Top 5 Debt Elimination Tips to Become Debt Free

Sep 24th, 2009by John Major. by John MajorDebt is at the heart of the wallet. From the time young children are taught about money, they see commercials, advertisements and signs all around them telling them to charge everything they could ever want on credit cards, with loans and lines of credit. From cars to homes, there are few things that are bought today that can be paid for outright. This creates debt and the need for debt elimination and becoming debt free. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 11:39:42

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Review: Nokia BH-905

The good Comfortable design Very good noise cancelling Excellent audio quality Comes with an array of audio connections in case your device does not have stereo Bluetooth The bad The active noise cancelling on the Nokia BH-905 can take a second or two to activate The headset is comparatively expensive While we love the idea of cord-free portable music, stereo Bluetooth headsets are often maligned with poor quality audio. Or at least, that's how it was in the past. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-30 06:38:01

TGS 09: Forza Motorsport 3 vs Gran Turismo 5

First off, if you're looking for dirt, you won't find much here. Both upcoming racers Forza Motorsport 3 (Xbox 360) and Gran Turismo 5 (PS3) are sure to be great racing games. That said,  I think there's a clear winner here between the two high-profile racers shown on the floor of Tokyo Game Show this year. As you read on, keep in mind that we're not comparing the games themselves as much as we are the demos shown on the TGS floor. Both were in pretty nifty setups. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-24 14:20:00

General Motors (GM): Still A High-Risk Profit Play

GM is essentially already bankrupt, says Horacio Marquez. And it has been for years. This clearly makes the company one to avoid for investors ... , particularly after recently reading that JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) credit analysts ... of credit. While most of my experience before this was with very risky and fast-moving emerging markets [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:35:29

How to Make Lots of Money During a Recession

A recession is possibly the best time to launch a new business or to expand an existing one. It’s also a great time to get ahead in your career ... discount on GM cars because two of my family members used to work for GM. We looked at some GM cars ... . We can live without new credit cards and gas-guzzling SUVs for a while. Those non-essentials can be put [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 23:40:01

Reed’s Bargain Bin: Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever

Reed’s Bargain Bin is a recurring column where Reed Farrington tells us about a movie he bought for under $5, and whether or not he regrets the purchase.“Blowed ‘em up good, blowed ‘em up real good!” If Big Jim McBob and Billy Sol Hurok from SCTV’s Farm Film Report had been on Rotten Tomatoes’ (RT) staff, then there’s no way that Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (BEVS) would ever be in the list of RT’s worst movies of the past decade. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 13:09:52

Bill Maher: New Rule: If America Can't Get it Together, We Lose the Bald Eagle

New Rule: If America can't get its act together, it must lose the bald eagle as our symbol and replace it with the YouTube video of the puppy that can't get up. As long as we're pathetic, we might as well act like it's cute. I don't care about the president's birth certificate, I do want to know what happened to "Yes we can." Can we get out of Iraq? No. Afghanistan? No. Fix health care? No. Close Gitmo? No. Cap-and-trade carbon emissions? No. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 13:17:36

FALLING PRICES ARE NOT DEFLATION BUT THE ANTIDOTE TO DEFLATION

This is the first in a series of articles that seeks to provide the intelligent layman with sufficient knowledge of sound economic theory to enable ... article of The New York Times of last November 1 provides a typical example of this confusion. It declares: As dozens of countries slip deeper into financial distress, a new threat may be gathering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 01:22:19

GMAC Auto Loans

11 of the best sites about GMAC auto loans. Know of another site that should be listed here? Leave your suggestion at the bottom of this page. (Related searches: Auto Loans ,  GMAC Smart Lease , GMAC Auto Insurance ) 1. GMAC Automotive Financing - Home page of GMAC financing for car loans, truck loans and leases, including information on their SmartBuy and SmartLease programs that allow you to get into a GM vehicle for a lower monthly payment. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-28 14:59:09

Bailout Binge: Zombie Edition

You know, Keyser has been ruminating a bit recently about the implications of printing ungodly sums of money to bailout people and companies that made bad decisions in the past and would go into bankruptcy if they didn't get bailed ... , and the only problem is this "credit crunch." So give them a few hundred billion dollars (in return [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 18:22:00

bailouts are forever, but i heart my senator

Anyone ever watch the 1971 James Bond movie “Diamonds Are Forever”?  Bond goes undercover to infiltrate a diamond smuggling ring. Diamonds are disappearing, but they aren’t turning up on the black market (or anywhere else for that matter).  Bond discovers that his arch-nemesis Ernst Stavros Blofeld is stealing diamonds and using them to construct [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:31:55

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

Unilateralism Spells Cop Out - Olmert/Livni Buckle!

