Open Thread 1-17-2009
Bad to the Bone—George Thorogood On the day I was born The nurses all gathered ‘round And they gazed in wide wonder At the joy they had found The head nurse spoke up Said “leave this one alone” She could tell right away That I was bad to the bone No particular theme for this weekend’s post. Sometimes you just want a little [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 15:09:04
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Financial Ramblings - $100 Gift Certificate Contest
We have a busy financial ramblings today as we will be A GIVING CHAPTERS GIFT CERTIFICATE OF $100 (Sponsored by INSURE CAN) ... to know what a stock split is, ABC’s of investing is proving a great definition. The Credit Toolbox is giving you reasons to take a variable rate mortgage. I’m a big fan of variable rate mortgage since it’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 02:00:47
Deal with Credit Before Divorce
by Rob Kosberg When you are about to file for divorce, you know that this is a horrible experience no matter how much you want to do it ... . Legal advice may help with this. Finances should be worked out, if at all possible, before the divorce is completed. Credit reports for each partner need to be secured, examined and fixed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:06:48
Review: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
The good Activities are varied and fun The characters, especially Julien, are funny Forgiving controls Multiplayer mini golf is quite awesome Good replay value The bad ... an honest lion away from a flying fox, so don't even try. (Credit: GameSpot) The story in Madagascar [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 05:31:01
Emerald Marketing Payday Loans
Situations, a payday loan but actually these loans are made to save your salary. Sometimes, you just cannot wait any further misfortunes ... in their credit report. The money is short or the borrower to select emergency payday loans. These loans ... the repayment can cost you a substantial amount. Therefore, it is apt to submit the pay emerald marketing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:21:14
Fed calls West’s housing markets feeble
The Fed’s San Francisco unit had its harshest words to date to say about the West’s real estate markets in the first 2009 “Beige Book,” a Federal Reserve Board report on regional economic ... by the bay. (MAP HERE!) In this #1 regional “Beige Book” recap for 2009, (Read full REPORT HERE [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:20:07
Cinematic Creep Out: Children Edition
This weekend David S. Goyer’s The Unborn will crawled into theatres, bringing the case of Roe vs ... there, and Ozeki gets credit for taking a double dip in both the Japanese and American versions. We could ... the previous entries, but who are we to choose? Rhoda Penmark (Patty McCormack), The Bad Seed Creepy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:00:04
And Then There’s This…Thursday, January 15th, 2009
As per usual these last few days, gold did nothing in Far East or European trading ... time when a rally commenced. But it was all for naught once the London p.m. fix was in. The bids ... -) will move their earnings release date to today from next week. How bad must their numbers be? Citigroup’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 20:30:45
Where were you when the world ended?
Being a spoiler-filled (except for the final issue) narrative of your Winter Men reading experience, in nine (somewhat lengthy) parts. Part the First. Sometime around 10 August 2005. Your trip to the local comics-purveying establishment rewards you with a new comic written by a Mr. Brett Lewis and drawn by a Mr [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 16:25:10
Insurance Companies Are Not All Equal
by Ethan Kalvin You can get Insurance Coverage on just about anything you can think of ... on age, gender, total annual miles, credit history and driving record. There are also other ... to be safe in case something bad happens. In case of emergencies, people need for their possessions [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 21:39:04
ROUNDUP: Can’t stop talking about the crisis
Sometimes, I wonder when the global financial crunch will no longer be in the headlines…or when a day will pass when we won’t talk about it…or when ... , whether a medical insurance or health card from an HMO. While you keep pouring your juice ... , UITFs and mutual funds, check out this article. Yes, there’s good debt and bad debt and it’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 13:29:37
Golden Globin’ It
It’s common knowledge that the Golden Globes rank just ahead of the People’s Choice Awards as one of Hollywood’s biggest scams ... entertainment “journalists” that hand out these awards–credit for carving out a niche for themselves ... the Oscar in the bag or he doesn’t care because he’s already got one at home.) Despite [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 17:35:28
Green Your City Breaks
When you think of eco-travel, visiting the world’s biggest cities is not usually what springs to mind. You might think of volunteering on an organic farm, camping in a yurt or tipi in the Welsh valleys, or staying in an eco-lodge in Australia’s Daintree rainforest. But a weekend trip to New York, Paris or Melbourne? Not so much [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 12:00:54
America Has Lost Focus
I worked 34 years for the same corporation. We had a CEO who grew the corporation from a Mid-West based refiner marketer to an international production, refining, chemical and marketing company. He selected his successor more than ten years before he retired. The successor was anointed. He was told he would be the CEO when the current CEO retired [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 02:48:49
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
Applying For Bad Credit Personal Loans Is Not Difficult
Anyone that has ever experienced credit problems knows what a terrible worry it is but there is definitely good news. Years ago, it was almost impossible to get bad credit personal loans but that has changed drastically over the last few years. Although some lenders used to feel bad credit had a social stigma [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:49:30
Remember When Email Viruses Were the Big Problem?
