Author Archives: Megan Russell

Don’t hesitate to take advantage of this tax code oddity.

This kitten isn’t afraid of the markets. Be more like this kitten.

Without public accountability, people are rightly suspicious that even the legitimate operations of government are corrupt.

“Don’t air condition the outside” and “Turn the lights off when you leave a room” are often quoted as proverbs of energy savings, but the real savings is in several other appliances.

Fearful of monetary or societal failure, many hope that owning gold will bring them peace of mind.

Some struggles are inevitable, but others are decided by who you marry. This kitten married well.

Compliance isn’t just a technical burden. It is a threat of legal liability. The bill allows state tax audits by any state against any online vendor.

This kitten knows his area of genius. Be more like this kitten.

It is not a new tax. It is simply a tax that nearly everyone currently reading this column is successfully evading without prosecution.

Matthew Illian says young adults should read one personal finance book a year to expand their financial literacy. See what books we would recommend.

This kitten is frugal. Be more like this kitten.

Do infant industries need tariffs to protect them from their own inefficiency and stupidity?

As the wife of a 2013 college graduate and a 2012 college graduate myself, I can boldly say this was the most helpful advice given to me.

This kitten knows how much she spends. Be more like this kitten.

Perhaps we would be economically better off with global trade, but do we have an obligation to maintain a higher moral standard?

This kitten buys the coat not the coal. Be more like this kitten.

$3 million today has the same buying power as $500,000 in 1970.

These kittens have college savings plans. Be more like these kittens.

America will continue to lose jobs where we don’t have a comparative advantage and gain jobs where we do. This change should be welcome.

For families with complexity to their finances, hiring a tax professional actually saves them money. Wealth managers bring benefit to such families in the same way.

This kitten has a budget. Be more like this kitten.

Without any authorizing legislation, the U.S. government has quietly taken more value than Cyprus tried and failed to confiscate.

This kitten lives below her means. Be more like this kitten.

As one of Forbes’s 25 largest fictional companies, Stark International could avoid $4 billion in U.S. corporate taxes with this one simple technique.

If you look beyond the short term, making this move is pretty clearly worse than using a high-interest credit card to pay your bills.

This kitten is willing to ask for help. Be more like this kitten.

If you’ve disagreed with our most recent two articles on free trade, then I challenge you to respond to these questions. Anyone?

Average Americans think about trade imbalances the wrong way. They have it exactly backward.

Anti-dumping rules are supposed to protect domestic producers and domestic jobs from unscrupulous foreign competition, but anti-dumping rules raise prices for their consumers and producers, shrink profits, and reduce the capacity of firms to invest, expand, and hire more workers.

This kitten budgets for unknowns. Be more like this kitten.

All I want is a simple cup of coffee near where I work. Is that asking too much of free trade?

Daniel J. Mitchell of the CATO Institute wrestles with the lack of no historical data to support the Starve the Beast model, only to find out that it’s because politicians have never really given it a shot.

This kitten is rich by not spending rich. Be more like this kitten.

The only two ways to balance the federal budget are to spend less or to collect more. Spending less is the preferred method, but that is just not happening. As a result, politics is pushing many in Congress to try to balance the budget by raising taxes.

This kitten invests in countries with economic freedom. Be more like this kitten.

Even to conservative political parties, starving the beast is not the ideal solution.

This kitten doesn’t rely on government. Be more like this kitten.

Studies suggest that $1.5 trillion is wasted on public sector rent-seeking.

This kitten knows money doesn’t grow on trees. Be more like this kitten.

Does a property owner have the right to use and dispose of his property as he sees fit even if that means he is being irrational, arbitrary, capricious, even unjust?

This kitten understands TANSTAAFL. Be more like this kitten.

This kitten always gets his 401(K) match. Be more like this kitten.

The income tax penalizes productivity, discourages hard work, and suppresses investment.

This kitten knows her retirement number. Be more like this kitten.

These kittens have retirement plans. Be more like these kittens.

This kitten knows how to retire. Be more like this kitten.

This kitten knows how to have fun for free. Be more like this kitten.

To fulfill the financial resolutions of spending less, living within our means, and paying off our debt, the country first needs to encourage production rather than discourage it.

This kitten boldly shares her goals with others. Be more like this kitten.

This kitten knows the difference between a want and a need. Be more like this kitten.