All the time, I get requests from readers asking me for recommendations of financial products ... account? What credit card should I get? Where should I get my insurance from? What kind of software ... in the world. I’ve never held a credit card with a lot of banks. I’ve only had accounts with a few [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 20:00:17
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The Carnival of Personal Finance #178: Struwwelpeter Edition
I’ve been waiting for this chance to host The Carnival of Personal Finance for some time ... ? Before you wonder, please let it be known that this is not how I teach my kids our family values ... about forgiving credit card debt. In fact, if Congress changes the accounting rules surrounding credit [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 05:46:25
Bankruptcy Laws Make Opportunity for a Credit Repair Business
by William Blake In times past people would find themselves in huge debt and with serious credit problems and they would quickly turn to bankruptcy ... and therefore more people realize that their only solution is to repair their credit. That creates a great opportunity for credit repair businesses. Must Speak With a Credit Counselor The new law [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 07:26:11
Building New Credit For Credit Repair Success
by katie George Build New Credit Now The most common credit repair mistake people make is putting off building new credit ... loans at all costs when your credit repair project is getting underway. These forms of credit ... . If bad financial times have left you without open accounts you must start the rebuilding process [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 22:12:08
Recession Proof Small Businesses
In times of economic trouble people’s minds turn to recession proof small businesses as career ideas There are some recession proof small businesses ... : consumer credit counseling services; companies that repair credit; headhunters, temp agencies or other ... to fix it. If you have repair or handyman skills [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:00:30
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
More Sellers Accepting A Loss In California
The San Francisco Chronicle reports from California. “Like an endangered rain forest, the Bay Area microclimates that still enjoy home-price appreciation are shrinking. Just six months ago, areas where median home values were still on the upswing were bigger and more widespread [more...]
Date: 2008-08-12 19:34:48
This Is A Tsunami, And It’s Getting Worse
The Tampa Tribune reports from Florida. “Median home prices in the Tampa metropolitan area which includes Clearwater and St. Petersburg, fell to $180,800. That is more than $40,000 less than the median price in the year-ago period, $222,700, the National Association of Realtors said. The Tampa Bay area wasn’t the hardest-hit region in Florida [more...]
Date: 2008-08-16 14:35:51
Bike Week 2008
Bicycling can make you healthy and hot… er… hotter. Bicycling with even light effort (10-12 miles per hour) burns 400-500 calories an hour. To shape her legs for the Miss Universe competition, Miss Korea, Lee Ji-seon, started getting her workouts on a bicycle. Apparently, Miss Universe 2007, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico, is of a similar mind [more...]
Date: 2008-06-13 12:28:36
Friday Digest - Vol. 09 No. 02
Friday Digest — Vol. 09 No. 0216 January 2009THE FOUNDATION"We should never despair, our Situation before has been unpromising and has changed for the better, so I trust, it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth new Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 17:15:00
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
The Dumbing Down of America Under Bush
America has become a nation of idiots. I think the point where I really started to worry was when people began using the phrase ‘freedom fries’ ... that Barack Obama really did go to terrorist training school, refuses to recite the Pledge of Allegiance [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 13:34:41
Credit Repair: How Credit Scores Really Work
Not all Scores are Equal There are many credit scores available, but the only one that matters is your FICO score ... at one bureau than another. What is Included in Your Score? Are you working on credit repair ... of a derogatory item diminishes its impact on your score. The first step in the credit repair process [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 02:01:45
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
President-elect Obama’s Economic Speech
President-elect Obama’s Economic Speech Here’s highlights from the speech (full video here) ... that mark a clean break from a troubled past, and set a new course for our nation ... of what the future will hold. I don't believe it's too late to change course [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:14:29
Explainer: How the Senate Rescue Bill Is Different
Explainer: How the Senate Rescue Bill Is Different By Ben Pershing Two days after the House failed to pass a financial rescue bill, sending the stock market into free fall, the Senate will take its own shot tonight by voting on a measure with extra sweeteners designed to attract additional votes [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 17:10:57
George Bush’s Accomplishments
George Bush on how he thinks he’ll be remembered: I think I’ll be remembered as a guy who was dealt some pretty tough issues and I dealt with them ... who plotted the 9/11 attacks. As a result, more than 25 million Afghans are free; the terrorist training [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 18:08:21
Build Credit in your Name
If you have delinquent credit and are married, you might want to build your credit in your name instead of using your spouse ... report you will see that your spouse’s name is listed on the credit reports. This is because together ... . Somebody has to have stability. Also if you are divorced and all the credit cards of credit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 08:07:31
Low Credit Score Means Large Credit Card Debt
Low Credit Score Means Large Credit Card Debt Posted By Jill Brennan on @ 2:12 pm by Jim Bransby In today’s society, ... out is to repair your past mistakes. Get rid of the credit card debt. Call the card company and ask ... it might be easier to get a credit card than to organize your dresser drawers. Half of the time [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 08:19:09
Hillary: 'Voters look at the top of the ticket.'
BY TAYLOR MARSH So, how are you feeling about John McCain being handed the economy? It makes me nervous as I’ve listened to John McCain lately ... . If you’re someone who doesn’t want to give Obama any credit, at the very least you have to say [more...]
Date: 2008-09-23 23:33:44
RESOLUTIONS
RESOLUTIONS J. Crofthttp://freedomguide.blogspot.comIt’s a New Year as I type this. Another year the forces of evil have triumphed ... financial system credit(debt financing) halts and the real economy has been all but shut down… what’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 17:55:00
Reader Mailbag #26
Each Monday, The Simple Dollar opens up the reader mailbags and answers ten to twenty simple questions offered up by the readers on personal finance topics and many other things. Got a question? Ask it in the comments. You might also enjoy the archive of earlier reader mailbags [more...]