Often in the media you will see statistics from security vendors that state that spam makes up over 90% of all email sent over the internet these days. To some people that sounds like an unrealistic number. I received about 30 emails at work today, does that mean another 270 spam emails were sent my way as well? Well according to the statistics, yes it does. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 13:29:40
Obama’s Judgement: Treasury Pick “Forgot” To Pay His Taxes & Kept Money Given As Reimbursements For Money He Never Paid
Check out Mike’s post on the double standard in the MSM towards this latest “mistake” on Obama’s part For all the hoopla of the Obama inauguration his transition to power has been one of complete and utter folly. The latest? His pick for Treasury Secretary, Timothy Geithner. You may recall that pick of Obama’s met with a lot of praise [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 17:39:48
?Foreclosure Auctions: A Bargain Hunter’s Dream
by Michael Geoffrey Buying a home at a foreclosure auction could be perfect for you if you are interested in purchasing a home for the lowest price ... these payments by credit card or personal check. The house will be resold immediately if the winning ... . The winning bidder will need to get a loan to cover the rest of the price of the foreclosure home [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 08:34:36
Background Check and Prevention
Criminal background checks are becoming a vital part of the hiring process. Certain people with bad criminal records might reflect some potential for bad circumstances in the future. If a person has embezzlement on their criminal record, a bad experience involving large amount of money may be prevented by a criminal background check [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 02:01:34
Finding County Marriage Licenses
by Jason Voxly Getting marriage license records online is something a lot of people want to know about ... you give them the information and your credit card. It is a rare situation that you will receive bad ... records and their success depends on happy customers. The last thing they want is to have bad [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 22:23:47
Mother-In-Law Research and JP Morgan
Those of you antique enough to remember Peter Lynch, ... a really bad day, and the financial system is looking a wee bit stresssed, the last thing most people ... it that Chase is being a complete jerk about sticking credit customers with rate hikes. That has become [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 05:20:35
You Need Credit Scores With A Credit Report
By John Rasor the importance of knowing and understanding your credit history and score I recently logged on to annualcreditreport ... that people with bad credit are more likely to file a claim than people with good credit. As a result ... .com to get my once a year free credit report but to my surprise there were no credit scores [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 19:01:47
Credit Reports can be a Teaching Tool
by Rob Kosberg All of us have probably been informed that our credit report is a very important document ... on each report, locate any and all errors. It is up to each individual to monitor his/her own credit ... credit. We can obtain copies of our credit report for free, on an annual basis, from the three major [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 15:18:02
£50 Payday Loan
It would probably make you feel better about a financial facilities that you are in the next 24 hours or by the next business day ... institutions providing £50 payday loan faxless payday cash advance, typically you have to make a typical ... having a 6 month-old bank account even with out any credit check, the loan is at your discretionThe [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:21:09
Insurance Companies Are Not All Equal
by Ethan Kalvin You can get Insurance Coverage on just about anything you can think of ... be rated based on your gender, age, distance driven each year, driving record, and your credit history. There are also external influences that also contribute to your final insurance quote [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 21:22:40
I’ll Take My Chipotle App To Go, Thanks
My favorite burrito restaurant, Chiptole, launched a free mobile ordering app earlier this week ... for pickup and pay for their order with a credit card. (Just like their online ordering system, which ... ? The theories in my head started flowing like a bad Oliver Stone movie- Could [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 13:00:09
The Endgame
The Endgame by John Mauldin January 17, 2009 • Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted • Aye, Captain, I’m Giving Her All I’ve Got! • Problem #1: Deflation • Problem #2: Pushing on a String • The Muddle Through Middle • Conversations With John Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 02:04:12
Basics of Reverse Mortgages
Basics of Reverse Mortgages Posted by Dark Spider at January 17, 2009 What is a reverse mortgage? ... profile fortune 500 bank, for whatever reason. If you have bad credit or questionable financial ... free card. It is a serious loan and therefore must be treated as one - if you know for sure [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 00:07:33
Bad Credit Payday Loans – Instant Approval Cash Loans Today
Bad credit payday loans are one of the quickest ways to get instant approval cash today. Many payday loan companies that are online will allow you to get approved in 15 minutes and wire you cash within 24 hours. Very few other loan options give you this luxury. With this, please realize that you are going to end up paying for it in the form of fees and interest. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 02:58:29
50 Ways to Budget Travel and Save Money on Vacations
Wouldn’t you want to travel more often without breaking the bank? What if I told you that instead of planning one family trip a year, you can go twice with the same budget? If you are at all interested, read on to find out how you can do simple things to save money next time you go on vacation! Airfares [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:00:17
Sending Money To Australia Is Quick, Effective And Affordable – Today’s Options And What Might Work Best For You
September 30, 2009 | By Deb Snyder In Online Business | by Deb SnyderSo youre one of many people needing to send money to Australia and youre stuck trying to figure out the best way to get it there. By doing a little homework you can ensure you save yourself some money while your money promptly at the correct location. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 20:33:01
TOM TOMORROW: THIS MODERN WORLD
