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

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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

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

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

Stages of the Slowdown & End Game?

A: I want to take another few steps back today (after last weeks Debt Deflation Theory discussion) ... markets yesterday. Nobody denies the credit monster anymore and most learned to respect this beast ... from comparing it to past recessionary periods. If we view the crisis in stages, where did it start, where [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 18:22:06

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

Overview of AN – SNAFU – USA money spending and snafu par excellence

*** Secretive spending on US intelligence disclosed Tue Sep 15, 2009 5:00pm EDT By Adam Entous WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) – Intelligence activities across the U.S. government and military cost a total of $75 billion a year, the nation’s top intelligence official disclosed on Tuesday, revealing publicly for the first time an overall number long shrouded in secrecy. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-17 17:34:52

Fear Itself is Fear Enough

A few months ago I saw squirrel get hit by a car. I had just noticed it starting to cross the street when it spotted an approaching car and froze on the pavement. It was probably safe where it was, but I could see it was overwhelmed by fear and I knew, a second before it happened, that the squirrel was going to panic and run the wrong way, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 01:44:29

Skills, Infrastructure, and Experiments in Subsitence Farming

Developing skills and infrastructure that will help my family live well is an important part of my job as a husband and father ... in the daily business of living - helping maintain an adequate supply of food, shelter, clothing ... to learn properly or effectively.  For example, it is much harder to learn how to hunt whales than [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 15:00:29

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

A good place

“You don’t realize how much a shop relies on its senior technicians until you become one ... and quick to pass on credit for his skills to the senior technicians that trained him over his career ... -botch technician from Dallas, TX A member of what I dubbed the “Oklahoma Crew” at last year’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 15:41:31

From Eisenhower To Obama… The Firms Poised To Cash In On The New U.S. Infrastructure Revolution

Pack your bags, folks - “There’s no more Wall Street.” That’s the damning verdict from Alan Greenberg, former CEO of Bear Stearns ... - and here’s how you can profit, too. But you’d better act fast - some of Wall Street’s big boys ... the largest investment to repair and upgrade the country’s public works systems since Dwight Eisenhower [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 16:37:34

Will Next Year be the YEAR of DOLLAR FOR YOU

by Home Business If you are like me you have spent countless hours on the internet looking for that next great opportunity so you can spend more ... marketers...Want Closely Guarded LCD Monitor Repair Secrets Guide Download Don't miss ... for your credit card. You then decide go give one a go and nothing happens, why it seems you missed the boat [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 22:54:23

Mr Hedge Fund says Hi!!

Hello Everyone, Let me start off by saying, I think this site is a great resource to effectively build business credit and I’m glad to be able to ...   Mike was nice enough to choose my business for one of the 5 case studies to track my credit building ... and get everyone familiar with my business credit, where i am currently personal credit and business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:29:43

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

Affiliate Marketing Basics

by Joseph Ryan Affiliate marketing, as the newspapers keep telling us, is the new World Wide Web gold rush, ... . There are, it seems, hundreds of thousands of would-be Internet marketers out there who want to know how ... of websites and “how to” books available nowadays on the subject. I’ll give you the basics briefly [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 07:11:10

Starting Your Own Credit Repair Service

When it comes to wanting to learn how to start a credit repair service you have to be prepared that there is going to be a lot of information to ... .  It can be a daunting task, but not an impossible one. Learning how to start a credit repair service may be easier ... in the industry, even under someone else’s company, will have a better understanding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:11:56

Starting Your Own Credit Repair Service

When it comes to wanting to learn how to start a credit repair service you have to be prepared that there is going to be a lot of information to ... .  It can be a daunting task, but not an impossible one. Learning how to start a credit repair service may be easier ... in the industry, even under someone else’s company, will have a better understanding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:55:04

The Best and Worst of the Credit Card Industry

The newest Consumer Report is in and their agenda was the dozen or so cards that consumers should be seeking out, and the several to stay away from ... sure it’s a card you can use! 1.) Capital One No Hassle Cash Rewards 2.) Chase Freedom Visa ... are as follows: 1.) Chase PerfectCard MasterCard ( I believe this is a business credit card…I don’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 06:38:50

It's a Miracle How DirecTV Stays in Business

To Whom it may concern Please be advised, how Direct TV treats their "customers" this is to the point and right to the heart of the matter ... to repair. I have a balance of $96.44, that they have placed into collections, after they did ... , only to be given the brush, and told we cant do anything, your all on your own pay us, case closed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:00:00