If these two reports below are correct, and I suspect they are reliable, it would be a travesty of justice perpetrated by Olmert, Livni and Barak ... , politicians must do something, be seen as pro-active for fear of being perceived as unresponsive. Bad medicine is bad medicine. (See 2 below.) Even if the two most powerful men in our tax system [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 03:50:00

It's nearly 2 again

I keep promising myself I'll get to bed early. It's almost always a lie. It's rather amusing since I'm the worst liar ever. I think when I was younger I used to still try and lie, convinced that I'd get better at it and ever pushing the envelope to see what I could get away with. I didn't realize that being a bad liar [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 06:53:35

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/4/2009

The overwhelming evidence of global warming continues to accumulate — as does the level of ice and snow in Greenland’s central ice cap, which increases at a rate of about two inches a year.Shhh! Don’t tell Al Gore…Thanks to Abu Elvis, Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, heroyalwhyness, JD, Lexington, LN, RRW, VH, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 04:27:00

Business Pundit’s Biggest Winners and Losers of 2008

If one sentence comes to mind regarding this year, it is “Good riddance ... Like the stock market, this former fortress of savings crumbled after the credit crisis creamed its foundation ... Services While executives with golden parachutes floated majestically away to the Bahamas, luxury cars [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 17:16:12

Fiscal Insanity Virus Strikes Canada, Sweden, Italy, IMF

The world health organization has confirmed new cases of the extremely contagious Fiscal Insanity Virus (FIV) that is rapidly spreading the globe ... a deadline of just a few weeks to get more loans out into the sagging economy, prompting the banks ... the banks to provide adequate credit in Canada,” Mr. Flaherty said at a news conference in Saskatoon [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 22:38:00

Men’s Cologne Go-Down Showdown

“Obsession” By The L. Photos By Dan Lippitt Not many of us need anything for Christmas, and the things we want most in life tend to be metaphorical, proverbial and visceral. I’m sure most of you handsome gents would be contented this forthcoming cold winter’s night with a blow job and a smile from the wife [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 03:47:30

High density good or bad?

In comments a couple of posts back, I noted how the writer of the Slate article about environmentalism claimed that the "greenest" ... in energy use would be that small apartments don't take much energy to heat or cool, and are insulated by the other apartments around them. On the other hand, suburban gardens and plants must be given [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:11:00

DrumBeat: November 30, 2008

Oil majors eye $5-billion ships to cut costs London — Oil and gas companies are racing to develop a new type of vessel they hope will revolutionize offshore gas production but even if the untested technology works, its deployment could be blocked by resource holders who fear it will undermine development goals [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 14:33:22

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

DrumBeat: December 18, 2008

Oil drops 9 pct as demand outlook overshadows OPEC NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. crude prices dropped more than 9 percent to $36 a barrel Thursday as slumping demand and swelling U.S. inventories offset OPEC's record supply cut agreement. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries on Wednesday agreed to cut output by 2 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:42:11

Officially Screwed by the Real Inflation Rate

by The Mogambo Guru Pittsburghlive.com posted the headline "Queen Elizabeth's Question Answered" atop an article by John Browne, which delighted me, ... that the world has ever known and who had the Federal Reserve create all the stinking money and credit ... in my bones when he said, "The real inflation rate for families - who ate food, drove cars, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:55:56

MITCH ALBOM ON DETROIT

The Courage of DetroitOver the Christmas Holidays Mitch Albom was invited by Sports Illustrated magazine to write something about the plight and pulse of Detroit. A lot of it touches Windsor too. Here it is:This was Christmas night. In the basement of a church off an icy street in downtown Detroit, four dozen homeless men and women sat at tables [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 14:38:00

