Easy Change

Financial Primer When I think back on my financial situation growing up, I never really understood how many issues that there are when it comes to money. Understanding the major financial concepts early on in life and having some tangible, concrete understanding would have been much better than some random experiences and emotions. Just understanding these important aspects as a young person and how to handle them correctly can contribute to financial well being. Income Income is the way money enters your life. Usually, this is in the form of a job, but there are also other sources of income like gifts, bonuses, interest income, and investment income. My concept of income was rather skewed as a kid. I didn't usually need much money. I like to think that I wasn't that greedy. I generally was happy if I had a bike to ride and some sticks and balls to play with outside and some video games to play with inside. I never got a steady allowance per se, so by the time I started learnin...

I'd like to say that this was going to be good news. It isn't. I just found out, on the way home tonight, that my parking as a commuter in the great state of taxachusetts is going to be going up by 40% starting in less than a month. MBTA Increases Already Exorbitant Parking Fees is the link to the web page where they shamelessly announce it. My curiousity gets the better of me though. Do they really think, in this economy, in this recession that it is a good time to charge even more for these services, the services that help people work and actually generate real tax revenue? I'm not completely oblivious; Massachusetts and California were both in extremely dire straits and they needed to get short-term loans at high rates. Details are available at la times website . But in the end, it is not the increases that bother me so much as their size. People can absorb a small increase of a few percent. You adjust your budget, you make small lifestyle changes. However, this change...