DrumBeat: September 17, 2008

Oil spikes $6 on safe-haven buying, weak dollar NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up $6 a barrel Wednesday, rebounding as fears of a spreading crisis in the U.S. financial sector sent skittish investors scrambling out of stocks and into hard assets. The big rally at least temporarily halted crude's steep, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 13:50:07

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Advice To Pres. Obama (#2): Yes We Can, But Will We?

The below post/letter is very important to me, and brings together much of what I have worked on the past few years ... particular issue runs the risk of creating more long term harm than good. In this letter, I attempt ... . In this letter, I would like to explain what some of these things are. In addition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:49:43

Bush and Obama Diss the G20 Financial Summit

The latest back-handed insult may be yet another variant of the Bush "we don't do multilateralism" syndrome. Unfortunately, as various pundits writing at the Financial Times have pointed out, the US's stranglehold on power is slipping. Even Obama in the campaign repeatedly said that a country cannot maintain military dominance if it is not a [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 06:16:08

Del City’s Challenges and Opportunities

As a resident of Del City it is easy to become excited and also distraught with some of the changes going on ... Midwest City and Del City was thrown together in a very short time.  Many of the homes were very cheap ... them one at a time as tenants complained.  It is not clear why the owners did not repair the damage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 00:27:51

FICTION - BIONIC BOYFRIEND - AMOR PRIMO

           "Last call for flight 714 with non stop service to Las Vegas," the voice of the effeminate flight attendant crackled over the sound system.     With a sigh Twenty-one year old Justus Montgomery lifted his satchel and laptop case, swinging them both over his shoulder. "Well," he swallowed hard. "I guess this is it [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:48:50

Obama’s Deficit, Fed’s Forecast, India’s Market, Gold’s Victory, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Obama’s fiscal “change”… trillion-dollar deficits “for years to come” Fed says economy to shrink in all of ’09, unemployment to rise until 2010 Second wave of real estate tsunami swells… office and mall vacancy rates surge Indian market crushed in ’08, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:10:08

Full Text: Barack Obama on Economy | Economic Recovery and Reinvestment | January 8, 2009

(Source: Office of the President-Elect) Throughout America’s history, ... from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation. This is one of those years. We start 2009 ... ’t believe it’s too late to change course, but it will be if we don’t take dramatic action as soon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:00:11

Historic Month (For Me)

January. The beginning of a new year. Time for change.January has now at least two memorable days for me ( ... . I have always had either a car payment, credit card payment, or both over my head since I have been 18 years ... (in pretty good condition), we don't have nice furniture (cheap furniture from Rooms [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:40:00

What's Next for the Economy

BLOG What's Next for the Economy I've been talking with quite a few people who are knowledgeable about the economy lately, ... , home repair, sewing, cooking) Create your own entertainment instead of buying it Learn how to buy ... increases) for staple goods (food, energy) and land; Agricultural crisis in 2009 Grow your own, using [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 06:12:19

I Have a Dream

Obama's Hopeful Economic Speech copyright ? 2009 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org I have a dream. I dream of a day when Americans will separate themselves from a difficult past. I dream of a time when partisan politics will not divide us. In my dream, I see a nation united; one in which Black children, white, Brown, yellow, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:55:47

SUV city

SUV CITYEvery once in awhile there is mention of a tent city somewhere or another. When I was still in Carson City the Reno tent city was big news. For a second there reason almost prevailed, and the city allowed the tents to remain on the public lot. They set up a few porti-potties and a dumpster and had a patrol car run through on occasion [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:00:00

Festival of Frugality: Free extra money edition

Welcome to this week’s Festival of Frugality!  Cutting back on expenses is more at the forefront of our minds with the ailing economy and the somewhat tougher job market.  Within the posts I’ve featured three money-saving sites that I use regularly which (a) are entirely free to sign up and use, and (b) [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 05:18:17

The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up

The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up November 28 24 Comments latest by Jane Today is another post in the Money ... up maintaining my bills while training for this job and pulling only minimum wage. How was I going ... that automated credit card payment. 6:11 p.m: Mailed rent check to landlord. I always hate sending [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 21:30:29

Book Review: Frugal Living for Dummies

Okay another book review and another dummies book. The winner of the Personal Finance for Dummies is Cindy ... about cutting up credit cards and setting a realistic budget.  It also says to track what you spend and really stick to a budget.  My one issue with this chapter is it only looks at credit card debt as bad [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 14:00:02

Fierce Financial Tips: The Carnival of Personal Finance #178, Struwwelpeter Edition

I’ve been waiting for this chance to host The Carnival of Personal Finance for some time ... ? Before you wonder, please let it be known that this is not how I teach my kids our family values ... about forgiving credit card debt. In fact, if Congress changes the accounting rules surrounding credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 05:46:25

The Carnival of Personal Finance #178: Struwwelpeter Edition

I’ve been waiting for this chance to host The Carnival of Personal Finance for some time ... ? Before you wonder, please let it be known that this is not how I teach my kids our family values ... about forgiving credit card debt. In fact, if Congress changes the accounting rules surrounding credit [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 05:46:25

BARRY OBAMA FRIEDMAN STIMULATES STUPIDITY

BY LISA RICHARDS JANUARY 9, 2007 Barry Obama spoke to an enthralled crowd of uneducated college educated economic geniuses at George Mason University yesterday. In a speech ripe with negativity that would send the most relaxed person to into a Valium induced tail-spin, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 21:08:57

HOW DO YOU REPAIR A DRY ERASE BOARD?