The Endgame

The Endgame Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted Aye, Captain, I'm Giving Her All I've Got! Problem #1: Deflation Problem #2: Pushing on a String The Muddle Through Middle Conversations With John Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? With all that is going on, how does it all end up? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:29:29

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

Reading POSt: Case study on a sales culture

Reading POSt: Case study on a sales culture Cash generation largely through accelerated but informed selling is the name of the current game (of course, companies may opt for cost-savings but that's another matter all together) so the story ... many a depositor from entering a branch (NAVPU, debit/credit, GRT, etc.) Think of the potential [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 04:54:31

Advice To Pres. Obama (#2): Yes We Can, But Will We?

The below post/letter is very important to me, and brings together much of what I have worked on the past few years ... particular issue runs the risk of creating more long term harm than good. In this letter, I attempt ... . In this letter, I would like to explain what some of these things are. In addition [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:49:43

Lending Woes: A Deeper Consumer Analysis

This may seem like an odd analogy, but I remember this story about my Mom when she was having her 7th baby ... for the Subprime Crisis.   Subprime loans did not come into being in late 2003.  2003 is the year more people ... You can’t get a good loan, but we can find you a BAD loan, if that’s what you want.”  Most people said [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 21:19:46

Judge Kaplan’s Farewell Party a Never Ending Show of Bad Jokes

Gold watches are for wimps ‘ Guilty, Guilty,’ One, Two, Three… - Judge Kaplan testing the microphone Saturday night By Normisimo Kentisimo JAABLOG’s New Dining Out and Entertainment Critic The roast and dinner last Saturday night at the Signature Grand was truly an evening for Stan Kaplan. It was run like his docket [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:58:34

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/6/2009

Tuan Jim sends an string of important news articles about the gas pipeline crisis caused by the deadlock between Russia and Ukraine. He notes that the affected countries are dusting off alternative sources of energy — fuel oil and nuclear reactors — for electricity generation.Thanks to AA, Abu Elvis, C [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:50:00

More on Good Habits for Success in 2009

“Good Habits”. Lets delve a bit deeper: Constantly evaluate everything you are doing Develop the habit of constant awareness and evaluation.  Always be thinking: is this the best use of my time? Is the best way I could be doing this? Do the most important task of the day first This ties in with your daily goals, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:55:09

Exile’s Fave Five — Beat Maker Series

Below The Heavens is a TSS-favored album of the highest order. It has become the yardstick by which fans and followers measure all other Blu projects. But much more is written and known about the project’s emcee than its beat maker. Exile is one of the most artistically minded folks I’ve ever met, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 02:32:03

The Paradox of Thrift

Has the economy scared you into cutting back on your spending, paying down your credit cards, getting your budget in order? Good for you, but bad for the country’s financial health, the Wall Street Journal points out today ... couple profiled in the Journal story: Rick and Noreen Capp recently reduced their credit-card debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 14:12:53

Red Bows Sell Cars Despite Down Economy

This weekend, a mob crushed a store employee to death in search of good bargains ... (k) from disappearing as they watch CNBC about just how bad the economy is, only to have that Christmas ad flash on the screen with a big red bow around the new car being given as a Christmas present [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 16:59:23

Reaction to DoD Decision Against Awarding Purple Heart to Veterans with Combat PTSD

This week's news that the Purple Heart will not be considered for those coping with the psychological wounds of war has gotten a reaction from many quarters. The military decoration is awarded for "being wounded or killed in any action against an enemy of the United States or as a result of an act of any such enemy or opposing armed forces [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 06:17:00

How To Break Away From The Debt Prison, Forever!

