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

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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

Why Your Credit Score Is So Important To Your Ability To Borrow

Your credit information may be of no use to you. If you’re not planning on buying a house or renting an apartment, buying a car, taking out a loan, paying for college or getting a new credit card, then you won’t need to worry about getting ... you are and where you need to be financially. Bad Credit To improve your credit information, you’ll need [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 13:04:13

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

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

Credit Card Offers For People With Bad Credit Or Poor Credit History

Updated List Of The Best Secured and Unsecured Bad Credit Cards For Credit Improvement Credit card usage is a fact of life whether you agree with ... has morphed into a mish mash variety of credit card rewards, airline credit card miles, and balance ... room reservations to car rental bookings. Credit card numbers are also necessary for frequent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 18:01:07

Watch Out for Possible Credit Card Scams

I am constantly amazed by the creativity of thieves when it comes to ways to scamming people ... card. Bad Photography A lady paid by using my Visa Check Card, and the young man behind ... will be so much better. Currently in the United States, the credit card companies take the burden off [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 15:25:07

Filing For Bankruptcy Concerns

A big concern for those Americans who choose to file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 Bankruptcy is how and when they will be able to regain their credit ... to begin credit repair. Immediately after a bankruptcy filing, you can expect credit ... much credit at once. Eighteen to twenty-four months following a bankruptcy discharge [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:23:05

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

The ARM of Satan

Dear United States of America, I have decided to ask you, the government for a bailout ... I have too much credit debt and that is probably crimping my cash flow, but the truth is, I am too ... me here in the first place? How many times have I listened to the temptation of the easy way [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 07:03:46

Weekly Roundup - Exercise Edition

My wife and I own an elliptical machine that has been out of commission the last several months ... out to repair it - only the problem never went away. After waiting almost a month since the last visit ... before we could get another appointment with the repair man. Anyway, I’m hoping the machine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 14:54:38

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

Improving Your Credit

Improving Your Credit January 16th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed Your credit file and rating have always been very important to your financial ... to repair it. However, if your credit rating has been damaged there are ways to improve it Whenever ... to get affordable finance, but for those whose credit rating is damaged the chances of getting any [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 21:05:51

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

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

Top 3 Customer Rock Stars for 2008

I was asked to spend a few minutes recently on the Big Biz Show (a nationally-syndicated radio program) discussing my thoughts about business in 2008 with a look ahead to 2009. I thought I would share some of those insights here at Customers Rock! to inspire you for the upcoming year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 21:27:36

Double Your Money Next Year With Starbucks (SBUX)

HIDDEN VALUE Dear Value Seeker, Christmas is almost upon us. Business activity is winding down. In some cases, it’s stopping altogether ... to do during the credit boom. It ruined the private sector. Now the government is going to have a go. Think [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 13:03:21

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

Valuing My Finger

Common dogma has it that no value can be placed on a human being. Our lives are priceless. So are our bodies ... like this: 1) Injury occurs. 2) Decide whether you can fix it yourself. Can you duct tape, superglue ... up the finger again to repair the severed nerve and tendon [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 21:00:09

January 10 2009: Hornswoggled Absquatulation

Russell Lee Tobaccy Candy 1940 Pool hall, Shasta County, California Ilargi: The revolving doors between Washington and Wall Street are swinging like never before. Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin are the finance powerhouses in the upcoming Obama administration. They were in the exact same place 10 years ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 16:28:00

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/9/2008

Don’t miss Bill Ayers’ op-ed in the Toronto Star.Also worth looking at: the “Axis of Evil” countries love Obama. Kenya is expecting a quid pro quo from its favorite son. Corzine is rumored to be in line for Treasury. And the recession hits China.Thanks to Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 04:33:00

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

House Dems Detail $825 Bln. American Recovery & Reinvestment Plan

Jan 15: According to information posted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) ... . - More than $20 billion in tax cuts for clean, renewable energy including a new enhanced tax credit ... Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees “Chairman’s Mark” contains targeted efforts in: Clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:10:00

The Top Franchise Trends For 2009

Two words will be dominating the franchise landscape for 2009: cautious optimism ... credit score, and low personal debt, will increase the chances of getting a franchise loan.  More tips ... entrepreneurial ventures. Franchise Loan Availability The financial institutions are still going through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 07:30:34

Wiping out my savings is one thing. Wiping out Bubbie and Zadie's is something else entirely

the now-famous video of me and Madoff and his employee Josh Stampfli misses. All that talk in the video about how Madoff makes money and what his dealings with the SEC are like relates to his brokerage business, which was a pillar of the Nasdaq system and was, as far as anybody knows at this point, on the up and up [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:04:47

