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

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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

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

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

Are you in need of money?

There is economic crises worlwide. So many companies closed and many were affected and become unemployed ... ? It is easier and bigger opportunity ito earn f you have your own business because all the profit ... . You are allowed in any personal purposes like vacation , home improvements , car repair [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:43:00

Obama’s Deficit, Fed’s Forecast, India’s Market, Gold’s Victory, and More!

by Addison Wiggin & Ian Mathias Obama’s fiscal “change”… trillion-dollar deficits “for years to come” Fed says economy to shrink in all of ’09, unemployment to rise until 2010 Second wave of real estate tsunami swells… office and mall vacancy rates surge Indian market crushed in ’08, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:10:08

PEBO to Make Dire Forecast of World Without Stimulus; Also Will Push More Regulation

"I don’t believe it’s too late to change course, but it will be if we don’t take dramatic action as soon as possible," ... and leads to even less credit. "That is why we need to act boldly and act now to reverse these cycles ... in our future. That’s why we need to re-start the flow of credit and restore the rules of the road [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 11:06:09

The Lasting Damage An Obama Presidency Could Do

Any disgruntled conservatives who think an Obama win would “teach the GOP a lesson” should think again! ... there is no chance at all that Republican office-holders of the future could in any way repair the damage. … ... to the Supreme Court of the United States. All legal observers expect Obama’s nominees to embrace an even [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 05:48:48

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

Historic Month (For Me)

January. The beginning of a new year. Time for change.January has now at least two memorable days for me ( ... . I have always had either a car payment, credit card payment, or both over my head since I have been 18 years ... (in pretty good condition), we don't have nice furniture (cheap furniture from Rooms [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:40:00

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

Base Metals To Soar On Global Stimulus Program

China’s stimulus package proves that the global infrastructure boom is not dead, says Justice Litle. And that’s big news for base metals like copper ... as a result of the credit crisis. But now that copper has retreated back to 2005 levels – ... as a result of the credit crisis was overdone. China Picks Door #2 On Sunday, November 9th, China sent [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 18:37:18

Recognizing Credit Counseling Company Scams

People across the country are finding that they have used their credit unwisely and owe creditors a great amount of money that is increasing every ... to their financial problems, many people contact credit counseling companies that promise to repair their credit ... the risk of being taken advantage of by a dishonest credit counseling company. Telling [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 05:23:38

The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up

The Money Diaries: The 25-year old restaurant worker on his way up November 28 24 Comments latest by Jane Today is another post in the Money ... up maintaining my bills while training for this job and pulling only minimum wage. How was I going ... that automated credit card payment. 6:11 p.m: Mailed rent check to landlord. I always hate sending [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 21:30:29

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

Consumer Credit Counseling

Consumer Credit Counseling January 17, 2009 at 5:00 pm · Filed under Credit Counseling Services div style=’float: right; width: 100px; padding: ... on financed loans and credit card debt can become onerous and when you add in penalties and late fees ... impossible for anyone to compete in today’s arena without the aid of a credit card. And that’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 22:00:36

DrumBeat: November 29, 2008

OPEC freezes crude output quota CAIRO (AFP) – OPEC decided on Saturday to leave its oil output quota unchanged and vowed to take any action necessary to balance the market next month, the cartel's president said after a consultative meet in Cairo. "Ministers agreed to take any additional action on December 17th (in Oran, Algeria) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:01:57

Credit Repair! You May Have A Bad Credit Rating And Not Even Know It

When we talk about credit repair, most of us believe that repairing our credit rating is directly related to our mismanagement of our finances, ... every year find out they have bad credit due to credit fraud, and if you’re not 100% sure on how ... it for financial criminal activities. Criminals do this by obtaining your credit information which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:37:18

High Quality Prenatal Vitamin

High Quality Prenatal Vitamin When pregnant please be sure to take a high quality prenatal vitamin - not all prenatal supplements are created equal Information below is courtesy of nutritionist and my mentor Barbara Lagoni Company Difference: Our nutrition products are tested for purity, potency, safety, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 20:32:10

U.S. ‘Bad Bank’ Plan Gets Momentum to Revive Lending (Update2)

By Robert Schmidt and Craig Torres Jan. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Renewed questions about U.S. banks’ viability are pushing regulators toward a new plan that would remove toxic assets from bank balance sheets, in what may become the biggest effort yet to unfreeze lending [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:55:00

All You Ever Wanted to Know About Emergency Funds (But Were Afraid to Ask)

