Does more debt to beat the debt-crisis make sense?

Order my book online from this link The UK newspapers are full of a new $33 billion government-backed debt facility for small and medium enterprises, while in the UAE credit for SMEs remains very tight and 1,500 people are losing ... with big debts and banks with bad loans. How can providing more loans possibly help? At worst [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:17:25

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Circuit City files for bankruptcy protection

NEW YORK (AP) -- Circuit City Stores Inc., the nation's second-biggest electronics retailer, ... has been struggling as nervous consumers spend less and credit has become tighter, and the retail industry ... said, adding that the reorganization could help the company get out of leases for certain bad store [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 15:26:11

31 Dog Duties To Dutifully Do For 31 Days

I am setting all that read this a challenge. Perform all the following Dog Duties every day for 31 Days ... on it for a while every day. I wrote about bad Dogs breath and how bones can really help solve ... in a months time or a fun email to send to your friends. Don’t forget to give the pooches of doom some credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 17:07:14

Cara's Commentary & Community Chat, Wed., Oct. 15, 2008, 8:42am ET

The airwaves are now full of chatter. Everybody in the media, it seems, has a position on the economy and direction of the market ... , the more you will smell some good, some bad. You will need to have full control of your senses to help ... no tickee” syndrome. That’s what happens when job layoffs and credit withdrawals and underwater [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 14:47:27

B of A reports loss, gets more cash

by Rolfe Winkler, CFA The TARP was phase 1 of the bank bailout: give the banks cash to rebuild their capital ... 1: the government is absorbing losses on bad assets themselves.  See Citi’s bailout in late November ... for credit-losses nearly tripled, while the company showed why it needed further help from the government [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:09:12

The Bad Paper Chase

And the handout/buyout craze continues. The Federal Reserve said Tuesday it will buy up to $600 billion in mortgage-backed assets in another attempt ... obligations from mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as well as the Federal Home Loan Banks ... also unveiled a new program to help unfreeze the market that backs consumer debt such as credit cards [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 00:46:42

This sounds less bad

I doubt anyone can know how much it might help, but the desperation apparent in this move should be obvious. From Bloomberg: The U.S ... it improves auto sales much. Maybe people pay off some credit cards and take some classes ... up the consumer-finance market, using money from the government’s $700 billion rescue, two people familiar [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 05:46:00

Fed Speak Translations, Oil Forecasts, Treasury Calls for Help, Crazy Freddie Mac Stats, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias The Fed admits impotence… nation stuck between falling economy and rising costs Yet stocks rally… The 5 ... considerable stress. Tight credit conditions, the ongoing housing contraction and elevated energy ... how bad inflation might get.” And thus, rates are likely to stay at 2% for some time. For a nation [more...]

Date: 2008-08-06 18:57:16

Friday Stories: Hero Pilot, Bad Birds & Sea Kittens

Stories I’m watching this Friday: Everyone lives, the pilot averted disaster by ditching in the river, and ordinary humans acted like heros ... American help in the oil business Peru must not have a great credit score MarketWatch: 6 brutal facts you need to realize about your retirement Good for you, bad for phone companies: possible cell phone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 03:49:36

Slimvia Review

Slimvia is a diet pill that “uses a natural proprietary blend of select ingredients we researched over many years to help you reduce your food ... you more product and charge your credit card for it). We never like autoship; you should be able ... restocking fees for returns. This guarantee policy actually seems pretty good. Too bad the product does [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:04:56

2008 Goals Review and Preparing for the New Year

One year ago, I listed my goals for 2008. Here’s a review of my list from last year. Pay off all Credit card debt - Failed! ... in my primary checking account, which helps make budgeting easier and can serve as an emergency fund if needed. Earn $20,000 (gross) from side businesses - Not bad. I didn’t make it to $20,000 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 22:33:00

Need Help With Money

It’s normal for people to make mistakes when it comes to money, but with the economy being in the state it is in now, ... get access to auto loans, credit cards, mortgages, and student loans.    Keeping your credit rating high ... you may need to correct some of your bad money habits to survive the recession. The most common [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:57:49

Camelbackdisplay For All We Needs

It’s a near wedding party of my sister. As her little brother, all I want to do is to help her preparing all the party might need ... if you had VISA credit card. ... . My sister will not be a singer I believe. She was bad for that. What is in my mind right [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 04:26:07

Build your dream home

Are you planning to build your own dream home? If yes, this post will really help you to start up with that plans. One big problem many people face is getting home loans because lenders look at the credit history ... about a website that is providing home loans for bad creditors. badcreditloanshop.com is easily the best [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:47:44

