Painful eyes

A lot of emails come my way every 24 hours. Some stand out. Like this one. Not just that she’s a realtor who likes me ( ... to holding mortgage and credit card debt to the tune of 75 Billion, they say well that’s normal that’ ... citizens have become. Not just because she now laments the influence of cheap credit and easy money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:17:13

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It Isn't Over Until the Fat Lady Sings

Big caveat: even though we have very strong opinions, we do not give investment advice. What we provide (aside from commentary) ... . ``The patient that got drunk on credit growth needs to go into rehabilitation. To give him more alcohol ... or not the market signal is correct, we don't see the credit/economic [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 07:42:03

Easy No Credit Check Loans

by Justin Finn No credit check loans are easier than one may think to obtain. For those of you with bad credit this may be the only type of loan that you will be able to get. You can get no credit check loans and rebuild your credit at the same time by paying it one time, every time. With these types of loans, bad credit does not affect your chances of getting the loan, nor does it hurt your credit rating as most of the time they are not reported to the credit agencies. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 17:16:25

For the Class of 2009, job prospects appear grim. As an employment alternative, which is better: heading straight onto grad school, ... , may be better solutions.The Case for and against Grad SchoolIn any economy, both good and bad ... school also will allow you to defer loans, and may offer more affordable health insurance options than [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:10:43

Just Survive …

I’ve really wanted to talk about the financial crisis more.  It’s been hard to write about because things on the ground are changing so quickly ... like the one that bought up bad mortgages during the depression.  Everything he’s been suggesting is so populist ... ?  Even my first year economic students couldn’t figure [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 21:12:23

Conspiracy of the Lemmings: Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis; Part II

Cross-posted by Maggie at Maggie’s Notebook By Jim Simpson Note: I am indebted to the incredible efforts of many bloggers, who did the yeoman’s work of ferreting out many of the hard-to-find facts in this article. I particularly want to thank David Horowitz and his Discover the Networks team, Trevor Loudon of New Zeal blog, Cliff Kincaid, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 14:25:21

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/8/2009

The latest word is that an agreement with Russia has been reached, and the flow through the gas pipeline will resume.Also, look for the storming of the Israeli consulate in Montreal, as well as other Gaza-inspired violence around the world.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, Insubria, JD, Tuan Jim, Vlad Tepes, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:49:00

No Credit Check Loans

by Justin Finn No credit check loans are easier than one may think to obtain. For those of you with bad credit this may be the only type of loan that you will be able to get. You can get no credit check loans and rebuild your credit at the same time by paying it one time, every time. With these types of loans, bad credit does not affect your chances of getting the loan, nor does it hurt your credit rating as most of the time they are not reported to the credit agencies. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 19:06:42

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/8/2008

As of tonight the news feed has been up and running every day for three months (except for when I’ve been away).I’ve received a few complaints about it. Some readers don’t like to have to scroll through the headlines to get to the good stuff, and others don’t want me to waste space on American news stories which are being covered thoroughly [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 03:43:00

Five Things That a Generation X Financial Planner Did, That You Can Too

This is a guest post from Jeff Rose, an Illinois Certified Financial Planner(TM) and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group ... student loan and credit card debt at ease.  Luckily, I stumbled into a career as a financial ... students graduate with a combination of student loan and credit card debt. Most of us are just kind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:45:19

An AP Stats Lecture

Because yesterday's hearing ran so late, I missed my AP stats class. Here is the way I would explain what went on to my students ... , you lose about $50,000. If the borrower pays on time, your profit is about $100. So approving a bad ... has a credit score, called a FICO score (FICO is an acronym for Fair, Isaac Company, the name [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 14:20:10

What Varieties of Options are Out There in Student Loans?

by William Blake Whether you are in your first 4 years of college or are attending graduate school you are paying several times more for your ... student may avail himself of many different programs to pay for college. There are student loans, grants and scholarships and some students must take advantage of all three. Stafford loans are very [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 07:31:08

