Baron’s for This Bailout, Just Not That Bailout

I’m sure it all makes sense to him in his own mind, really. Baron Hill opposed bailing out the financial industry ... when you figure in businesses that are dependent on short-term credit, or consumers at stores ... of them were from Michigan though. Michigan, of course, had all of it’s Reps vote in favor of it except [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 15:40:16

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Some excellent gold commentary at Minyanville

As regular readers probably know, Kevin Depew of Minyanville was taken to task here the other day for parroting all the other talking heads on TV who ... in the credit markets that will dwarf the inflationary mask of (formerly surging) food and energy costs ... and repair balance sheets. The initial asset price inflation and central bank reflation efforts [more...]

Date: 2008-08-15 20:06:00

Russia and Georgia - An Economic Mistake

A recent Wall Street Journal article titled “Borrowing Costs Increase Sharply for Russian Firms” lays out ... significantly for Russian borrowers, as reflected by sovereign and corporate-credit spreads, which ... companies with low credit risk scramble for funding. Now add to this the fact that Russia seems [more...]

Date: 2008-09-02 01:55:51

A line of connection in experienced disconnected thought: Southern economic growth, anti-union, free trade job loss, today's economy

by divorced one like Bushcaution, a long readI've been reading: Making Government Work by Ernest F. “Fritz” Hollings. Yes, that Hollings of Gramm and Rudman legislation fame. It is kind of rambling read, but I now understand why our congress of the democratic party side has been acting like moderate republicans and not liberal or progressive [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 12:00:00

What Is Your Biggest Financial Fear?

This question was asked on the Wise Bread forums. Not only did it trigger an emotional reaction in me, bringing the fear up to the surface, ... concern is if the car dies just enough that we have to do major repair on it. This would wipe ... to credit to fix those emergencies and then? We would be right back where we started: no emergency [more...]

Date: 2008-08-07 10:00:56

10 SureFire Ways To Get a Credit Card When You Have Bad Credit

In today’s economic climate, it’s become nearly impossible to find a credit card issuer willing to cater to people with bad credit. Among the few financial institutions that do offer bad credit cards, many have tightened their qualification guidelines for approval. Although it’s easy to qualify for department store or gasoline credit cards when you have bad credit, a secured credit card is still one of the best ways to rebuild your credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 21:32:38

What To Do If You Are Refused A Personal Loan

It has become increasingly difficult for individuals to be accepted for personal loans or other form of credit, as banks, ... file from one of the three major credit rating agencies (details of which can be found ... and repair their credit record, giving them a better chance of success in three months time, when they re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:55:20

The One Thing You Can't Afford to Blow Off

I have lots of friends who are entrepreneurs ... resources. Not our checkbooks or credit cards (although sometimes those too), but our creativity ... you that delicate equipment is a lot easier and cheaper to maintain than it is to repair. How to get anything done [more...]

Date: 2008-06-25 03:33:14

Simplify Your Life With A Credit Repair

Having poor credit can be as stressful as a debilitating disease, because we need credit in the way the world works today. Credit repair can make your life stress free, if you've had financial and credit problems. Creditors know you're having problems, by the way you use your credit. They use your credit score to see how many times you've applied for new credit, to see how you pay your existing credit, etc. If credit is being denied, it can make your life quite difficult. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 12:46:14

Guest Column: Pennsylvania's $400M Question

By Matthew J. Brouillette How will you vote on Tuesday, November 4th? No, I'm not talking about the race for the White House ... and specifications, surveys, estimates of costs and revenues, prefeasibility studies, engineering and legal ... , expansion, extension, repair or rehabilitation of all or part of drinking water system, storm water [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 15:35:11

300 Trust Quotes

In this world, who or what can you trust? One big red flag for me is the delivery of any critical information that begins with the naked assurance “trust me” or ends with “I know what I’m talking about.” Accepting empty declarations of credibility, without more, is like playing Russian roulette with your understanding of the world [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:15

First Canadian Farrier Earns WCF Advanced Credential: Congratulations to Gerard Laverty

Gerard Laverty AWCF, right, observes one of his farrier students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University outside Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada ... from the Worshipful Company of Farriers. Ten out of eleven of his current students are women. (Photo credit ... . It's more modern than the AFA's TE test. You have an hour to repair a hoof crack, or open an [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 18:52:00

Guest Commentary: If We Don't Learn from History. . .

