In a recent article from Money Magazine Editor Jean Chatzky, the concept of “adultolescence” is introduced and discussed in some detail. According to the article, two in three college graduates will return home after graduation to live with their parents. Chatzky explains the phenomenon as follows:
How did adultolescence come about? Blame rising college costs and […]

Mick made a point of great interest to me in his very recent blog post about the American fascination, or obsession, with consumption. He didn’t mean food consumption, though given the expanding waistlines of ‘Muricans that may be a valid point as well. What he was talking about is the “work to consume” mentality that […]

From time to time in my daily wanderings, both physical and mental, I get overwhelmed by the constant inundation with product advertising that surrounds us and the consumer mentality that sustains it. I usually reach my breaking point when I catch myself getting sucked in by to the evil machinations that drive the […]