Username Taken: Unavailable Handles Are a Problem for Everyone

It’s extremely annoying when you can’t get your username on a platform, and with the rise of so many different platforms, it’s increasingly difficult to secure your name across those platforms. This has been a problem not only for individuals and small businesses. But also large entities, including global corporations, celebrities with millions of followers … Read more

Substack Takes 10% of Revenue But People Still Use It

I’ve never fully understood the popularity of Substack. Why would you give a 10 percent cut of your revenue to a newsletter subscription service? It doesn’t make any sense to me. Now, I’m not saying Substack doesn’t provide value. Of course it does. It’s beginner friendly. It handles all of the technical side. It’s an … Read more

Why Eat at Chain Restaurants?

What is the case for chain restaurants? And I’m referring to national or multi state chains, not regional. Why are we eating at chain restaurants? I don’t see the upside. In fact, there is tremendous downside. Let’s start with the fact that These are unhealthy places. The food is unhealthy. Why? Because chain restaurants need … Read more

Is Advance Notice Required to Enter Your Apartment in Texas?

Landlords should not have the right to enter your apartment unless they provide advance notice, and yet in Texas they seemingly do have this right. The reason I say seemingly is because this morning I spent 45 minutes for the specific section of the Texas property code that addresses the landlord’s right to entry. I … Read more

Stop Asking for Social Security Numbers to Identify or Verify

It is always obnoxious when you are unnecessarily asked for your social security number and yet this has become common practice among companies and other organizations as a way to verify or identify. What makes it especially obnoxious is that it’s unnecessary and at the same time poses dire, potentially dire consequences for the consumer. … Read more

Mega Gas Stations: Buc-ee’s Mania is Running Wild in the South

The Buc-ee’s Mega Gas Stations are a wild success and this is a gas station that started as a small convenience store in Lake Jackson, Texas in 1982. And now per zoom info has a revenue of 629. 2 million. So there are many stores in Texas, it’s home state, but it’s now Bucky’s has … Read more

Freelancer Still Waiting on W-9 Approval from Fiverr After 2 Weeks

I referred someone to Fiverr and I let them know that this was a good marketplace where they could offer freelance services and potentially pick up contract work. So they go in, they fill out a profile, they create their first gig, they’re ready to publish, and they find out that They have to send … Read more