list and click on every single one.

And you should probably subscribe to my RSS feed in the upper right corner there. If you know what’s good for you.

Cold, Hard Cash

Some people have foodstamps and are bankrupt, but are driving an incredibly expensive car. What’s up with that dudes? Andrea at So Over This tells you what’s up.

What do you think? Want to work for yourself? See what it takes at Modest Money.

Money, Life, and More talks about federal income taxes. You think you know how they work, but do you? Really?

Do you know what a black swan event is? I didn’t. Good thing we’ve got The College Investor around to explain this stuff.

Prairie Eco-Thrifter has this post on the difference between looking rich and being rich. It’s a pretty good sum-up of what it really means to be rich.

Debt Roundup shows how Americans are spending and how we’re in debt. Turns out, the average person spends 30% more than 25 years ago. Serious question that I want a blogger to answer. Why? Are we dumber than before? Do we care more about image? Are advertisers doing better? What the hell is going on, dudes?

Take Care of Yourself, Dudes

Financial Samurai gives you the professional opinion on how often you need a check-up. My insurance has changed alot over the years, and sometimes I haven’t had it… means that I don’t go like I should!

One Cent at a Time has 10 tips on how to concentrate better at work. Man, the one I like best is relaxing when you’re not working! If I haven’t been resting when I’m not at work, then my work will suck and I’ll hammer my thumb.

My Multiple Incomes talks about virtual assistants. I mention it here, because dudes, I’d never heard of this before.

You might remember that my only resolution this year was to be a good dad. This bit from 3 Boys and a Dog offers 5 tips for being a good parent.

Want to improve the health of your website? Budgeting in the Fun Stuff has a list of things to look for on your website from her advertisers directly!

Club Thrifty reminds me of why I’m glad my girls are a little bit grown up. Grown up enough that they actually sleep. To those parents who wish they could swear at their children, I’ll do it for you – go the f*ck to sleep!

The College Investor asks us all to assume that we’re physically fit non-smokers. Don’t laugh. Just assume that, and then learn what you should do next.

The Art of Manliness is letting you know how to increase your testosterone levels, dudes. You’ll be surprised, a lot of the ways are things we like to do! Bacon and eggs, anyone?

Ready for Zero has this cool post on finding willpower. But here’s what’s awesome, it’s not just this guy telling you what he thinks – he got a whole panel of you finance bloggers to answer. It’s pretty sweet, dudes.

Nice Bloggers — Thanks for Linking to Me!

Fearless Men – Roundup 25

Debt Roundup – Roundup 2/1/2013

Fearless Men – Roundup 26

Budget Blonde – January WrapUp

My Money Design – Weekend Wind Down

Eyes on the Dollar – Roundup 24

Modest Money – 1 Year Blogging Anniversary

Overpriced Sunglasses at the Sunglass Hut

Posted on January 31, 2013 by TB

I took a job recently altering a desk at a Sunglass Hut in the mall. I don’t know, dudes, but Sunglass Hut seems like a waste of money to me. Now hear me out, I’m glad for the work, but those sunglasses cost a ton of money!

Why do people spend so much on sunglasses they’ll probably sit on? That happens to a lot of my sunglasses.

Anyway, the job was pretty standard. Their desk in the store didn’t have anywhere to put stuff behind it and they wanted me to make little cubby holes. And I did. Looks pretty standard, right? Well, it was.

The dudes in there were nice, and it was empty so we got to shoot the breeze while I added the cubby holes. Nothing against those guys, but man, they sell overpriced sunglasses!

The Blue Collar Opinion on the Answers to Gun Violence

Posted on January 28, 2013 by TB

I was going to start this off by listing the school shootings that have happened. I went to wikipedia to make sure I was spelling stuff right and dudes, it’s worse than we thought. We don’t see a miniscule bit on the news of all the school shootings that happen! It’s not just Sandy Hook, Columbine, and Virginia Tech, oh no dudes, it’s a lot. A lot.

In a post last week I said what one of my daughter’s schools is doing to protect the students, and I wanted to take a sec and say what I think about the answers that different people have come up with.

Lock ‘em down and no one gets in

1. Lock down schools — Man, I’m on board with this. Lock all the doors so no crazy as$holes can get in. Can’t get in to a school, can’t do a school shooting. Sure, some kid could leave a door propped open or something and ruin the whole idea. But dudes, this is one thing schools can do that’s cheap and easy. Lock the doors. No one in unless they go through the front door. And what’s waiting at the front door?

2. A Guard For Every School — Off-duty cops, young vets…dude, get ‘em in there. An off-duty cop with a handgun might be able to stop an armed as$hole. And maybe not. But it’s a deterrent either way, right dudes? An armed as$hole is going to know at least one person at every school is armed and waiting.

3. No More Gun Sales/Stricter Gun Laws — This is a dumb idea. Because here’s what happens. Sane and cool people like you and me will turn in our guns (for a ban), or follow the new strict rules (for stricter gun laws), and guess what? Armed as$hole still has his gun. He’s not going to turn it in, no way. And if an as$hole wants to become an armed as$hole, he’ll just get the guns he wants on the black market. Taking away our guns or making stricter laws on them only stops sane, cool people from defending themselves; it doesn’t stop as$holes from getting armed.

What do you dudes think?