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

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

Repair Credit Score and Factors To Consider

The credit score is calculated based on many factors which you should know when you are trying to repair credit score ... badly and do more of what would affect your credit score favorably. Monitoring your credit report will help significantly. If you have late pays on your credit report, then you need to pay on time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 02:19:24

Don’t Pay Off Bad Credit

Step three in the “Should I Buy a House Now” series is somewhat of a sidetrack ... towards housing payments. Step 3) Start Improving Your Credit Rating This can take a long time ... your bills on time, that you have good credit.  Paying your bills on time only accounts for 30% to 35 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 17:02:59

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

Two crises for the price of three

We are living through two crises, for the price of three, thanks to the authorities. The first crisis was the massive overextension of borrowing in the Credit bubble, which low interest rates and loose banking regulation, off balance sheet financing and a culture of buy now pay [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:52:36

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

What Is Your House Worth? Both Less and More than You Think

What Is Your House Worth? Both Less and More than You Think Sharon December 16th, ... t really tell the whole story.  Because, of course, this assumes that most of us could access the value ... at all is selling, and they cannot find a buyer who can get credit.  The functional value of many [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 15:22:03

Recognizing a Credit Repair Scam

by David Wada Companies target consumers with poor credit histories all the time, ... a credit repair offer, here’s 6 simple ways to tell if the company behind it is up to no good: * The company wants you to pay for credit repair services before they provide any services. Under the Credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:06:09

Credit Repair Company

Rollover USA-401K Rollover to IRA is a post from: Rollover USA-401K Rollover to IRA Bad credit history can bar one from getting a job, getting a loan, obtaining a lease or even in securing credit. Several people look for ways through which they can repair their credit in order to obtain or secure the credit they are looking for. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 12:07:14

House Dems detail recovery plan

House Democrats released new details about their economic recovery plan late Friday, ... credit, worth up to $500 for individuals –and $1000 for working families—to help defray the burden of payroll taxes. The plan would temporarily increase the earned-income tax credit for families [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:24:31

Are There Legal Ways to Go About Repairing Your Credit?

There are many ways to illegally work on Repairing Your Credit. However, you can legally repair your credit as well ... with. Do your research on the legal, above the board techniques to repair your credit. Put them ... , such as checking your credit report for errors and getting them corrected. If you try to repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:10:06

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

The Trillion Dollar Head Fake

The Trillion Dollar Head Fake Posted by HughS Published: January 15, 2009 - 7: ... ) and contains gems like: 1) "$150,000,000 for repair, revitalization, and alteration of facilities ... floodplain easements as authorized by section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978". Save a Poor [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:17:28

Tips To Improve Your Credit Report

Tips To Improve Your Credit Report January 17th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed debt consolidation In the United States, ... credit repair can be established in two ways, either with the proper use of credit cards and/or with the help of debt consolidation measures. Credit cards can help you accelerate the repair of your credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:02:50

What Are Ways To Repair Credit?

Are you looking to repair credit scores and making good on past debts? ... and you're in a position to make your accounts current and repair your credit. First, you should ... . Secondly, you can try to negotiate directly with your creditors to repair credit history. If you were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 06:00:32

Posts about Real Estate Market Reports as of January 14, 2009

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks - caprockanalytics.info 01/14/2009 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 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:24:38

GM Looks To Sell ACDelco, Raise $15 Billion Through Year-End 2009 [They Need The Dues]

GM's just announced the company's looking to part ways with ACDelco, the General's aftermarket parts business ... and manufacturing center in Strasbourg, France. ACDelco provides light-duty maintenance and repair ... and brakes), as well as repair parts (e.g., alternators [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 15:00:00

9 Methods for Mastering Your Money in 2009

2008 was a miserable year for money. The stock market tumbled, unemployment soared, the housing market continued to crumble, ... is to take control of your money (instead of letting it keep control of you), this crash course in financial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:00:21

Obama's first plan

Obama's first plan The House Appropriations Committee introduced its version of the Obama administration's American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan ... Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:16:25

DrumBeat: November 26, 2008

Russia’s Comeuppance Any international economic crisis afflicts different countries in different ways, ... and metals, over-leveraged corporate balance sheets and a chorus of bailout appeals, a credit crunch [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:53:17

Online Credit Repair

.fullpost{display:inline;}Anyone who wants to run businesses sometimes requires a credit ... type of problem you credit, visit the DSI Solutions. You will get credit repair information, improve ... the online credit repair services. DSI Solution is a site that provides the service. This site will help [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:35:00

You Need Time And Patience With Credit Repair

You Need Time And Patience With Credit Repair January 17th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed credit repair There are many options for credit repair today ... and can barely make ends meet? The most important factor involved in credit repair is incoming cash [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 05:59:46

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