• How Much Debt Do You Think You Could Pay Down in One Year?

    How Much Debt Do You Think You Could Pay Down in One Year?

    I recently read an article online that talked about how a couple managed to pay off $44,000 in student loan debt in just one year.  That’s an incredible feat, don’t you think?  I myself have made some financial goals for the year.  I am in a unique situation where I’m staying with family as I…

  • Why Is It So Hard to Predict If a Tsunami is Going to Strike?

    Why Is It So Hard to Predict If a Tsunami is Going to Strike?

    If you live anywhere on the west coast of North America, you probably woke up to quite a surprise on Tuesday.  Early in the morning, NOAA’s National Tsunami Warning Center issued tsunami warnings for the south coast of Alaska and north coast of British Columbia.  This came after a powerful magnitude 7.9 earthquake rocked the Gulf…

  • How Well Thought Out Was the Macau Casino Heist?

    How Well Thought Out Was the Macau Casino Heist?

    You’ve all seen Oceans 11, right?  When I first saw it, I was drawn to the whole idea of the planning and how the heist was executed. Of course, I would never want to be involved in that kind of thing, but Oceans 11 definitely made it look appealing.  Well, it appears that someone took…