Credit Default Swaps and Moral Hazard

In the insurance business, "moral hazard" is famously a problem ... mortgage business) could be either bad or good for the economy, in that it could send signals ... when an Insurance Company had imprudently set up shop in the city."Help me out here if I'm wrong, but don't credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 02:12:00

All About "Free" Money Making Seminars

Here's an excerpt from the book The Frugal Millionaires: 70 millionaires anonymously share their ideas about money to help each other and you ... and food, and, possibly, airfare, lodging, rental car, credit counseling fees and a psychotherapist bill. These types of marketing vehicles aren’t 100% bad if you can separate out the bits of good info [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:54:20

To Reiterate: The Bailout Won’t Help the Big Three Unless Folks Start Buying Cars Again

More bad news for Detroit: Toyota announced yesterday that it expects to lose $1 ... and “smaller, more fuel-efficient cars,” the message is clear: In this economy, folks aren’t buying any cars — not even Toyota Priuses — largely because they can’t access the credit to finance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 16:02:11

Ravens-Titans Third Quarter Blogging

> Three and out for the Titans after a good kickoff return, ... almost has possession before fumbling. The first bad punt of the day from Koch leads to Titan ball ... , doesn't give them credit for it. Flacco calls time -- well, on the plus side, it'll help the Raven [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 23:56:00

How Wall Street’s Meltdown Helps Main Street’s Housing

Just for fun, let’s imagine a possible silver lining to the complete melt down on Wall Street ... to extend car loans, credit card debt, retail debt and so on.  But this may not be all bad ... are up and his long commute is killing them.  They need to buy a different car.  “But no one is lending money [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 13:00:15

25 Resources To Help You Get Through The Financial Crisis

Unless you’ve been living under a rock filled with a bunch of money, you’re probably aware that America is in a financial crisis ... of the Credit Crisis: A Recipe For Disaster Personal Opinions on the Financial Crisis When things go bad ... , and fixing the economy has been a key issue in the recent presidential debates. This has left most [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 11:00:11

Get Help With Debt When Necessary

Having debt is something that almost everybody has to deal with in their lives ... that determine its seriousness. Things like missed payments on magazine subscriptions or credit card debt shouldn ... . There are numerous forms of debt, so it’s not necessarily a bad thing. While debt is essentially [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 10:02:27

How Bush Actually Helps Obama

How Bush Actually Helps Obama Abe Greenwald - 11.26 ... for a diplomatic rebound, which the next administration will get the credit for carrying out. But how ... policy hurdles? The new streamlined category of America’s interests is certain to encourage bad [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 15:50:53

Identify bad money habits

photo by Ethan Bloch You see tips all the time to help build a successful savings — or, at the very least, ... : Thinking that you’re always going to have a mortgage or car payment, so you spend excessive money ... you all that credit, so you should use it, right? Your kids have to have everything that you didn’t when you were [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 06:29:05

No economic news, but Lots of investor updates

The rates are great – jump on in!  Remember that next-to-0% short term Treasury rates are helping many ARM loans reset to lower rates ... but not limited to processing a loan application, ordering appraisals and/or credit reports ... . How are we looking in terms of ARM re-sets for 2009? Well, not too bad! Check out the websites [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 17:23:40

Car, RIP: Now for Argentine Automaker Bailouts

Reading today's headlines, you cannot help but think that the days of the internal combustion engine-powered automobile are numbered ... of bad news for the global auto industry get you down. It appears that even LDCs are getting ... on a plan to provide consumer credit to finance the purchase of locally made cars. Reuters reports [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 13:55:00

Mortgage Rates Rising with Inflation

Rates are continuing their climb up upwards.  Helping to fuel this rise in rates, ... rate quote below is based on owner occupied with a minimum credit score of 720, “full doc” purchase ... to trade the safety of bonds (such as mortgage backed securities) for stocks.   Great for stocks = bad [more...]

Date: 2008-06-13 20:59:03

Obama helped ACORN register fewer voters

The GOP is making a big deal out of the fact that Obama was part of a team of lawyers that represented ACORN in a 1995 lawsuit against the state of ... imaginary voters. The bad actors are the equivalent of those annoying people in chain stores who pressure you to sign up for a store credit card. Sears probably has thousands of these people [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 17:15:04

Car sales drop, government help forever?