This is a guest post from Dylan Ross. Dylan is a long-time member of the Get Rich Slowly community: a frequent commenter and occasional guest author ... repairs, legal defenses, travel to attend a funeral, natural disasters, and so on. Figure how much [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 13:00:06

Should You Apply For A Mastercard?

by Lewis Arbour Currently there are a huge number of credit cards flooding the marketplace and even if you unfortunately have a poor credit history, ... in a bad credit predicament will discover that Mastercard and Visa are the two financial institutions ... of these you should apply to first - a Visa credit card or a poor credit Mastercard? At one time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:28:32

Paulson Translated

After listening to and reading the text from Paulson’s speech this morning, ... at a tipping point. Credit markets were largely frozen, denying financial institutions, businesses and consumers access to vital funding and credit. He uses past tense verbs, but I’m not sure [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 04:08:18

President Designate Obama Tells People Not to Pay Their Mortgages

Before I start, let's look at a very relevant video.. ... work with the same sense of urgency to stabilize and repair the financial system we all depend on. That means using our full arsenal of tools to get credit flowing again to families and business [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:35:00

Double Your Money Next Year With Starbucks (SBUX)

HIDDEN VALUE Dear Value Seeker, Christmas is almost upon us. Business activity is winding down. In some cases, it’s stopping altogether ... to do during the credit boom. It ruined the private sector. Now the government is going to have a go. Think [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 13:03:21

January 10 2009: Hornswoggled Absquatulation

Russell Lee Tobaccy Candy 1940 Pool hall, Shasta County, California Ilargi: The revolving doors between Washington and Wall Street are swinging like never before. Lawrence Summers and Robert Rubin are the finance powerhouses in the upcoming Obama administration. They were in the exact same place 10 years ago [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 16:28:00

DrumBeat: January 1, 2009

Blackout fear for EU as gas row escalates Jose Manuel Barroso, the European Commission president, called on Moscow and Kiev to solve the dispute as soon as possible. While Gazprom, the Russian ... , there are fears that Germany, Italy and other customers could eventually be hit if the dispute escalates [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:44:53

Bad Credit Repair Tips & Advice

When it comes to trying to get a new car or a new house, there is nothing worse than having bad credit ... , there is such a thing as Bad Credit Repair. Starting Off Smart Of course, the best thing to do is to avoid getting ... is now to repair your credit profile so that when you need the help of a loan or credit card [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 00:22:09

Make It Easy to Stop Being a Customer

By Ronni Marshak SVP and Sr. Consultant/Analyst, Patricia Seybold Group In these hard economic times, we keep being reminded how important it is to keep the customers ... about returning to do business with you. Looking at finances this week???and facing a major [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:01:13

Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/9/2008

Don’t miss Bill Ayers’ op-ed in the Toronto Star.Also worth looking at: the “Axis of Evil” countries love Obama. Kenya is expecting a quid pro quo from its favorite son. Corzine is rumored to be in line for Treasury. And the recession hits China.Thanks to Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 04:33:00

200+ Tools for Surviving the Economic Crisis

With Wall Street’s recent decline and the economy in such an uncertain place, many people are fearful of losing their jobs and lifelong investments ... in that it aggregates your different accounts from banks and credit cards, lets you budget and also [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 22:24:58

Should You Apply For A Mastercard?

Should You Apply For A Mastercard? by James Read Currently there are a huge number of credit cards flooding the marketplace and even if you ... . Actually the decision is regarding which of these you should apply to first - a Visa credit card ... for a bad credit, credit card. Like almost everything you can think of at the moment, the speediest method [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 09:28:34

The Top Franchise Trends For 2009

Two words will be dominating the franchise landscape for 2009: cautious optimism ... credit score, and low personal debt, will increase the chances of getting a franchise loan.  More tips ... entrepreneurial ventures. Franchise Loan Availability The financial institutions are still going through [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 07:30:34

Wiping out my savings is one thing. Wiping out Bubbie and Zadie's is something else entirely

the now-famous video of me and Madoff and his employee Josh Stampfli misses. All that talk in the video about how Madoff makes money and what his dealings with the SEC are like relates to his brokerage business, which was a pillar of the Nasdaq system and was, as far as anybody knows at this point, on the up and up [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 12:04:47

From the Kitchen to the Car: DIY Fryer Fuel

This article was written by Sarah Rich in March 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. ... At first glance, you wouldn't know this place from the many other European auto repair shops around [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 18:33:20

At Frontline of Foreclosure Crisis, Counties Go It Alone

Image by: Matt Mahurin With graffiti-scarred walls, ... with their credit crisis problems, cities and suburbs are mostly on their own. It wasn’t supposed ... to buy up and repair foreclosed houses. But since the Hope for Homeowners program launched [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:01:40

When in Doubt: COMPLAIN. The new Rx for 2009.

