Self-Discipline And Saving Money

Self-Discipline And Saving Money Self-discipline is the ability to put off gratification now to gain gratification later ... s standard of living. According to money management book author Robert Hastings, “Undisciplined ... on it at all. 4. Credit card debts hold the number one slot as the cause for financial drains these days. Control [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:22:29

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Five Questions About the Stimulus

Now that a group of economists, including well-known Marxists Martin Feldstein and Larry Lindsey, have recommended that the stimulus package reach in the neighborhood of $1 trillion (with a "t") dollars, a few questions come to mind: Who will run it? Conceivably, the stimulus "package" could actually be a series of discrete pieces, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 18:41:49

Bank of America to Receive Additional $138 Billion in Government Assistance

The situation must have been rather dire indeed. They did not even wait for the weekend.Its a nice amount of government aid for a single company. Too bad GM is not a bank.Some animals are more equal than others.BloombergU.S. Gives Bank ... the global credit crunch.Bank of America will absorb the first $10 billion of losses in the pool, of which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:50:00

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

China Stimulates, $34Bln Alt-A Securities Downgraded

A: With China stimulating their economy and the globe right now, we have to wonder if this is more economic Cialis? What happens after the 36 hours are up? This is $586Bln less that is available to buy up our treasuries as we issue massive supply to fund our own rescue. As I said before, this is not a subprime problem [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 14:39:25

Base Metals To Soar On Global Stimulus Program

China’s stimulus package proves that the global infrastructure boom is not dead, says Justice Litle. And that’s big news for base metals like copper ... as a result of the credit crisis. But now that copper has retreated back to 2005 levels – ... as a result of the credit crisis was overdone. China Picks Door #2 On Sunday, November 9th, China sent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 18:37:18

Iomega StorCenter ix2 NAS Review - 1TB Edition

Backup isn’t generally seen as glamorous, and the Iomega StorCenter ix2 is unlikely to change that perception. A sober gray box, the ix2 is as compact as dual 3.5-inch SATA-II hard-drives will let it be. However inside there lurks an iTunes-compatible media server, printer sharing facility and optional CCTV recording and Bluetooth file transfers, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 14:15:49

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

Top 100 Comic Book Battles: 45-41

Here’s the next five! Here is the master list! Enjoy! 45. Heroes vs. Villains (Secret Wars) I got some general votes for Heroes vs ... ? One of the loser duo of the group) with an arrow. After the battle, the heroes used a machine to repair their costumes, and Spider-Man uses a machine he THINKS is the clothing repair machine but is actually [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 21:21:14

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

How To Break Away From The Debt Prison, Forever!

By Tom Graneau Americans are plagued with personal financial problems ... finance is the most common platform for human errors. Many of us have purchased more “stuff” on credit ... . Mistakes are part of the developmental stages of life. We make errors in every segment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:11

New Washer Dryer Economics

Today, as part of our New Year, new approach to doing things (which hopefully will be better than last years for all of us), we will start the talk about business, money and economics with a washer and a dryer.  Before I hear the jokes and jeering about “cleaning up” our “laundering” cash, I want to point out how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 05:09:51

Nations Top Firearms Salesman Announced

Nations Top Firearms Salesman Announced on the eve before the opening of this years SHOT Show in Orlando Florida ... of business slumps that have befallen the automotive and housing industries. It’s credit where credit is due. Mr. Obama has consistently voted against individual rights to firearms, appointed a re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:57:24

Introduction (6)

Creditors like to see evidence of stability, so if any of the following information is not in your report, ... F and G, for more information on adding positive data to your credit report.) I’ve been told that I need to use credit to repair my credit. Is this true? Yes. The main type of positive information [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:41:40

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

DrumBeat: November 29, 2008

OPEC freezes crude output quota CAIRO (AFP) – OPEC decided on Saturday to leave its oil output quota unchanged and vowed to take any action necessary to balance the market next month, the cartel's president said after a consultative meet in Cairo. "Ministers agreed to take any additional action on December 17th (in Oran, Algeria) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:01:57