By Marilyn Barnewall To whom should we listen about banking, the stock market, the economy? There are so many differing analyses right now, it is difficult to know. One opinion is that Wall Street is sitting on $50 plus trillion in leveraged assets and the United States government has a $5 to $6 trillion gross domestic product ( [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 09:15:20

Simplify Your Life With A Credit Repair

by Dina Salinas Having bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit. The manner in which you use the available credit at your disposal is plain for creditors to see when they check your credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 18:20:07

Simplify Your Life With A Credit Repair

by Dina Salinas Having bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit. The manner in which you use the available credit at your disposal is plain for creditors to see when they check your credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 12:09:31

And On to the Auto Industry

It turns out the investment banks were just the first companies to feel the brunt of the massive economic dislocation that all started from the credit crisis now some 18 months ago. Bear Stearns' sudden collapse last spring turned ... these companies over until the economy recovers enough to repair their ailing businesses.As bailouts have become [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 13:32:00

THAT'S IT!!!! I am creating my own bailout plan

I woke up the following headlines this morning: * DHL to cut 9500 jobs and close US service centers * Government provides record aid ... to have your APRs lowered or limits increased (no credit pull of course).- Lower the interest ... dollars in my 401K account and I have had a couple of credit card companies try my patience [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 00:07:00

Guilty By Association

Many years ago, I used to run my sites out of an office building in an industrial part of Richmond. There were two other tenants in the building ... of association. The commentators asked me how many people I know who never run a Credit Card balance ... between good debt and bad debt. I don’t hang around people who are financially irresponsible [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 23:45:11

BRIEFS

BasebALl Yankees Control Shifts To HAL Steinbrenner George Steinbrenner is boss of the New York Yankees no more ... : Second baseman Chase Utley will have surgery next week to repair any bone or cartilage damage he may ... games that decide division titles and wild-card berths. COLLEGES Hillsborough CC, Tampa Advance [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 21:07:56

Will Barack Obama Fix Our Economy?

Now that the election is FINALLY over President Elect Barack has to prepare for his role of Commander in Chief and, among other things, ... that I think will take years to fully sort out and recover from. Of course the financial experts all have their own opinion about what needs to be done to repair our economy: new tax policies, a stronger [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 11:02:51

The Psychology Of Gambling

Check out my Big RSS Subscriber Contest after reading this article. This might seem like an odd post for this blog, but stick with me for a bit. Over the last couple of days, I’ve read some stories about people in positions of some type of authority that have been caught stealing money from their organizations and using that money to support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:44:58

Good News for Some Long-Term Potash Investors

It’s been a wild year for fertilizer stocks. Many investors who have been loading up on agriculture stocks right along with the hedge and mutual ... the past five years when supply was significantly lagging demand. Of course, a few commodities ... reduction in production offers Uralkali a good opportunity to repair and modernise its facilities [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 22:33:32

Lessons learned from home repairs

As regular readers will know, I've been engaged in extensive home repairs after a small house fire in August, followed by further damage caused by Hurricane Gustav in early September. It's been a long, exhausting process, but it's finally complete. The place looks great in its new coat of paint, with new carpet, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 05:53:02

Media Musts To Wrap Up “All Things Girl” Week (Part One)

To whittle down to a handful of ‘media musts’ for our grand finale of ‘All Things Girl’ week has been hard, so I’m going to try to shine the spotlight on some lesser known, deserving Offerings and invitations to be a part of some incredible communities taking steps toward the vision of self-actualization, hope, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 23:44:06

And Now, The Real Work Begins

First, congratulations to President-Elect Obama.  We are truly participating in an historic moment and all have a reason to celebrate ... on the credit and stock market crises and economic downturn at a time when the country desperately seems ... .  This morning the inside-the-Beltway policy wonks (and the media as well of course) are excitedly, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 18:17:45

A Ph.D. In Loss

A report from Oregon Public Radio. “In the last several years high-end resort communities have sprung up across the West. But those destination resorts are suffering big time under the housing slump and credit crunch ... Boomers were looking for vacation homes. Getting credit was easy and there was a huge rush in real [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 21:21:40

Credit Repair Can Make Your Life Stress Free

by Dina Salinas Having bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit. The manner in which you use the available credit at your disposal is plain for creditors to see when they check your credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 18:18:14

How Can I Lower The Down Payment Requirements So I Can Buy Real Estate?