Small Business Money Terms

entrepreneurs raise at least part of the capital for start-up and operating expenses by asking friends and family and previous business colleagues to ... be the most enthusiastic person in the world when it comes to your business, many people will want ... ; but most people will want to know that you’re willing to risk some of your own assets before [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 19:48:44

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

No Credit Check Payday Loans

No Credit Check Payday Loans People with a bad credit ratings will struggle to get approved from the mainstream the mainstream lenders. For people in such circumstances a form of ‘no credit check loan’ could be a solution to their financial problems. Credit can be rebuilt through this form of lending by successfully meeting their financial obligations. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-16 23:38:00

Credit Crisis Is Bad News for M.B.A. Students

Credit Crisis Is Bad News for M.B.A. Students By Catherine Rampell … and not just because they will have trouble finding jobs on Wall Street. Some have also just had their student loan options yanked. An e-mail message sent to students ... credit crisis we regret that we must now notify all Sloan Master’s students that late last week MIT [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 23:08:38

No Credit Check Payday Loans

No credit check loans are easier than one may think to obtain. For those of you with bad credit this may be the only type of loan that you will be able to get. You can get no credit check loans and rebuild your credit at the same time by paying it one time, every time. With these types of loans, bad credit does not affect your chances of getting the loan, nor does it hurt your credit rating as most of the time they are not reported to the credit agencies. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-16 23:34:13

Textbook Torrents down, but …

p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- Geekman used to run a site featuring a directory of online books. Then, following a post in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the publishers, “have taken steps to enforce their copyrights and keep the site from encouraging the trading of their books,” said p2pnet last month, quoting the article [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 10:52:39

Naughty and Nice

It's undeniably been a busy year for higher education with financial crises, continued student loan controversies, ... followers of the student loan market this year. When credit and asset-backed securities markets froze ... , Pennsylvania, and others are all looking to slash spending on higher education. Student Loan Panic [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:20:06

Full Text: Barack Obama on Economy | Economic Recovery and Reinvestment | January 8, 2009

(Source: Office of the President-Elect) Throughout America’s history, ... from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation. This is one of those years. We start 2009 ... ’t believe it’s too late to change course, but it will be if we don’t take dramatic action as soon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:00:11

How To Become A Millionaire and Get Rich In 10 Steps

So you want to be a millionaire? Well you know what? Me too - and I’m determined to get there in the near future ... of the credit markets, instead of just sitting on my hands and wishing upon a star, I’m taking active ... financing. Instead, they embraced its responsible use, viewing credit cards and balance transfer offers [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 08:13:02

I Have a Dream

Obama's Hopeful Economic Speech copyright ? 2009 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org I have a dream. I dream of a day when Americans will separate themselves from a difficult past. I dream of a time when partisan politics will not divide us. In my dream, I see a nation united; one in which Black children, white, Brown, yellow, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:55:47

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/13/2008

My favorite story tonight is the one about the Bedouin tribe in north Israel who claim Barack Hussein Obama as a long-lost member.Should be an interesting family reunion…Thanks to Abu Elvis, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Insubria, JD, Kahane loyalist, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in. Headlines and articles are below the fold [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 04:59:00

Instahoglets for Jan 2, 2009

By BJ And so now I have to remember to start putting '09' down when I sign and date things, just after I finally got used to using '08' ... card companies for profit at their students expense. I refused to get a credit card while ... card companies, bad for the students, (at least those without parents capable and willing to bail [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 19:22:51

How to Get Rich

The full title of this essay is: How to Get Rich: The Sorely Needed Logical and Structured Essay That Won’t Be Found Anywhere Else Today. I wrote this because I figured it was something that was needed, something that would be fresh, new, and take an innovative approach to the subject aside from the usual spiel of “don’t drink that Starbucks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:10:27