{questions} Similiar Post Broken Apple Laptop? Need the Cheap Logic Board Repair? Mail in Repair Centers Save Thousands! Cheap Apple Logic Board Repair How Do we Repair A New Laminate Floor That Has Started To Buckle? How Do we Repair A Burn Mark On Linoleum? How To Repair Your Credit What Are The Chances A Laptop Repair Store Would Carry Parts For [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 18:58:27

Innovation from Constraint (the extended dance mix)

I gave a talk a few weeks ago in Barcelona that was pretty well-received and widely blogged. Specifically, several bloggers have picked up and amplified the seven key points I offered in the talk - a list of principles that I believe characterize much of the best innovation coming out of Africa [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 20:45:09

Bank Owned Foreclosure Investment Tips

by Steven McCarthy Should you learn how to buy bank owned foreclosure properties, ... , food, electricity and the recent doubling of credit card minimum payments. And you can see how ... will protect you from hidden problems that need repair adding extra expense to the property, another perk [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 16:23:10

From the FIRE Coalition on illegal immigrants to the US

Will our country remain a sovereign United States of America or become another Latin American state?We are reaching the tipping point in this fight for our country, especially in terms of demographic shift, and while we do not have the resources of the opposition, we still have the numbers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:40:00

DrumBeat: January 1, 2009

Blackout fear for EU as gas row escalates Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, called on Moscow and Kiev to solve the dispute as soon as possible. While Gazprom, the Russian ... , there are fears that Germany, Italy and other customers could eventually be hit if the dispute escalates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:44:53

McKinney, Nader debate

Democracy Now! played some of the questions and answers from the last Presidential debate with McCain and Obama, followed by a two minute reply by Green Party nominee Cynthia McKinney and Ralph Nader The host, Amy Goodman stopped the candidates when they were headed down the way-over-two-minutes path [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 04:33:33

Online Credit Reports

Every time you ask for a mortgage, make a payment, ask for a personal loan or use a credit card, the information is recorded in your credit report. A credit report has all kinds of information about your credit status, mortgage or billing information, legal issues and more. It is the first thing lenders look at when considering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:17:32

Exeter Cathedral

Treasure trove hiding in wings of City's cathedral29 December 2008Western Morning NewsExeter Cathedral's roots can be traced back to Edward the Confessor. The penultimate Saxon King of England installed Leofric as the city's first bishop in 1050. While this doubtless fascinates keen historians, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 19:24:00

200+ Tools for Surviving the Economic Crisis

With Wall Street’s recent decline and the economy in such an uncertain place, many people are fearful of losing their jobs and lifelong investments ... in that it aggregates your different accounts from banks and credit cards, lets you budget and also [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 22:24:58

Friday Digest - Vol. 09 No. 02

Friday Digest — Vol. 09 No. 0216 January 2009THE FOUNDATION"We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth new Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:15:00

Allenism, Taylorism and the Day I Rode the Thundercloud

News flash: I was just interviewed (you can listen here) along with David Allen, the man himself, about this article, by Karen Hammer at KGNU. If any listeners found their way here after the show, welcome to ribbonfarm! If you are interested in having some fun organizing your life, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:36:19

How To Apply For College Loans

by katie George One good thing about college loans is that anybody can take them ... to what the loan allows. Why should you always look for scholarships when you can get a cheap affordable ... . This is very important because if you secure an affordable rate then you can make repayments [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 09:16:18

Data Recovery And Why It Is Always Best Left To The Experts

In recent times with the “Credit Crunch” beginning to bite a lot of people may well be tempted to try to repair or recover their data from a failed ... with electronic failures This software will of course not be able to help and if the drive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:23:27

TRAVEL - fresh news by plazoo.com

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Date: 2009-01-10 04:37:00

How to Find the Best Rates on Automobile Insurance in Tennessee

How to Find the Best Rates on Automobile Insurance in Tennessee Posted by Dark Spider at January 3, ... in Tennessee: ? Improve your credit score ? Repair your driving record ? Take a driver education ... . So, in order to get a cheap quote on car insurance in Tennessee, you need to make yourself [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 18:07:21

10 Truths About Frugal Living Revealed By 5,000 Reader Comments

Photo courtesy of Michel Filion At least a couple times a week I get asked some version of the following question, “Have your thoughts on frugal living changed since you started your blog?”  The direct answer is a resounding, “Yes and No” [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 11:00:30