Provident Living: Practice Thrift and Frugality

"Practice thrift and frugality. There is a wise old saying: “Eat it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.” Thrift is a practice of not wasting anything. Some people are able to get by because of the absence of expense. They have their shoes resoled, they patch, they mend, they sew, and they save money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:13:00

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

A Man, A Plan, A Levee by dday Panamanian strongman John McCain has this idea that, ... and $3 billion later, the levees still leak and much of the repair work remains incomplete. "Huge areas ... at Louisiana State University who wrote a book about why the levees broke during Katrina. At best the levees [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 04:12:57

The End of the Financial World as We Know It

This is the best article I have seen on describing not the financial crisis, which is a symptom, but the demise of our nation’s value system and lack of leadership. I am in search constantly of “the why” behind this crisis, why people have gotten so greedy at the expense of others, why enough is never enough [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 14:09:15

FUN.xls

FUN.xlsThreat Level: FUN.xls is a worm disguised as an Excel spreadsheet file. FUN.xls slips into your system, and copies itself into your computer under other names, as soon as it can. FUN.xls can eat up your data, on your computer and any other devices you connect it to (smart phone, external hard drive, etc.) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:33:29

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Emergency Funds (But Were Afraid to Ask)

This is a guest post from Dylan Ross. Dylan is a long-time member of the Get Rich Slowly community: a frequent commenter and occasional guest author ... repairs, legal defenses, travel to attend a funeral, natural disasters, and so on. Figure how much [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 13:00:06

How Time Travel Works (and doesn’t) in Back To The Future [BTTF Week]

Arguably, no movie involving time travel can ever actually make sense in the realm of continuity. I have to give tremendous credit to the Back To The Future writers for taking it on in the first [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 12:38:31

Paulson Translated

After listening to and reading the text from Paulson’s speech this morning, ... at a tipping point. Credit markets were largely frozen, denying financial institutions, businesses and consumers access to vital funding and credit. He uses past tense verbs, but I’m not sure [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 04:08:18

Heart Valve Replacements

Heart valve replacement surgery is preformed more than 250, ... is, click here Patient’s Guide To Heart Valve Surgery.        There’s no doubt about it. Doctor David Adams from Mount Sinai in New York deserves a lot of credit for his surgical skills. Many, many, many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 04:51:58

6 Step To Improve Your Credit Score Now

credit cards Your credit score is probably the single most important number in your financial life ... . Use of your credit report has infiltrated areas we never thought it would - from job applications to insurance premiums. I recently learned the impact credit score has on interest rates after finding [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 17:06:27

News and Commentary

Children Heavily Represented Among 917 Dead, Say Officialsby Michael Jansen - Irish Times / Common DreamsHealth officials in Gaza said yesterday that the Palestinian death toll since Israel began its offensive against the Strip on December 27th had reached 917 and the number of wounded 4,100 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:42:00

Bailout (of rum, arrows, race tracks)

by Frank James What do rum, motorsport race tracks and wooden arrows used by kids all have in common? The financial markets bailout bill, that's what. Taxpayers for Common Sense has compiled a handy list of what it called the top ten tax-related provisions in the financial-markets bailout bill passed yesterday by the Senate and they include [more...]

Date: 2008-10-02 19:05:21

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

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

Get your children gifts that last - books for Christmas!

If you haven't already, this Christmas can be the time you begin to seriously work on building a library for your children. While I am a fan of the public library, with 12 children 8-39, I can honestly say that one of the greatest delights for me as a mom has been to see my adult children browse through our books, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 16:38:54

Nothing special to say here

Nothing special to say here Posted by Laurie under Journal ... of credit in case we need an emergency repair. Second bathroom is probably out (sorry, ZhaK!) Weird ... . I don’t know how much money she put into it, but from the price I heard she sold it for, she made [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:44:42

From the Kitchen to the Car: DIY Fryer Fuel

This article was written by Sarah Rich in March 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. ... At first glance, you wouldn't know this place from the many other European auto repair shops around [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 18:33:20

Investing with a financial advisor? Don’t go in cold!