With a few lenders starting to loosen their requirements slightly in San Diego, it's becoming increasingly obvious that the bottom is behind us ... credit score was not considered in VA loan qualification, but this has changed in the last year or so. How low a credit score they will work with is up to individual lender policy. Some lenders want [more...]

Date: 2008-06-17 13:40:32

The Poverty Business

Sorry if this appears to be an older article, and not latest headlines, just thought it was interesting - loki The Poverty Business Inside U.S ... into Byrider, Tsosie drove off, jubilant, in a 1999 Saturn subcompact she bought entirely on credit ... access to credit has put cars, computers, credit cards, and even homes within reach for many [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 00:45:24

Want to come upstairs and see my credit score?

When should you do it? On the third date? After meeting her parents? Half-way through the first date? When it just feels right? ... . But unlike family ties, it can be nearly impossible to sever yourself from bad credit. This column ... significant other about his or her credit score probably makes you squeamish, but it’s a subject [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 10:00:00

Strategies for the credit crunch: have you really checked your cupboards?

With the first day of temperatures above freezing for what seems like an eternity, it seemed like a good idea to do a bit of tidying around the house ... in the course of a lifetime. Given the falling price of household goods over the past two decades, it is easier to buy a replacement than to repair the old item or, worse still, buy something [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 18:32:00

How to Buy an HDTV Tomorrow (or Any Day) [How To Buy An Hdtv]

Despite this month looking like the kick-off to the next Great Depression, a bunch of you are probably still planning to (finally) hop on the HDTV bandwagon. And all things considered, that's not a totally stupid move. A great HDTV—one that will blow away the standard definition puke you've been watching for years—can be had for a damn good [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 01:47:00

Don’t Let Debt Break the Bank

Often enough, people believe that facing debt means cleaning out their accounts and losing what they have going for them financially in order to get ... emergency with cash. Some people turn to credit for this, but that’s the worst thing you can do. Credit is debt, and what you’re trying to remove from your life is exactly debt, so why add to it? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 19:28:21

Your son’s Pinewood Derby car: a “banned hazardous substance”

Pinewood Derby Creative Commons License photo credit: midiman Random thoughts get me in trouble sometimes ... winters, it also does a nice job of filling out the repair shop’s appointment book for a couple of months ... Pinewood Derby car kits are impacted. No manufacturers - not even one-of-a-kind (OOAK) products [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 16:17:02

Recovered: Missing Dog

'Reo disappeared on the 30th from around South 20th (not 7th - typo) and Sayles. Today NJ got a call reporting a dog matching his description at Eula ... out, but otherwise in good shape.Now, for the rest of the story ....Last year, 'Reo broke his elbow. Of course ... one more vet (Dearing, out near Buffalo Gap), and learned that the surgery to attempt a r [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 20:49:00

WHAT’S THE BUZZ? TELL ME WHAT’S A HAPPENNIN’

* Russ Fox of TAXABLE TALK continues to keep us up-to-date on tax fraud in his post “More Tax Fraud” ... in fraudulent refunds involved the Earned Income Credit? * If you haven’t already done so check out my guest ... to remember that all the king's horses and men could not repair the nation's broken retirement nest [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 11:00:00

Batten Down the Hatches - it’s Guitar Center Trip Time…

These things never end well, even though they generally start pretty well. First, let me bring you up to date on New Stuff<tm>. The best moment had to be the Peavey Xmas Tree Amp.  It’s probably not called that, at least by Peavey, but it was clearly visible across the room because it did a fantastic impersonation of an xmas tree [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 03:02:56

What Bush Got Right

A broad shift in America's approach to the world is justified and overdue. Bush's basic conception of a "global War on Terror," to take but the most obvious example, has been poorly thought-through, badly implemented, and has produced many unintended costs that will linger for years if not decades [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 21:16:31