The Hollow Men

British financial historian Niall Ferguson recently coined the term “Chimerica” to describe the growing economic interdependence between the United ... was then invested in the U.S., which kept interest rates in the U.S. low and provided easy credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 00:51:42

180th Carnival of Personal Finance

Hi and welcome to the 180th Carnival of Personal Finance.  This is my first time hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance and I’m excited to do so!    If you are interested in hosting or submitting to the Carnival please check out the website. My name is LAL and I’m a twenty-something DINK writing about my journey to one day live large [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:05:11

Federal Government Takes Desperate Measures to Save Itself

Federal Government Takes Desperate Measures to Save Itself Posted September 19th, 2008 by Michael Nystrom So, ... in the creation of cheap credit that inflated our stock and bond markets, our housing markets ... , but the illusion has been shattered and the system broken beyond repair. No amount of government [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 18:49:22

143rd Festival of Frugality:

Welcome readers to the 143rd Festival of Frugality!  I’m LAL, host of LivingAlmostLarge and a new blog called LAL musings! LAL Musings is where I write about life, love, and everything else not financial so please check it out.  This is my first time hosting, and I hope you learn as many frugal tips as I do [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 13:00:46

Corporate Bonds

The corporate bond market is a broken shattered vessel and a shoddy reminder of its once mighty and powerful self ... as trading to successfully clear the market. So the 5 year priced nearly 180 basis points cheap to outstandings and the 10 year traded about 155 cheap to comparable paper. This is for the debt o [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 19:36:38

President-elect Obama’s Economic Speech

President-elect Obama’s Economic Speech Here’s highlights from the speech (full video here) ... that mark a clean break from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation ... of what the future will hold. I don't believe it's too late to change course [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 02:14:29

Why You Should Always Leave Data Recovery To The Experts

Why You Should Always Leave Data Recovery To The Experts January 13, 2009 By: blogger Category: Data Recovery In recent times with the “Credit Crunch” beginning to bite a lot of people may well be tempted to try to repair or recover their data from a failed hard disk drive or memory stick [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:16:06

Less oil, less credit: Forecasts 2009, Part II

We’ll turn around early in 2009 and discover that we are a much poorer nation than we thought because from now on credit will be extremely hard to ... is over. Credit cards are maxed out and credit ceilings are lowering like the ceiling in “The Pit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:50:42

Words from the (investment) wise 12.28.08

Investors spent the holiday-shortened Christmas week in an un-merry mood, digesting more gloomy economic data and taking stock of a tumultuous 2008 ... s exuberance), but also still be battling with the implications of the credit crisis for the global economy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 12:31:33

Black Friday: 15 Tips for Buying a Black Friday Notebook (or Not Buying One)

It’s that time of year again, when notebook buyers across the country start plotting how they’re going to score a cheap notebook on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving that kicks off the holiday shopping season. We’re going to start tracking the deals on our Black Friday Notebooks page, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-16 01:25:35

The Bottled Water Myth

Last year Americans spent over $15 billion dollars on bottled water, up from $11 billion in 2006 ... for $1.35 — 17 ounces of water imported from France for pocket change. That water seems cheap, but only ... way, if the water we use at home cost what even cheap bottled water costs, our monthly water bills [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 11:28:01

RESOLUTIONS

RESOLUTIONS J. Crofthttp://freedomguide.blogspot.comIt’s a New Year as I type this. Another year the forces of evil have triumphed ... financial system credit(debt financing) halts and the real economy has been all but shut down… what’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 17:55:00

154th Festival of Frugality

Hi and Welcome back, i am hosting the 154th Festival of Frugality. I previously hosted the 143rd Festival of Frugality ... Cheap”.  These posts I think are the best posts talking about frugality and how to approach ... . Mr. CC talks about Extreme Christmas Shopping posted at Ask Mr Credit Card’s Blog. He gives [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:00:57

Reader Mailbag #26

Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance topics and many other things. Got a question? Ask it in the comments. You might also enjoy the archive of earlier reader mailbags [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 14:00:51

Retailer Review: Nashbar.com

Retailer Name: Bike Nashbar Website: www.Nashbar.com Continue reading for my thoughts and opinions on Nashbar, a cycling-specific online retailer for road and mountain bikers… Product Selection and Availability First of all, Nashbar has a good selection of most road and mountain bike parts and accessories, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:54:24

5 Key Microbusiness Trends for 2009

Microbusinesses — firms with fewer than 5 employees — face a difficult environment coming into 2009 and it will be harder for them to navigate than the 2002-2003 downturn. The economy will be the story for most of us during the next twelve months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:04:41

DrumBeat: October 10, 2008

The Official Demise of the Oil Bubble On Sept. 11, 2007, the price of crude oil closed at $78 ... ,'' Neil McMahon, a London-based analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., wrote in a report today ... , the Saudis are the key to the future existence of OPEC,'' the report said. ``However [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 13:15:00

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