I want to start today by sending my thoughts to those suffering and grieving in Maui. You’ve likely heard about the wildfires raging there (the deadliest in more than a hundred years, actually, with search efforts only just beginning). If you’re at all interested in...

Remember when music went digital? No more massive stacks of CDs or worries over scratched discs. You could exchange all of that for your first-generation iPod that fit in your pocket.But if you’re old enough to remember that, you also remember a less-than-legal shared...

Well, let’s start with some good news on the economic front. After the latest earnings reports, it looks like the GDP is doing better than analysts thought thanks to consumer spending and an aggressive investment attitude by businesses this year. Recession fears...

Looks like another (and most likely final) fed interest rate hike is expected this week. Curbing inflation never seemed so expensive, am I right?Because your dollar just doesn’t seem to go as far as it used to, being more focused on tracking your money is more...

Man, I love summer. Longer days, time outside in nature, burgers on the grill… scorching hot weather… Okay, so that last part not at all. And the heat continues to turn up across the US and parts of Europe (it was so hot they closed the Acropolis multiple...

Remember watching Back to the Future II and thinking hoverboards were going to be the greatest futuristic invention? How about paying for things through an implant in your wrist like the 2012 Total Recall movie? (That’s an idea that might not be so futuristic...

If you’re like me, you’ve been hearing fireworks going off pretty steadily in your Redding neighborhood over the past week, culminating in the typical grand fanfare around the holiday. Except in parts of the country where fire and smoke have been major hazards —...

Seems like all we’ve dealt with the past few years, economically speaking, is a series of *emergencies*.Adjusting to this new normal, especially in terms of your checking account, and still maintaining a safety net for when unexpected costs arise, isn’t easy.Hard as...

If you’ve listened to any kind of sports podcast recently (the Kelce boys have a particularly fun one), or tuned into any mainstream sports event for that matter, you’ve probably been blitzed with DraftKings ads.It seems sports betting is more and more common these...

Just like that, June is in full swing, and we find ourselves in that early-summer stretch where Redding schools are on break and our minds are on vacation before our bodies.I say, enjoy the summer slow. It has its place in a healthy life calendar — to rest and prepare...

The President and Speaker of the House finally made some forward movement on the debt ceiling this holiday weekend. A couple big takeaways: Decreased IRS budget (20 billion less than the projected 86 billion previously allotted by the American Rescue Plan)An...