Welcome…. Bienvenue…Willkommen … London Calling…. I have the pleasure of opening the batting for the series of 2009 Blawg Reviews. I did my first Blawg Review exactly a year ago.  I cannot quite believe that a year has gone by so rapidly and that I am one step closer to my own (free) trip across the River Styx [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 21:38:19

The “good-bank, bad-bank” routine

In the latest saga of Citigroup, the enterprise plans to split into a more traditional banking operation and an operation to handle its assorted non-banking business. The latter will also be assigned the mortgage loans, including the potentially toxic sub-prime loans and derivative investments. Although this decision appears [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:37:03

Confused about the bail out bill?

The 700 billion dollar bail out bill passed on Friday, except it is called a financial rescue package ... a home because of the large student loan payments they have. It is possible for students ... that, and took out student loans. She now works two jobs to make ends meet. Don't get me wrong [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 05:10:03

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 13, 2009

THIS SITE SUPPORTS ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, EMS CREWS, IN ADDITION TO ALL SERVING IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, ... ANIMATED DOPPLER STORM RADARNortheast Next Snowstorm CANADA WEATHER WARNINGSNEW BRUNSWICK & MAINE BORDER WAIT TIMESALL OF ATLANTIC CANADA STORM WARNINGS:This Site GIVES you the news as it happens, 24 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 00:21:00

Bad Credit Student Loans

by Dave Davidson For individuals who would like to get a college education, the cost of tuition can often make or break their decision ... you can hope to qualify for a loan? No, you don’t. Fortunately, there are bad credit student loans ... for loans that are issued to those with financial need, there are still options for bad credit student [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:13:19

The U.S. as a Banana Republic?

Plane Ditches in New York River, All Aboard are SafeReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A US Airways jet with 155 people on board ditched in the frigid Hudson River off Manhattan after apparently hitting a flock of geese on Thursday and officials said everyone was rescued."We've had a miracle on the Hudson," New York Gov [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:10:00

ITC Check

ITC check your credit record to find out if you may be listed with the credit bureau for un-paid debts and get a report on your personal financial ... then the financial service providers that lend money to people looking for car finance or for house bonds ... from. Many people only find out they have been listed when they go to apply for car finance [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 15:03:23

When Telemarketers Attack

I woke up early one Saturday afternoon due to the incessant ringing of my phone ... trying to get me to sign up for a VISA credit card, I go into what’s affectionately called “ ... the telemarketer out. She first started telling me I was pre-selected to receive a credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:36:52

Student Loan Consolidation May Be The Answer To Your Debt Burden

Student loan consolidation may be the answer to your heavy debt burden and the many issues that come with having to make several loan payments every month. Student loans just like the other forms of financial aid are a service that is subject ... dropping below half-time enrollment. With this, the loans remain delinquent for 270 days or become [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:03:38

Why We Should 'Point Fingers' and 'Look Backwards'

January 13, 2009, 9:15 a.m.Breaking news (1030 CT): New FCC Chair to be Julius Genachowski (a choice I would generally support) ... has compiled 87 pages of names, dates, places and details of our downward spiral. Jason Cox, "Credit ... , and is well worth perusal by anyone seriously interested in "credit crisis" issues.There is much [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 12:32:00

The Economic Downturn and Student Loans: Some Practical Advice for Borrowers

Today's post is from Alan Michael Collinge, author of The Student Loan Scam: The Most Oppressive Debt in U.S ... page for book Student loan companies will soon be lined up at the Federal Treasury, seeking loans ... wracked by student loans in ways worse, even, than defaulting home mortgage borrowers. As we progress [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 01:14:50

Fed Announces $800 Billion in Homeowner, Consumer and Small Business Aid

The U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department announced yesterday (Tuesday) ... -backed securities (ABS) – loans often taken for students, car owners, credit card holders and small ... directly into U.S. banks and insurance companies, firing off a flurry of takeover deals – [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 13:05:07