(This is a guest post written by ABCs of Investing, ... electrical book. It showed how to do electrical repair jobs and even how to plan various circuits ... investments. Do-it-yourself investors forget how much time they have put into learning about finances [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 07:20:05

How Much Is Your Credit Score Costing You?

I hate to say it, but just change your time is no longer sufficient. There was a time when everything you do, good credit to have ensured that all your bills ... , simple decisions you can not pass on your credit card. But why? What is the average consumer, which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:14:07

HOW CAN I REPAIR MY CREDIT AND INCREASE MY CREDIT SCORE?

{questions} Similiar Post In An Attempt To Fix My Credit, we Tried To Consolidate And It Did Not Help. Who Can Help With Credit Repair? Credit Repair & Debt Collection Success Strategies Membership. The Ultimate Credit Repair Book. Credit Repair & Debt Collection Success Strategies Membership. Credit Repair & Debt Collection Success Strategies Membership. Tim Irishs Credit Repair Truth Blueprinting System! Credit Repair [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 06:58:31

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

DrumBeat: December 8, 2008

Oil rises on talk of auto bailout, stimulus NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices rebounded from a nearly 4-year low Monday as U.S ... a banking and financial crisis. Further, we do not know how in the world of climate change [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:37:28

Repair Your Bad Credit Now

Crying on your bad credit record will not provide you the solution you need to make you qualified for the loans you need ... a look at their method of credit repair service. They know how to find clefts on your credit report ... , education or other purposes, your bad credit will make you have less chance to get the loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:53:53

DeLorean that is exotic and mysterious. What is not exotic or mysterious is the method of its conception. Whilst changing a light bulb in the bathroom, Dr. Emmett Brown fell and struck his head upon the toilet. And then he saw it. The Flux Capacitor. Time travel [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:58:50

Something Very Strange Is Happening

Fraud Daily Wealth: Something very strange is happening in the financial markets ... several months. As bad as things are now, they’ll get much worse. They’ll get worse for the obvious ... income verification, without down payments, and without legitimate appraisals. As bad [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 18:31:24

Obama and Ayers Shared an Office for Three Years

Cross-posted by Maggie at Maggie’s Notebook William Ayers, Weather Underground Photo credit: AP Barack Obama’s Chicago Annenberg Challenge (CAC) ... at University of Chicago, Michelle Obama hosted a 1997 panel discussion based on a book published that same [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 00:13:16

Keep Closing Costs Down

Keep Closing Costs Down January 14th, 2009 | Category: ... costs can vary dramatically for buyers who have identical credit scores, loan terms, and mortgage ... home security bmw diy amplifier wiring sewing aquarium solar flooring auto repair led speaker [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 11:46:00

How Much Is Your Credit Score Costing You?

I hate to say it, but just change your time is no longer sufficient ... that you are a trustworthy person? Your credit card results, of course! The spot-checks, credit cards ... . There was a time when everything you do, good credit to have ensured that all your bills [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:31:20

Tracking My Finances In 2009: 10 January

Welcome to  tracking of income and expenses for the month ... for work because I ripped another one that I could not repair. It originally cost $30.00 ... (classified as a bill) and small credit card payments left until I get paid again at the end [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:59:26

Volcom Coney Island Ls Shirt Black Womenaposs

Do it, and then do it again and again and again. * If someone bids $22 ... to refer to it. Of course, I’m not suggesting that infidelity is a good way to strengthen your marriage, but the steps taken to repair the marriage are of value at all times in any marriage. In the end [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:35:14

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:05:49

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

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