NOTES from the UNDERGROUND No.166 | January 17, 2009TOM TOMORROW: THIS MODERN WORLD(“BYE, BYE BUSH”… AND ALL THAT, and more…)Editor’s Note: Among my numerous attempts the past 40 years to survive as a ‘local’ writer in this rural Wisconsin location, contribute something to the community culture ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 21:10:10
Saving Money on Weekly Grocery Trips
The cost of food is absolutely outrageous. Even if you’re only feeding yourself, the high price of groceries can put a huge dent in your wallet ... having one of those bad weeks where you can’t afford groceries, yet desperately need them, a good [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 04:20:22
Get a College Student Car Loans at low rate of interest
Amazon.de Widgets There are two different avenues that you can take to get a car loan if you are a student. These two avenues depend upon whether or not you have absolutely no credit at all and have never had any credit, whatsoever or, if you have had credit and you have bad credit.Let’s first, take a look at the options that may be available to you if you have never had any credit at all. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-30 13:45:36
A talk with Battlestar Galactica director Michael Nankin
By Todd VanDerWerff Most of Battlestar Galactica director Michael Nankin’s previous experience in television directing came on domestic or workplace dramas like Life Goes On and Picket Fences. So perhaps he wasn’t the most obvious choice to make the leap to the sweeping space battles of the gritty sci-fi show ( [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 21:37:21
Fixing Bad Credit
Fixing Bad Credit With the current economy situation many people have bad credit due to losing jobs, poor money management and unforeseen medical expenses. We all know having bad credit makes ... college funds intact. Legally Fix Your Bad Credit Now you can help take your stress away from bad [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 00:40:11
Don’t Postpone Your Marriage for Money: Wedding Loan now available
If you got engaged then now you must be planning for a grand wedding celebration. But you are scared too ... charged on wedding loan provided to you. If the borrower has a bad credit record ... in case money is short. Infact, recently, Wedding loans are gaining popularity in both rural as well [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 23:25:46
Fazzari on Keynesian Economics
Steve Fazzari, of Washington University in St. Louis, talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about Keynesian economics. Fazzari talks about the paradox of thrift, makes the case for a government stimulus plan, and weighs the empirical evidence for a Keynesian worldview. Play Time: 1:05:53 How do I listen to a podcast? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 11:29:25
LifeLock Review
LifeLock is the company that has a picture of their CEO, Todd Davis, ... . They will remember to put fraud alerts on your credit history at the three bureaus every 90 days ... , and they will request your credit history every 12 months from the three bureaus. It’s not a lot of work [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:19:44
California Estimated Taxes New Split Information
Just as a heads up for those of us living in the state of California. This may or may not apply for you. For those of you making estimated payments for Fiduaciaries, the formula will no longer be 25% of your estimated tax liability each quarter. It is changing to 30%-30%-20%-20% as stated below from the 2009 Form 541 instructions: [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 05:05:20
Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect
Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? We will explore that in detail over the next few issues of Thoughts from the Frontline, but today we will start with some of the larger forces which will have a major impact on the economies of the world, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28
Student Loan Default: How to Deal with It
by William Blake If you fall behind in your student loan payments and end up in student loan default, ... eligibility and recover your credit score. This option is only available to people who arrange ... financial aid eligibility, make your credit rating better, and possibly have your student loan default [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:48:52
Democrats Offer Up Version of Tax Bill
Remember when I said that it was going to be a long January? I wasn’t kidding ... a whopping $275 billion in tax breaks. Half of the breaks will go to a new tax credit for working families. The credit, as previously blogged, would be taken out of payroll taxes and would [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 01:18:08
Reality TV Listings: January 14, 2009
Night two of American Idol is on FOX tonight, and Real World: Brooklyn is on MTV ... have a lot going on when it comes to cable. Check the listings and have fun watching! 10AM ET/PT ... ET/PT Pimp My Ride - MTV2 3PM - 5pM ET/PT Made - MTV 3PM - 6PM ET/PT Bad Girls Club - Oxygen [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:49:36
American Idol 8 Premieres On FOX
The stock market is down. Home prices are plummeting. Layoffs are hitting hard ... Cowell. Another big change to American Idol is that the wild card element of the competition is coming ... eliminated too soon, the return of the wild card element is a welcome change to the show. The wild card [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 15:00:21
News: guitar9 giveaway
News:17-01-2009:Guitar 9 work on a credit crunch buster: My wife was saying to me the other day, "We need more users ... . And the economy is really bad right now - people need help. And, she's right - having more users ... . But if not, personal accounts are free, you can sign [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 20:49:00
Weekly Round-Up
I know it’s been awhile since we’ve done a round-up at MYC and I’m sorry about that guys! ... up. - No Debt Plan reminds us that we should be checking our credit reports again. Remember, you get one report from each of the credit bureaus free each [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 06:14:20
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
Entrepreneurship Styles: USA vs Europe - The Gillmor Gang At LeWeb '08
What does it take to make it as a startup in the web 2.0 world? Does it matter whether you are a European company or a Silicon Valley one? ... Are the chances and opportunities the same? Entrepreneurship_styles_europe_vs_usa_the_gillmor_gang_c.jpg Photo credit:LeWeb '08 and Ustream Just a month ago at LeWeb08, the two-day Paris event [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 10:22:00
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