Date: 2008-09-01 14:00:51
Banks Have Few Options In California
The North County Times reports form California. “Working as a real estate agent, insurance dealer, income tax preparer and credit repair specialist, Miguel Romero has helped Latinos buy 122 homes [more...]
Date: 2008-06-15 18:36:34
The Story of Stuff, Revisited
In December 2007 we had a blog post about the Story of Stuff - how our society has become increasingly disposable ... . We frantically called several repair companies who told us they could promptly have a technician [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 17:54:22
?Starting a Credit Repair Businesses
These are difficult financial times that we are caught in. Many people are without work and lenders are not extending credit as readily these days. These circumstances are making credit repair a necessity for many and credit repair business a good business to be in. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 20:44:58
9 Methods for Mastering Your Money in 2009
2008 was a miserable year for money. The stock market tumbled, unemployment soared, the housing market continued to crumble, ... is to take control of your money (instead of letting it keep control of you), this crash course in financial [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 13:00:21
DrumBeat: October 10, 2008
The Official Demise of the Oil Bubble On Sept. 11, 2007, the price of crude oil closed at $78 ... ,'' Neil McMahon, a London-based analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., wrote in a report today ... , the Saudis are the key to the future existence of OPEC,'' the report said. ``However [more...]
Date: 2008-10-10 13:15:00
Starting Your Own Credit Repair Service
by William Blake To start your own credit repair service is not an easy task. You are going to have to really educate yourself on the laws that affect credit repair ... to go about credit repair or that explain the laws and regulations that govern this type of work [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 08:04:56
Old bicycles can be modified and made into useful tools.
Old bicycles can be modified and made into useful tools. From generating human-powered home electricity to pumping water, modified bicycles have the power to do more than get you from point A to point B. “The Engineering for Developing Communities (EDC) [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 23:52:34
The Era of Big Responsibility Has Begun
In his speech (transcript here) at George Mason U. in Washington on Thursday, ... the flow of credit and restore the rules of the road that will ensure a crisis like this never happens [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 10:24:00
Starting Your Own Credit Repair Service
by William Blake To start your own credit repair service is not an easy task. You are going to have to really educate yourself on the laws that affect credit repair ... about credit repair itself. If you want to start your own credit repair service you must be ready to spend [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 07:50:11
The (Formula 5) Winners - Maybe you? Plus, REAL Case Studies!
Hiya Friends! I’ve got TWO big things lined up for you today, ... done-for-you credit repair online. When I saw your video on Monday I decided to raise my price [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 00:08:05
A Complete Transcript of Barak Obama’s Speech on Economic Recovery
For those of you who have received the pink slip or potential candidates of receiving one, ... and libraries. We’ll provide new computers, new technology and new training for teachers so that students [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 09:59:24
Latest News in Credit History and Jobs - Jan 09, 2009
Israel Bombs Gaza, Hamas Fires Rockets After UN Cease-Fire Vote - Bloomberg 9 Jan 2009 at 4:25am Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) ... for an immediate cease-fire. The Council voted … Credit crisis prompts Toyota leadership shuffle: report [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 12:56:20
Starting to Happen
Barack Obama is four days away from becoming President, but his presidency is starting to happen ... of the (highly stimulative) foos stamp program.Education: $41 billion for school repair; nearly $80 billion [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 08:10:00
Starting Your Own Credit Repair Service
Starting Your Own Credit Repair Service Posted By William Blake on @ 1:40 pm by William Blake To start your own credit repair service is not an easy task. You are going to have to really educate yourself on the laws that affect credit repair. These laws differ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 08:10:39
The Friday gathering: Moving update
I wanted to provide you with an update on moving to the mountains ... we can to sell our home. So in addition to the exterior painting and wood repair, we’ve also [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 12:15:46
Tax Cuts and Spending Reform
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 Labels: economy #fullpost{display:inline;} ... to recapitalize banks and get credit flowing, and an additional $500 billion of government spending [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 02:15:00
Dealing With A Car Breakdown and Paying Rip Off Repair Shop Prices
Dealing With A Car Breakdown and Paying Rip Off Repair Shop Prices June 10th, 2008 Well it was bound to happen and it finally did. My trusty 2004 silver Honda Accord that I purchased brand new [more...]
Date: 2008-06-10 07:58:46
Tax Cuts and Spending Reform
Thursday, January 15, 2009 Labels: economy #fullpost{display:inline;} ... to recapitalize banks and get credit flowing, and an additional $500 billion of government spending [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 19:09:00
Starting Young: Teaching Teens to Save Money
Starting Young: Teaching Teens to Save Money It is smart and wise to teach teens about money ... more of a parent’s responsibility to start “training” their teenage kids to use their money wisely [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 13:30:42
Starting a Credit Repair Businesses
Starting a Credit Repair Businesses Posted By Robert Billings on @ 10: ... out decent repayment plans as well as know how to spot and remove errors from a credit report; opening ... are without work and lenders are not extending credit as readily these days. These circumstances [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 10:16:13
Business Plans For Tough Times—5 Keys to Success
Do existing businesses need money? Probably. Is this a time to start a business? Maybe ... , credit repair, and dozens of other businesses are naturals for online businesses. Even the beauty salon ... Nobody wants to finance your on the job training. Prove up front in your business plan that you’ve [more...]
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