Paying Down Debt In Your Marriage

Debt can be a real strain on any marriage. Today we’ll take a look at how you can work with your spouse to reduce debt together ... accumulate credit card debt. Before you know it, you’ve racked up $50k in consumer debt, not including ... such as an unexpected medical expense or car repair. Don’t skip step 1! It’s #1 for a reason. Step [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 13:12:49

Fannie and Freddie to Announce Mass Loan Modification Program

re-default. This may also further erode investor confidence in residential mortgage backed securities, ... monies to put towards housing payments. Step 3) Start Improving Your Credit Rating This can take a long ... you pay your bills on time, that you have good credit.  Paying your bills on time only accounts for 30 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 19:02:07

Give Yourself Some Credit

By Alphonso Smith One of the most prominent companies that exists today in the field of consumer credit counseling is CCCS has been providing ... that should be explored is the free 7 lesson credit repair ecourse offered at the end of this article ... consumer credit counseling services to clients for years and they have a proven track record [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 11:02:04

Secrets to Effective Complaining

With the economy in the doldrums, it makes sense to stretch every dollar to the max. So what do you do when a product or service you spent your good money on is a disappointment? You’ve done everything you can to make extra money and now it’s being spent on something that isn’t performing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 06:10:13

Intelligent Research...Do your due diligence

Sam walked into my office plopped himself into a chair, stretches, yawns with a smile. He slouches. He forced himself to give me one of those limp handshakes. It gave me the willies. I was meeting with him as a favor to a friend. “Hi”“How do you do. It’s nice to meet you.” I said with a strained smile. “Same [more...]

Date: 2007-04-25 01:22:00

How Long Will Recession Last? The Commodity Bottom, Dirty Dividends, iPod Index, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Drama in the details… predicting 2009 recession with 1929 charts Forget the market and GDP… the real ... that Maestro Alan Greenspan last week called, “a once-in-a-century credit tsunami,” then we have only the 1930s — the last time a credit bubble burst — to compare it to. According to the wonks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 20:34:27

Предсказания Кюнстлера на 2009 - США, Нефть, Геополитика, Путин

Спонсор месяца - #1 RX pharmacy affiliate program!Сайт дня (как попасть) - http://www.business-magazine.ru/There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 07:59:00

Economist's View - 5 new articles

"The Race between Education and Technology" There has been considerable debate in economics about the source of growing inequality. Is it from skill-based technological change, changes in union power, globalization, immigration, changes in tax rates favoring those at the top, changes in the minimum wage, or what? [more...]

Date: 2008-09-01 05:55:00

First Draft Of Stimulus Package

SUMMARY: AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT Action and Action Now! The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great Depression. Credit is frozen, consumer purchasing power is in decline, in the last four months the country has lost 2 million jobs and we are expected to lose another 3 to 5 million in the next year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:03:30

When Frugality Isn’t Enough

The following guest post is from Trent Hamm of The Simple Dollar. I’ve been a fan of Frugal Dad for quite a while ... high school (drug use, mostly) that left him with a poor local reputation, a poor credit history ... - the power company doesn’t tolerate him being late even a day on his bill because of his poor credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 11:00:37

Libra New Moon Cycle: September 29 – October 28, 2008

Mercury, the planet of communications and legislative documents retrograde in Libra, Congressional leaders think that if they rewrite the language a bit so it sounds pleasing, it will be sufficient to pacify the public. As I wrote in the Libra New Moon Cycle post, the stock market during this time would make big moves in either direction, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-28 13:03:34

How To Select The Right Mortgage Lender

Finding the perfect mortgage broker may not be easy, but it is very important. This article discloses tips on how to select a mortgage broker ... . What should I expect at the office? After you have your credit report in good credit repair ... banks, online banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and specialty bokers. These types [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 10:27:06

Underground Economy- Some more thoughts on Ragnars book

First of all if you haven't read it yet check out this book review. What I am writing is sort of book review continued plus my thoughts. Postpone purchasing 50 rounds of pistol ammo, a bottle of mediocre booze or a few lattes and BUY THE BOOK. I have some experience and have made observations of different folks living in the underground economy [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 02:49:21

Ideas To Create Revenue From Selling With Blogs

Becoming a blogger certainly has its payoffs. There are different reasons that motivate people to start a blog, ... , and others are only interested in sharing their own discoveries and daily adventures without ... links. The links can be placed within your contents using anchor text. If your blog niche is credit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 05:30:08

Text offered for Obama speech on economy

Following is the text of the speech President-elect Barack Obama made about the nation's economy Thursday:Thank you so much ... break from a troubled past and set a new course for our nation. This is one of those years.We start ... it's too late to change course, but it will be if we don't take dramatic action as soon as possible [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:43:00

