Cost of Living 2024

The cost of living in 2024 is expected to increase by 3.2% for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries, according to the Social Security Administration1 This means that the average monthly benefit for retired workers will rise from $1,657 in 2023 to $1,711 in 2024

The cost of living adjustment (COLA) is based on the change in the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from the third quarter of the previous year to the third quarter of the current year. The CPI-W measures the average change in the prices of goods and services purchased by urban workers

The cost of living can also vary depending on the location, lifestyle, and needs of each individual. Some of the factors that affect the cost of living are housing, food, transportation, health care, taxes, and entertainment

If you want to compare the cost of living between different cities or regions, you can use online calculators that take into account various expenses and income sources. For example, you can use the calculator from NerdWallet 4 or the one from Bankrate  to see how much you would need to earn or save to maintain your standard of living in a different place.

Your A White American?

You see all these articles, about "What it means to be Black", "What it means to grow up in a Ghetto".  Then there's the other articles that leave out what it means to be "White" in America.  I'm sure this will stir up some strife where I'm concerned, but hell, tell it like it is!
Being white in America, means you are the last one to get a decent job.  It means you get left out when other "races" get special treatments.  It means you work for the other people while your children are doing without.  You are expected to be legal in every aspect and the other's get what you can't.  Their not legal, and most of them don't have jobs.  They are drawing the money that we are paying into the government while we get nothing.  I'm wondering how the middle class can carry such a heavy weight?  Where do you see being "white" an asset, when it comes to living around people who don't respect the fact that you work, pay taxes and they don't?  Do you consider it fair to work your whole life and not have anything to show for?
That's what's happening to the "white's" in America!  Their being left out of what is rightfully theirs!
The dope dealers don't care!  They drive around in their nice expensive vehicles, live in big fancy homes and still draw welfare off the government.  Just go to your county hospital's and have a look at the long lines.  Go to your "Human Resources" offices or your Social Security offices and see what the "white's" see.  Even more so, go to your Post Office's on Friday's and Saturday's and see the lines sending money out of the country.  A certain large grocery/department store chain even gives them the benefit's of sending money out of the country.
Maybe, I'm being a bit hard core, but facts are facts and we are the one's suffering.  Don't even think about what the elderly go through!  That's another story!

Again?

Here we go again and he's got some good points about our America!

IDIOTS!

WHAT A DAMN SHAME........TEARING UP A CITY BECAUSE YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE RIGHT!  THAT MAN DIDN'T DIE SO YOU COULD GO BREAK IN STORES AND TAKE THINGS!  BURNING CARS, HOMES AND BUSINESSES, IS A CRIME .....THAT MAKES YOU ALL CRIMINALS!  DID YOUR PARENTS RAISE YOU TO DO THIS CRAP?  THIS IS A REFLECTION ON YOUR RACE, PARENTS AND RESPECT FOR THE COMMON GOOD!

Texas Blast Kills

Imagine sitting in your home, relaxing after a hard days work.  Suddenly you are blown through the walls of your home as a loud boom occurs.  What happened goes through your head as you land on the ground a few hundred feet away?  This is what many experienced yesterday evening, when the West Fertilizer Plant in West, TX became an inferno.  Firemen had been called to contain a fire which had happened at the plant.  During the process of trying to handle it, the areas close by were combustible to the point of explosion.  Several lost their lives and many went to local and area hospitals with injuries.
Just a few days ago the Boston area where the marathon was about to come to the finish line, became a place of terror and crime.  Here you have two different situations all in the same week and it leads our minds to the attacks that America has dealt with in the last decade.  We the American people are under attack and it may well be that during our lax times we have allowed that to happen.  If it happens again soon, we now wonder where and how large it may be?

Tribes Buying Land..........

 

A photo shows statues depicting the various clans within the Winnebago tribe, overlooking a housing development north of Winnebago, Neb., which was built on land purchased by the tribe. Native American tribes tired of waiting for the U.S. government to honor centuries-old treaties are buying back land where their ancestors lived and putting it in federal trust.

It's good to see this happening........... the American Indians, have long been pushed aside, and left to themselves.......

Property Management........

According to the news, the property owners are having a rough time keeping their properties rented or leased because of the economy and so many loosing their jobs. As a result there are several owners, who have empty units, sitting waiting to be rented, with no takers. This is another way the economy has made a strain on businesses. In Ohio, there is a company that deals in Real Property Management from beginning to end. They can handle all of the aspects of the property and make contact with you when there's anything to be handled by both parties. If your interested in having a company handle the activities that come with renting or leasing your properties, then you might look at the above website, for more information.

Could Become Extinct.......

China's giant panda could be extinct in just two to three generations as rapid economic development is infringing on its way of life. If the panda cannot mate with those from other habitats, it may face extinction within two to three generations.

The pandas' habitat is being split up into ever smaller patches, preventing the animals from roaming freely for mating partners and in turn endangering their gene pool. Risk of inbreeding is increasing, threatening to reduce the panda's resistance to diseases and lowering its ability to reproduce.

Local Realtors........

Where ever you look there's property to be bought. You are trying to decide whether to live in the suburbs or directly in town. It's very possible, you are needing to re-locate with a new job and need to find a real estate agent in that state or area to assist you with your decision making. Finding Realtors has become easier with the online listings at different websites. You can go online, type in a search word and be on your way. This particular website, has state wide listings all over America. If you need more information click on the link in this post and do more research.

Property Management

I know that you have been in the situation of having to apply for a lease or rent of a condo or apartment. I too have been involved in trying to get approved by a Real Property Management
team. It seems sometimes, that no matter how hard you try to qualify, they will find things from several years back, that will hamper your approval. I know that youth, can do many things to people, when they get older. Yes, it's hard to qualify for an apartment, when you have an eviction on your credit or background. With Real Property Management you can feel assured that it has the "Franchise of the Year Honarable Mention" award. It's units are located in the Bizjournal of Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio.
Freddie Mac has Signed an exclusive agreement with Real Property Management to manage the new REO Rental Initiative. It joins the National Association of Residential Property Managers to ensure the highest standards in property management services. If you are needing to qualify and are trying to get a new place to live. For more information you can contact this website, and get things rolling for that new place.