I Finally Did It!

I've been wanting to start a blog for the longest time, and here it is! I will be writing about what life is like for those of us surviving in the "paycheck" economy, where although many of us make a decent amount of money, there is little left at the end of the pay period. In some ways this is a blessing--there is not much to lose if and when (probably when) the macro economy goes south, but for the most part, we struggle, taking one step forward and two steps backward each year, never seeming to get ahead. At any rate, life in this portion of the economy is always challenging and rarely boring. Let's examine how we all got here and how we can improve our financial situations.