Food Stamp Fury

It does not make you look cool to hate poor people. You would look cool of you stopped the cycle of poverty. The average food stamp dollar spent creates $5-9 in society and food stamps are administered by the Department of Agriculture. There are no classes of nutritional guidance given with the food stamps to […]

The Single Parent – Portrait Based on Census Data

This is for Mr Wight, a man in my acquaintance of mine who wants to know why he often hears of Dear Beat Dads and not “useless Mothers”. the 80:20 ratio explains much. 80% of all single parents are mothers. via The Single Parent – Portrait Based on Census Data.

Why @24hourfitness matters to me

I’ve been saying for years that if you are about to become homeless or have limited access to the amenities of life :join a gym. A shower easily brings dignity back. 2 years ago I purchased a 2 year pass at Costco and started coming as often as I can -early before work and sometimes […]

The Average Hipster Employs 27 Slaves Each Day. Here’s How To Change That

Article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/29/hipsters-free-slaves_n_7172402.html

Happy” Race Against The Machine Day” – This is how I feel

-S

Tips From “Slate” on Job Applications

The end to homelessness is housing and rent means money :so finding a place to pay you is important. Each week I am handed resumes from clients and co-workers. Some of these documents look like paragraphs of "prideful puke" and others have been 4 pages long and didn’t visibly scream "resume". Read this article and […]

A life you never had

How do you rebuild a life you never had? @Hardlynormal makes a good point.

Set an example

Client sent me a 5,010 word email. … I read it. I’m delighted her 5 u r old son wants to be a shark biologist. I’d be more.delighted if she had career goals of her own.

What is the dream you have for yourself?

We are caregivers and often put the needs and comforts before our own desires. At some point we forget to dream and plan for our own dreams… So I am asking you : what 1 dream (centered around only you) do you have?

What People on Public Assistance Are Actually Asking For vs What Public Opinion Believes the Poor Have Signed Up For

The Crumb Diaries (great blog and I follow on Facebook) has posed a series of questions about people on food stamps who then use cash to purchase non-food stamp-eligible items that may be seen as “vice” items. Beer, cigarettes, cold medicine, gum, hard liquor: these are the items that incite rage into the taxpayers who […]