Discourse, Society, Language, New Media, and I
In: Money
5 Jan 2010
Just a few months into having my own credit card, I’m now reassessing the benefits of owning one. There are many arguments that try to justify the existence of the credit card.
Some people think that credit cards [...]
In: Money
10 Jul 2009Many belief structures teach that money is evil. Even high school Shakespeare condemns financial ventures like usury. But these days, no one really seems to care. Anyone who has got monies can surely get you anything – even more than just a pound of stinking flesh. That’s why I’m all about the money these days.
Now, [...]
The span of April to June mark the biggest spending months that I’ve had for the past couple of years. A couple of years ago, I emptied my accounts for our mom’s funeral. Last year, it was that short beach vacation. This year, it’s the house and the furniture.
When I look back at my [...]
In: Money| Politics and Society| Work
14 Mar 2009Author’s Note: Rant alert. This piece was written with rage. Read on at your own risk.
In: Internet and Web| Money
1 Sep 2008I couldn’t bitch more about how the changes in Xoom’s service and PayPal’s uncertainty principle (trumps Heisenberg any day) has affected my financial streams all of a sudden. For the longest I used to receive the money I get from writing on regular intervals via Xoom and that level of control over my finances has [...]
Hi! I'm Alex, a 20-something blogger writing about the discourses of social media. Once in a while I still let slip posts about the mundane, the asinine, and the trivial. Feel free to contact me.