Russia and Georgia - An Economic Mistake

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

Date: 2008-09-01 21:59:00

Stimulus Package 2009: Lightning Round Reactions

The Democrats in the House of Representatives introduced legislation this week containing $825 billion in new tax credits and government spending, ... cuts for clean, renewable energy including a new enhanced tax credit for research and development ... extension of the production tax credit for wind, hydro, geothermal, and bioenergy.  Ditto.  Go to hell [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:30:30

Mayor's Race: Foes Have 2 Schools Of Thought

(From the Sacramento Bee, October 5, 2008) By MARY LYNNE VELLINGA Sacramento Mayor Heather Fargo says it's not her responsibility, or her business, to meddle in how the city's school districts educate students. "Youth is one of my top three ... them. He has not said specifically how he would interact differently than Fargo does with the city's [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 15:40:13

Hurricane Gustav, Like Katrina, Targets Oil and New Orleans

Mars in Libra was opposing Treasury Secretary Paulson’s Aries Sun and conjoining his Neptune, yesterday’s Wall Street Journal featured a front page story on Paulson’s handling of the GSEs. The Journal notes his nickname in the Administration – “Hurricane Hank” due to his “aggressive approach.” ( [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 19:15:43

Forecast for 2009

Introduction       There are two realities "out there" now competing for verification among those who think about national affairs and make things happen. The dominant one (let's call it the Status Quo) is that our problems of finance and economy will self-correct and allow the project of a "consumer" economy to resume in "growth" mode [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 03:33:57

DrumBeat: September 17, 2008

Oil spikes $6 on safe-haven buying, weak dollar NEW YORK - Oil prices shot up $6 a barrel Wednesday, rebounding as fears of a spreading crisis in the U.S. financial sector sent skittish investors scrambling out of stocks and into hard assets. The big rally at least temporarily halted crude's steep, [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 13:50:07

The Open Letter From Cory the Driller

James Baxter sends: Mr. Obama, Given the uproar about the simple question asked you by Joe the plumber, and the persecution that has been heaped on him because he dared to question you, I find myself motivated to say a few things to you myself. While Joe aspires to start a business someday, I already have started not one, but 4 businesses [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 15:14:09

Business Ideas for Tough Economic Times

Given that we are in the middle of a recession, if you were to start a business, what would it be? Where do see the opportunity? ... business owners are looking for advice on how to deal with unexpected financial constraints. Families and individuals may be looking for advice on how to manage their finances given their new budget [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 03:16:05

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (October 13 – 19, 2008)

What a crazy week! A week in which the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to record both its largest single-day points increase ( ... ) since its start in 1896. On Thursday the CBOE Volatility (VIX) Index surged to a record high of 81.17 ... banks in order to unfreeze short-term credit markets and avoid a collapse of the world’s financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 07:33:57

Red Wings 6, Blackhawks 4

PREGAME Grettings from cold but sunny Pittsburgh. Hopefully you're feeling OK this morning. We took it a lot easier than in years past. Its nice waking up not burping up everything you drank the night before. -It's still hard for us to believe we were in Buffalo a year ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 17:29:00

There Is An Alternative To Capitalism

While the defenders of capitalism attempt to pose the solution to the crisis of their beloved capitalist system in terms of increasing Free Trade, opposing government regulations, transparency, social responsibility, but still promote the public bail out of private captial with no strings attached, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 09:04:00

Debt Rattle, November 18 2008: He'll Have To Go

John B. Trevor The Century Ahead 1921 Trevor family trip through western United States Ilargi: ... for the first time, somewhere in southern (?!) Ontario where Stoneleigh will sternly lecture the crowds ... to no more than an exceedingly bad soap opera. This charade is starting to seriously undermine [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 19:44:54

Telstra strike could hit this weekend

Telstra's main union has signalled that this weekend could see further industrial action dog the telco if enough employees have come back from their ... working out how many people were back on the job, to see whether it made sense to start action again ... on Telstra's business processes, Husic believed, adding a week to the company's fault repair schedu [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:57:01

I'm Joe the Plumber (Part II) "It's the socialism, stupid!"

Here's a new ad from the McCain campaign: And here's my story. You see, I really am Joe the Plumber, too... Hi, my name is Doug the welder ... business, and Joe isn’t quite there yet, the “dream” or goal of independence and self-reliance continues. Having started our small business with my wife during the recession of the late Eighties/early [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 13:50:50

Cory the Driller writes Obama a letter

I admire this man's determination to succeed. His self sacrifice and hard work may result in becoming one of unfortunate people who will have their pockets picked if Obama's is our next president. Quote: Mr. Obama, Given the uproar about the simple question asked you by Joe the plumber, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 13:33:41

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