Drowning in Overwhelming Debt? There is Help

by Eileen King as you already know, our economy has gone sour and many families are suffering ... . Credit repair experts will tell you that the road to financial recovery starts with a debt reduction ... you have accomplished the tasks above you are ready to make an appointment with a licensed credit counseling agency [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 03:08:20

Credit Repair Can Make Your Life Simpler

by Dina Salinas Having bad credit can be a nightmare for most, because we live in a world that is fast-paced, costly, and always requires credit. It goes without saying, credit repair can make your life simpler if you’ve had some problems with your credit. The manner in which you use the available credit at your disposal is plain for creditors to see when they check your credit score. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-26 12:54:46

STOP THE BAILOUT CONGA LINE: No Business is "Too Big to Fail"

Just what I was afraid of: Obama and the new more liberal congress aren't close to being inaugurated yet and already they want to take more money ... that break down more than the competition's.Of course, it's hardly all the workers' fault. They can only install the parts that are given to them, and, in talking with auto mechanics in repair shops [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 17:30:00

FORD: Fixing and Repairing Daily

FORD: Fixing and Repairing Daily Kurt Brouwer December 16th, 2008 The title of this post is from an old joke line about Fords.  “You know what Ford stands for,” asked a mechanic I knew many years ago.  “Fix or repair daily,” ...   There was another version he had that’s not fit for a family publication. Of course, he was a Chevy guy.  In fact [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 00:55:09

Car Repair and Cashback Cards - Big Spender Edition

“Hey man, just put it on your credit card…” That’s the best answer the Honda service manager could give me as I attempted to negotiate with him to cover the repair costs for the air conditioner compressor failure on our Honda CRV. Honda ... they were paying for the replacement parts but I told him that the $600 repair was still a lot of money [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 04:01:03

Daily Dose: 10/01/08

» AsianWeek Market Report » North American Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine Day 2008 » Obama Celebrates Filipino American History Month » Assemblyman’s Constituent Turns Personal Tragedy into Positive Change » CORA Kumares, Kumpares to Stage Abuse Prevention Presentation in Daly City » Edison Chen Refuses to Testify in Sex-Tape Trial » [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 21:04:21

If Only Central Bankers Would Hit Bottom

I'm told that alcoholics and addicts have to hit bottom before they are able to renounce their self destructive ways. Ironically, their personal collapse makes them more capable of change than scientists, who, according to Thomas Kuhn in his landmark, The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 09:37:12

Chronicles Of Depression 2.0: #431: Acceleration

A personal interjection again. Things are moving faster than I expected. For eleven months I have been screaming about the disaster ahead ... have reached the point of All Sink or All Swim. All Sink: We can continue on the present course of economic orthodoxy until nations, societies, and populations are ruined beyond all repair. All Swim [more...]

Date: 2008-11-23 16:28:37

Your Credit Score is Costing you Money

by Rob Kosberg There is a mystery among us. It’s called a CREDIT SCORE and is something that many of us don’t understand and may not even know ... credit risk,” we need to repair our credit. It is possible that some of us are in for a surprise ... aware that that a “low” score will result in difficulty obtaining a mortgage, credit card, and car [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 09:32:20

Sarah Palin: COMMON SENSE CONSERVATISM

tothepointnews.com Written by Sarah Palin Thursday, 24 September 2009 You can call me a common-sense conservative. My approach to the issues facing my country and the world, issues that we’ll discuss today, are rooted in this common-sense conservatism… Common sense conservatism deals with the reality of the world as it is. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 17:28:31

We Got Press

Shrimpton Couture & our new RSVP line made the cover of Globe & Mail style section today! Here's the full article: THRIFT 2.0 Forget the credit crunch: Frugal fashion never looked so good. With vintage gone viral, the cool kids are refashioning preloved finds into up-to-the minute looks. Amy Verner reports November [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 12:16:00

How to Find the Right Mortgage

by katie George A mortgage that is properly suited to an individual’s needs when buying a home can save the individual thousands while a mortgage ... be considerably more or less by the end of the mortgage. Individuals who have no or bad credit ... one is the right one. First one needs to understand the different options available to them. For people [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 00:31:19

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