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If you think I am speaking in political terms on my blog, I’m not. I’ll make it easy for everyone to know where I stand.

I follow the rules when the rules follow the supreme law of the land. In the USA, that is the Constitution. If the laws made do not conform to it, then those laws are to be removed. Growing up in the Philippines, it was what my Dad said. If he called, we went home even if it meant leaving a slipper behind. The IRS can fine me but it doesn’t hurt like a bamboo switch to the bottom of the feet.

There are two other driving forces. I am a fiscal conservative, but let me define that for you. I want my debt at $0 and my bank accounts growing. I like having a strong exchange rate so I can better help a deserving family member back in the Philippines like so many other Filipinos. Where I am different is I do not believe in enabling or being sucked dry by lazy family members just because I live in a place others deem to be a “rich country.” I will help those who truly need a hand up. I don’t give hand-outs. My sister can’t stand up and be on her own because of medical issues. I’ll help her. If you think you can sit on your butt while being able, I won’t help you. The greatest form of help can be a kick in the butt.

Lastly, the other main driving force is the Bible. No, it isn’t because I’m some right-wing religious Bible thumper.  If the directions in the Bible are followed, it works. If the directions in the Bible have human values added to them, they have a tendency to fail historically. When it is purely following the values of people, it always fails in terrible ways. Summary: The Bible’s directions work, human’s don’t.

How did I come to these conclusions? I really didn’t care what people said. Opinions are plentiful and everyone has one. I also know there are nearly 7 billion people on the planet and well over 99% do not know I live or care what I say. Humility is helpful in that way. I don’t have all the answers but I will dig to get them. I go on proven facts and getting advice from people who truly did master their field or took what they could offer with a grain of salt.

One of my greatest pet peeves are individuals who refuse to follow the rules and directions or choose to ignore them. When they are in decision making positions, it paralyzes everything as you don’t know what the rules are when you deal with an organization that has a loose cannon employed. I’ve run into this during the immigration process and we had to call on Federal level congressional help just so 6 employees would all know what 2 pages of clear directions meant. If they had followed the directions, it wouldn’t have taken multiple filings, numerous months, expenses, and headaches for all. How many tax dollars could have been saved and additional cases processed if they only had followed the directions?

No matter what your position on any given topic, there is one consistent fact throughout all things political, medical, personal, and all the rest. You can feel however you want about a subject, but math doesn’t work on feelings. If the numbers don’t balance or stay in the positive, it is a losing proposition. You can no more make a household budget based on feelings than you can federal policy. In the end, if the math doesn’t hold up, you don’t hold up.

Thanks for reading!

Live well,

Anah