Business: I think we all saw this coming down the road ... half of 2009 because of a continued lack of available credit for prospective car buyers and a profound lack of confidence in an overall economic recovery. “The first quarter is going to be bad no matter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 06:18:09

Helping to Explain the Bailout Issue to Jittery Clients/Consumers

by: Chris Galler, COO - Minnesota Association of REALTORS Most of the consumers you talk with will not have a good handle - I am not sure anyone does yet - of the nature of the credit problem. In this short article, I hope to give you at least ... and now holds in their portfolio is reported as a bad investment because the value of the asset [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 17:06:08

Helping to Explain the Bailout Issue

   Helping to Explain the Bailout Issue to Jittery Clients/Consumers Most of the consumers you talk with will not have a good handle - I am not sure anyone does yet - of the nature of the credit problem. In this short article, I hope to give ... /Freddie issued and now holds in their portfolio is reported as a bad investment because the value [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 13:49:54

Second Chance Banks, Alternative Banking, Alternative Banking Accounts

by Lianne Gaines With the economic decline raging, a lot of folks have found themselves in either short-term or long-term economic trouble. Unfortunately, these troubles can haunt you across many aspects of your life. Too many individuals do not realize that there are ways to navigate around these financial troubles. Be it bad checks, credit debt, or lack of health care, there are resources that will get around, or at least alleviate whatever is blocking you from achieving a better financial outlook. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 11:25:05

Second Chance Banks, Alternative Banking, Alternative Banking Accounts

by Lianne Gaines With the economic decline raging, a lot of folks have found themselves in either short-term or long-term economic trouble. Unfortunately, these troubles can haunt you across many aspects of your life. Too many individuals do not realize that there are ways to navigate around these financial troubles. Be it bad checks, credit debt, or lack of health care, there are resources that will get around, or at least alleviate whatever is blocking you from achieving a better financial outlook. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 11:18:06

Top 10 Bizarre College Courses

They are supposed to be cathedrals of higher learning. In recent years,colleges have revamped their course structure to pave the way for some unusual courses to be incorporated into the curriculum. While some of them may have dregs of intellectual inquiry, others are downright bizarre.We take a look at some courses which may make you wonder if that beer pong championship your son enrolled in is not such a bad thing after all.  
 10 The Unbearable Whiteness Of Barbie A mandatory [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 08:30:14

Review: Wet

The good Great gun-play mechanics Brisk, lively pace Invigorating original soundtrack Full of exciting action movie moments that you create The bad Environmental inconsistency can hinder your acrobatics Some choppy visuals Annoying character quips In the first scene of Wet, you slide down a long table in slow motion, smashing through towers of champagne glasses and a giant cake as you gun down thugs who are trying to kill you. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 07:47:01

Bailed Banks

The Bush-Obama strategy of throwing trillions at the banks to solve the mortgage crisis has been a failure. The banks welcome public money to remove toxic assets from their books, insured by we-the-taxpayers, as well as the hundreds of billions in direct handouts, but they’ve hardly returned the favor. They’ve used these funds to pay mega salaries and prop up stock values, choices that obviously benefit them. They needed public support, no one wanted the system to collapse. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 21:58:57

'The Good Wife': They're called exotic dancers, OK?

Let’s face it: "The Good Wife" is a little bipolar.  It’s a show about a publicly humiliated politician’s wife ... who is also a hungry junior associate at a prestigious Chicago law firm!   The challenge of this show is always going to be tying these two plot lines together cohesively. So far, the show has bridged the gap between these two worlds pretty effectively, if only because Alicia’s cases are suspiciously close to her husband’s sphere of influence. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 14:11:21

Obama s Government Grants to Aid with Debt Relief Pay off All Personal and Unsecured Debt

Author : Lindsy Emery If you've been getting under further and further with debt, you know the feeling of despair that can come from seeking help and being met with empty promises or a lot of red tape The bottom line of needing debt relief is that your name is on the line and the people you are indebted to have a claim against your reputation or property and can damage your credit or repossess your belongings You never want it to come down to that but in order to avoid foreclosures, repossessions [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 11:51:07

The Way Too Long Review for WWE: Hell in a Cell

Given the pay-per-view this weekend, this seemed like a good idea to post.  I actually wonder how many people will just click the link, thinking that we have TV taping results for the show. And you can check out my preview of Hell in a Cell, the Pay Per View, Wednesday on the TWP Pass, which you can find at thewrestlingpress.com or off the i-Tunes store. Mick Foley hosts the bumpers and says nothing of note. DISC ONE Match #1: Hell in a Cell Shawn Michaels vs. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 10:00:41

NOT Available on DVD: ‘The Klansman’

