The post-2012 Twinkie Void has raised many questions, such as: Why did we eat these things? And: Does an increasingly sustainability-conscious America still prefer packaged cakes?
My experience tells me that lack of knowledge isn't the main reason why we don't end up where we want to be financially. The problem is lack of willingness to do what it takes. This sounds cold and harsh I know. But it is true for both you and me.
The prospect of a Twinkie-free future has provoked longing for a mythologized American past, as if artificially sweetened cream and dyed yellow cake w...