» More Fearmongering in San Francisco A New Year's Day Letter To All My Cyber Friends 01/05/2009: New year = New mindset. I haven't been around. I've neglected and ignored my myspa Posetd by: huggamira» More Finance WWGCA: What Would God Complain About? 9 hours ago:   SUBTITLE:   The Analysis or (more likely) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:42:24

How Much Is Your Credit Score Costing You?

I hate to say it, but just change your time is no longer sufficient. There was a time when everything you do, good credit to have ensured that all your bills ... , simple decisions you can not pass on your credit card. But why? What is the average consumer, which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:14:07

Authorized Users, Debt Settlement and Negotiating When You’re Unemployed

One of our readers, Jaclyn, had this question for us: If I removed an authorized user from an account, how long does it normally take to show up on the credit report as removed? Jaclyn, If you removed an authorized user from your account it will eventually show up on the other person’s credit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 15:16:56

Latest News In StockMarketInvestment Research - Jan 16, 2009

Airlines employed 6.5% fewer workers in November 16 Jan 2009 at 10:41am NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The number of people working for the nation’s passenger airlines fell 6.5% in November from a year ago to 392,185 full-time employees, according to a Friday report from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:59

Barack Obama's speech in Roanoke, VA

Watch it live here Remarks of Senator Barack Obama Roanoke, Virginia Friday, October 17, 2008 We meet at a moment of great uncertainty for America ... of their hard-earned savings have disappeared. The credit crisis has left businesses large and small unable [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 16:07:45

180th Carnival of Personal Finance

Hi and welcome to the 180th Carnival of Personal Finance.  This is my first time hosting the Carnival of Personal Finance and I’m excited to do so!    If you are interested in hosting or submitting to the Carnival please check out the website. My name is LAL and I’m a twenty-something DINK writing about my journey to one day live large [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 14:05:11

WWGCA: What Would God Complain About?

» More Boy Friends WWGCA: What Would God Complain About? 23 hours ago:   SUBTITLE:   The Analysis or (more likely) ANAL-ization of THE COMPLAINT   Posetd by: komplainer000» More Business Saving the pleather cow and other confessions 01/02/2009: Alright, already-- I took my butt to Franklin Covey and returned the planner that was Posetd by: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:19:40

Don’t Pay Off Bad Credit

Step three in the “Should I Buy a House Now” series is somewhat of a sidetrack ... towards housing payments. Step 3) Start Improving Your Credit Rating This can take a long time ... your bills on time, that you have good credit.  Paying your bills on time only accounts for 30% to 35 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-11 17:02:59

'In Survival Mode'

From the Sacramento Bee: Wood is the department's lead investigator of real estate fraud, a position created three years ago and partly funded by a county grant to deal with an influx of financial crimes that came with the boom in the real estate market [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 21:40:00

3 Major Credit Bureaus - Which One Should I Contact?

There are 3 major credit bureaus that have information on your regarding your credit history ... from one of the 3 major credit bureaus, but it is necessary for you to know that by law you are entitled to one free ... . Anyone that has ever applied for a loan or credit of any kind has a file at one of the 3 major [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:26:00

Baby Boomers - 6 ways to retire comfortably

Baby Boomers - 6 ways to retire comfortably by Matt Hellstrom Lately I’ve seen an ad on TV where people are carrying around a big orange number ... sum, or just have the money available as a line of credit. 2. You could get a job. Maybe all you’ll [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:41:13

Overcoming a Routine of Bounced Check Fees, Overdraft Fees, and Payday Loans

“Max” is a friend of mine ( ... and poor credit), he’s often riding the fine line of having enough money to make it through a month, even with some state assistance - and sometimes he falls short. Falling short when you have no credit [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 20:00:14

What’s Wrong With A Little Socialism?

» More Big Business Spiffing Up Horton Plaza Park 12/29/2008: When my father took a job with the City as head of the water department, the family c Posetd by: xenubarb» More Bosses WWGCA: What Would God Complain About? 23 hours ago:   SUBTITLE:   The Analysis or (more likely) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:59:29

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