By Tom Graneau Americans are plagued with personal financial problems ... finance is the most common platform for human errors. Many of us have purchased more “stuff” on credit ... . Mistakes are part of the developmental stages of life. We make errors in every segment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 18:03:11

1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Ford Mustang

by the Auto Editors of Consumer GuideThe 1982 Ford Mustang launched on the strength of momentum that had been building since 1979 ... cars shouldn't have survived to the Eighties in any form -- and most didn't. Mustang's Mercury sibling ... the first energy crisis, they were about the only American cars (other than Chevy's Corvette) offering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 17:31:00

DrumBeat: January 13, 2009

Analysis: Global power demand to languish in 2009 The outlook for energy commodities this year remains grim, says a new report from Merril Lynch. Neither cold winter temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere nor a steep fall in the price of energy have provided much support to the demand for oil, natural gas or coal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:34

Insanity, Insanity, and more insanity. When will it stop?

Financial Bailout:  This bill was passed under the auspices that the money would be used to purchase troubled assets from banks ... and at significant cost to the taxpayers.  Give Paulson credit for actually making the best use of the money ... , I authored a thread “Just say No” to the bailout.  But I give Paulson credit for actually using the money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:41:36

Senate, Once August Body - Mired in Muck!

Watch this and you will understand, perhaps, if you are objective why terrorists dig tunnels under homes,attachments:HamasCivillians.wmv (1992KB) ... .)Dick1) 'Shelled UN building used by Hamas ... . Witnesses said part of the structure was on fire. The army said that the building was being used [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 21:29:00

Today in Palestine! ~ Headlines January 14, 2009 ~

US cancels Israel arms shipment over Greek objections The US military has to had to cancel a planned shipment of munitions from a Greek port to a US warehouse in Israel due to objections from Athens, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday. "I think the Greek government had some issue with the offloading of some of that shipment in their country and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:18:00

Linkage

Time to Hit the Car Lots: We think it is an excellent time to hit the car lots. Sales are slow, inventories are high, raw materials ( ... due to the credit crunch. Dealers and manufacturers are hurting and are hungry for business. The following list is our list of favorites from the San Diego Car Show. This is our list of All Pros [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 20:09:22

RICHARD VAGUE: How to Fix the Economy

This is a guest post for The Washington Note by businessman and regular TWN reader Richard Vague ... institutions were operating with far too much leverage (the ratio of loans against the capital a lender is required to maintain) which allowed assets such as subprime loans to be overbought [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 19:45:27

The Rest of My Life

I’ve been writing kind of heavy stuff lately, and I think it has skewed what this started out to be, which was a chronicle of how people who are crazy live in the normal world, how we are mostly invisible to everyone. Lately, you’d think that all I ever am is crazy.Which is understandable [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:12:24

Good post by Conrad Alvin Lim

It was nice for Santa to give us an extremely tiny rally between 24 Dec to 6 Jan - if you call that a Santa’s Rally. I call it “Hope on Low Volumes” ... while shoppers hit the malls and others rush out to buy cars, I will remain conservative with my wallet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:37:00

The Motor City’s Burnin’

Today, the executives of the Big Three return to Washington to pitch their case for federal assistance ... dominated by three auto plants.  You can take the boy out of Detroit, but you cannot take Detroit ... words, it includes all the famed legacy costs.  Whether those legacy costs are good or bad/right [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 20:34:48

The Endgame

The Endgame by John Mauldin January 17, 2009 • Employment Numbers Are Worse Than Posted • Aye, Captain, I’m Giving Her All I’ve Got! • Problem #1: Deflation • Problem #2: Pushing on a String • The Muddle Through Middle • Conversations With John Deflation? Stimulus? Deleveraging? Recession? A soft depression? A return to a bull market? [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 02:04:12

Another Point Of View On The Parking Meter Lease Deal

GEEK EDITOR’S NOTE: I came across this refreshingly adroit and thoughtful analysis of the Chicago parking meter lease deal by David Hoyt. Hoyt is one of these guys that make the Geek feel even crappier about himself than he normally does. That’s because Hoyt, according to his HuffPo bio, has a Ph [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:10:00

Lost In A Sea Of Stark, Empty Houses And Vacant Lots

It’s Friday desk clearing time for this blogger. “Record numbers of Sonoma County homeowners are seeing property taxes fall, ... have been a little hard to swallow.’” “Bob DeKeulenaere says junk cars in his neighbor’s yard prevented [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:57:28

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