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It’s the politics of it all, Mr Editor. There’s no need to read between the lines. It’s there for all to see. We know it when we see it or when we hear it. Had enough yet? Two recent matters on and off the Hill underscore the point. First, the censu...

Part of the Bermuda Tightwad Gazette Series. Why buy a car? Here is the thing about life since man walked the earth. Expanded upon over time by sociological and psychology scholars, man’s needs (and wants) fall into five broad categories: survival...

Dear Sir. I’ve just finished reading Christopher Famous’s latest column in The Royal Gazette (headlined “Jekyll and Hyde behaviour of OBA laid bare” published on July 10) and I’m pretty disgusted. His aim is to make us think that while everything in...

Utility conservation: The Bermuda Tightwad Gazette Continuing Series Last week Moneywise started a review of utility costs and what the individual family can do to control them. We need electricity. Yes, we could do without it — in the short term, bu...

Old-timers called it the Lack-a-Light Company. How many remember everyone standing in line with cash to pay their ‘lacktricity’ bills — some still do. It was a time full of social interaction in those queues, we were less harried and hurried then, pl...

The ever-accelerating rate at which technology changes challenges everyone, but perhaps lawmakers more than most. The process of writing and passing laws and regulations can be time-consuming and complex. By the time legislation has been written to...

So, you are graduating. What are you going to do with the rest of your life? Where to go? How do you decide? Possibly, you just really feel somewhat aimless, drifting a bit. School was never your strong point. You know you need to earn some money, ...

Susie Switch paid a midseason visit to our house last week, scooping up a bucket full of candy that the kids had been stashing since Christmas. The excitement level was pretty major, you honestly would have thought that Santa himself was on his way....

I’m still harping on the virtues of saving that accompanies the good feelings of accomplishment — to the point where some readers won’t want to peruse this week’s read. “Sometimes, your articles make my head hurt,” said one fellow. Another stated tha...