God Bless America, Please

I apologize for it being so quiet the past couple of days on Boom2Bust.com. From time to time, I get so carried away focusing on projects such as this weblog that I neglect other things which need my attention. Such as getting my car repaired, after it was rear-ended by a young lady the other week while I was waiting at a stoplight in my neighborhood. Sad part is, I saw the girl some time before, driving erratically and gabbing on her cell phoneâ€"which, by the way, is against the law in Chicago.

I am having trouble with my teen

I am having trouble with my 17 year old son. He allowed one of his unlicenced friends to drive his car and the car was wrecked. I am in the process of repairing the car. I have told my son that he will not get his car back until I see some signs of maturity - paying for his own car insurance and maintaining his grades, for example. He has had a chip on his shoulder ever since. What can I do?  Say, to your son “I would love to have you drive as soon as I have the reimbursement for the dedu

Secure Auto Insurance

To get the best auto insurance, you have to start out by figuring out the amount of coverage you require. This is varies from state to state. So you really should take a time to find out what coverage is required where you live. Make a list of the different types of coverage and than return for the next step. You may choose to terminate your auto insurance policy for any number of reasons. As a note for you, you have to pay more attention, if you do not give your insurer sufficient notice, it c

A post totally not about Election Day*

(Job update: The other day, I was so in love with my job I wanted to marry it; the next day I wanted to arrange for it to have a "tragic" "accident" during our Carribean honeymoon so I could collect the insurance money and shack up with a much younger cabana boy by the ocean. Today we were back on decent terms. I'll keep you posted. Apartment update: None. In denial. Moving on.) A few weeks ago I saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which I thought was really cute (thanks in large part to M