Only in the 1970’s could Hollywood have turned its attention to the subject of racism in the deep south and come up with something so jaw-dropping in it’s political incorrectness as THE KLANSMAN. On the surface the 1974 film is a serious depiction of the bigotry and the racial confrontations that tear apart an Alabama town in the 1960’s, but watching it today THE KLANSMAN comes off at times serious, laughable, mean-spirited, sleazy, and racist. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 12:55:47

A Delicate Balance: the history of Liberals and hung Parliaments

The Liberal Democrat History Grou p meeting at Bournemouth Conference, supported by The Guardian, looked at hung Parliaments. In his introduction, the meeting chair Duncan Brack explained that one reason for picking the topic is that work such as that by John Curtice has shown that the odds of the next general election producing a hung Parliament are much better than they have been for many years. It is a point that was also made earlier this year by Michael Crick . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 12:20:31

What Is Cesi Debt Free?

by Melinda Harni Each of these websites provides extensive information on different aspects of debt: how to get out of debt, control debt, and on matters related to housing counseling. This is significant, keeping in mind the recent economic recession. Together, all three websites provide all-inclusive information, complete with statistics and figures, in keeping with the CESI philosophy of empowering the consumer on financial matters through knowledge. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 23:43:05

The Bank Short Sale – The Best Way Out Of Foreclosure?

by Anthony Mauwer A bank short sale is not the only choice we have to avoid foreclosure – but it is definitely better than some of the other possibilities. If a homeowner is already in this situation, they are already dealing with intense financial anxiety from every angle. If approved for a bank short sale, much of this stress will be alleviated because they’ll be in a great position to purchase another home. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 19:33:42

The Reality of Prepaid Credit Cards

by Pedro Turriago Prepaid credit cards are great for those who find it difficult to control their spending habits. They have a limit imposed by the cardholder that is solely determined by how much money they load onto it. If the person does not have money to load onto the card, then they wont be able to use the card. In short, by the time a prepaid card is used, the bill is already paid. Its probably the best type of credit card available for people who want to stay out of debt. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 11:13:28

Home Loan Modification – Can You Modify to a Lower Mortgage Rate?

Getting a home loan modification can greatly help you avoid foreclosure and stay in your home.  By modifying to a lower mortgage rate or mortgage payment could go a long way to helping you save your financial career.  If you go through the foreclosure process you are going to find that it will be impossible to buy on credit for almost a decade.  This may not sound that bad but in all reality it makes life extremely difficult. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 19:19:52

Bank Bailout Puts Taxpayers At Risk

ABC News' Betsy Stark reports: It all feels less frantic than the government's rescue of the financial system a couple of months ago -- and we can ... , it is reasonable to expect more loan defaults on everything from mortgages to credit cards. And if banks ... these bad assets that are draining bank reserves and investor confidence. In other words, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:01:22

Fixing Credit Report - The Good… The Bad… And The Truth

by Tim Beachum Obviously you are interested in the topic of fixing credit. No matter what your reasons are for wanting to repair your credit, the benefits are well worth it. Depending on your situation you can lower your monthly bills, open a bank account, get better rates on loans, the possibilities are endless. Before I begin explaining the fixing credit process, I feel it is important that you have the right mindset before we begin. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 08:14:45

Need Info About Credit Cards – Read this Publication

When you are looking for a credit card offer you probably want something that will correspond to your needs, not something that is most advertised and popular. Different people have different lifestyles and spending habits, and they want different credit cards which will help in various life situations. If you like travelling or if you just travel a lot make sure you find a credit card offer that provides special bonuses which will considerably enhance your journeys. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 10:17:59

If You Have A Debt Problem, Then Admit It!

You Can’t Solve A Debt Problem If You Deny Its Existence.  If you have a major debt problem and want to end it, then go look at yourself in a mirror and say, "I have a huge debt problem, it’s suffocating me, and it’s taking away my freedom", or whatever words feel right to you. If it felt real and you shuddered, then you’re most likely ready to start getting out of debt, but if you think that having overwhelming debts is: a) no big deal,b) something that everybody has right now,c) something [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 20:42:18

Opting For Bad Credit Refinance Is Like Walking On Thin Ice

Opting For Bad Credit Refinance Is Like Walking On Thin Ice by Angus GuyWondering whether it is possible to get a bad credit refinanced or not? Well, you can most definitely get a bad credit refinanced as there are several people who take to this recourse. Normally, your credit ratings dictate the future prospects of availing a further credit. However, despite the low credit ratings; Bad Credit Refinance is definitely an option available.The bad credit situation is a result of various factors. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 21:56:17

Credit Repair Company

by Brent Hansen 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. This is because most of the lenders consider the credit history to be accurate and the best means that can help in judging an individual especially for prompt payments. [more...]

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

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