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People worry that they might lose money if their bank goes broke.  Meanwhile, they ignore the steady drain on their wealth.I easily lost 10% of my wealth last year without even trying.  And I say that even as my various accounts mostly show increases in value, as the stock market inexplicably kept going up (until recently, that is).  How could I lose money?Well, with near 10% inflation going on, the spending power of that money is now 10% less - across the board.  Everything from fuel to hamburger buns to vegetables to prescriptions to houses to cars to.... whatever..... is...

Portland might keep it weird—but the parks surrounding Oregon’s largest city are outlandishly beautiful, with plenty of sites to shock and awe. The Beaver State boasts an unreal number of unique and downlight quirky experiences, from the deepest lake in the country and ancient fossil beds to the caldera of an active volcano and the largest expanse of coastal sand dunes in North America.  1. Crater Lake National Park Image by Steve Terrill Where: Klamath County, Oregon What to expect: Formed 7,700 years ago when a violent volcanic eruption triggered the collapse of a tall peak, Oregon’s only national park...

Chicken Fried Steak is an southern American classic!  It’s on every menu in the Deep South.   If you’ve never had it with the cream gravy, you haven’t lived!  I live in Texas and man, I was missing classic Texas chicken-fried steak with cream gravy the first two years on my low-carb eating program!!  Well no more yearning for a long-lost love, once I created this low-carb CFS coating & method that produces a result pretty darn close to the real deal!  I’ve had such good luck with my mayo-pork rind coating for “fries”, numerous veggies, fish filets and chicken, I thought...

With the growing popularity of K-dramas, K-pop, and just about anything Korean, it's no surprise that samgyeopsal (Korean barbecue) also became widely known in the Philippines. Over the past few years (and most especially during the height of the pandemic), samgyeopsal restaurants have popped up in literally every street and corner in the metro, and even in the provinces.Among these restaurants, the most popular would have to be Romantic Baboy. Established in 2018 with its first branch in Tomas Morato, Quezon City, Romantic Baboy is one of the first samgyeopsal restaurants to offer an eat-all-you-can menu. Now with almost a...

“I’ve seen chickens on TikTok but not in person,” the student says as she wanders over to the table. Her eyes are wide, as though she can’t quite believe the rumors are true: there really is a therapy chicken sitting in front of her. Melissa has long brown hair and eyeliner drawn in a perfect cat eye. A black mask covers the lower half of her face. She reaches for the ball of fluff on the table and gives the chicken a couple light strokes at first, then starts gently raking her fingers into the bird’s feathers. Tilly, short for...