Take Less News Today

Glen Van Peski compiled his observations and 60 years of life experience as a four-decade civil engineer, ultralight backpacking expert and founder of a lightweight outdoor gear company into “take less. do more,” his book that launched earlier in April.

In episode 101 of the BPL podcast we're going to talk to Glen Van Peski about the life lessons we can learn from ultralight backpacking.

Whether its because the current partisan environment has us fixated on age in America, or because everyone is seeking an explanation for Americans discontent with a growing economy, or for

Fiscal hawks love to claim that America is shortchanging its youth by spending so much to support its seniors. But the real economic war is between the rich and everyone else -- and the rich are winning.

Readers discuss a guest essay that said older Americans need to rethink their retirement expectations.

The New York Times's 'fact-checker' paints far too rosy a picture about the social insurance program's fiscal health.

Since Social Security payments come out of the US Treasury, it means a chunk of the federal deficit is my fault.

We are officially dealing with a stock market that has crossed into bear market territory -- typically, when stocks or equity markets are down at least 20% from recent peaks -- as the S&P 500...