Martial Law, the Financial Bailout, and War By Prof. Peter Dale Scott

Global Research, January 8, 2009 Paulson’s Financial Bailout It is becoming clear that the bailout measures of late 2008 may have consequences at least as grave for an open society as the response to 9/11 in 2001. Many members of Congress felt coerced into voting against their inclinations, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 14:05:21

From the FIRE Coalition on illegal immigrants to the US

Will our country remain a sovereign United States of America or become another Latin American state?We are reaching the tipping point in this fight for our country, especially in terms of demographic shift, and while we do not have the resources of the opposition, we still have the numbers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:40:00

How to get Approved for Student Car Loan Online

Amazon.de Widgets If you are a college student then its perfect time to get dream car because being a student you can get car loan easily with some of the reliable lenders. If you have started a new job you must get a car loan; even if you are a student it is possible. The positive things about getting a car loans for student are that you will be able to build up your credit with a car loan. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-21 05:10:36

A Small Silver Lining

A Small Silver Lining Jennifer Rubin - 10.30.2008 - 11:20 AM The Wall Street Journal reports: ... to loans amid the global credit crunch. Many college-age kids are setting their sights on less ... While many parents and students have long emphasized getting into a top school over financial [more...]

Date: 2008-10-30 15:20:15

Student Loan Frenzy

We said it before and we'll say it again. There is no federal student loan crisis ... about student loan availability. We would caution them that reacting to panicked news accounts of credit market ... loan. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Education, student loan originations [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 23:20:06

Howard Schweber: The Answer We Needed to Hear

It was the first question of the night: "With the economy on the downturn, and retired and older citizens and workers losing their incomes, what's the fastest, most positive solution to bail these people out of the economic ruin?" Obama's answer was fine -- anodyne, uninspiring, reasonable, and utterly uninspiring [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 12:26:53

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/25/2008

Events seem to be shaping up for a major confrontation between Israel and its various Muslim enemies. Hizbullah now has three times as many missiles in Lebanon as it did at the start of the war in 2006. Hamas is challenging Abu Mazen and continues to launch rocket attacks from Gaza [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 04:50:00

My Financial Story : Part 2 - Four Years of College and financial errors

This is the second installment of a multi-part series on my own personal financial story ... fixed expenses. I had scholarships, grants and some loans to cover most of my expenses. My parents helped out some but their contribution was just one portion and less than my loans overall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:51:00

A Silver Lining for Students: More Federal Student Loans Are Available

Credit is retracting in nearly every sector - home mortgages are dwindling, business loans are down, car loans are non-existent ... student loans may not be enough to cover a family's total need — which means students may ... loans. The total number of student loans made in 2008 is up 18.6% from 2007, according [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 05:13:50

What Varieties of Options are Out There in Student Loans?

.fullpost{display:inline;}By William BlakeWhether you are in your first 4 years of college or are attending graduate school you are paying several ... loans are not need-based, making them available to a much wider group of students. Here ... _student_loan/undergrad_student_loan/federal_student_loans/stafford_loans/ and http [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:11:00

Bob Casey Is Either a Liar or a Thickwit.

Tony Auth PA Senator Bob Casey’s response: Ooops, Lenny Small did it again… Well, it turned out that the original $350 billion in bailout funds weren’t used for loans and extending credit… earlier this month, shortly after the bailout was enacted, The Times’s Mark Landler [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:07:00

McCain, Obama on Education

By Rob Boisseau at AIP With less than two weeks before the election, a series of FYIs will offer the presidential candidates’ positions on education policy.  Below is an excerpt from the October 15 presidential debate when Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama pressed their education reform agendas [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 18:16:37

Best College Values For 2008-2009.

For those of you either starting to look at colleges or for those of you with kids starting to look, ... for a student with need after subtracting grants (but not loans) Average cost for a student without ... was along with the majority of other comments there, that she was making a bad decision. If you feel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 18:50:14

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