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

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Total Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival 84

Monday is Blog Carnivals Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a list of Article Titles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 17:10:29

Credit and debt consolidation

If you are suffering from serious debt, don’t worry about it. Think for an alternative ways to solve the problem. Reverse mortgaging for the purpose of debt consolidation can help considerably by reducing your monthly payments. By consolidating all of the debt into one loan, you can spread the debt over [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:45:30

Time To Get More Organized

Each January I spent some time organizing my desk and my computer files ... gotten a lot of compliments on it and I’m sure it will help you as well. If you’re still ... . People seem to be extremely in debt, extremely overweight and extremely disorganized. People everywhere [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:16:08

Dinner with David

I posted recently on what I think David Swann should do with the leadership of the Alberta Liberal Party. I wrote at the time "If Swann was asking for my advice, and I know he's not..." Well, that post ... problem with institutional momentum, not to mention the debt, and the brand liability. Whatever [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:07:09

DrumBeat: December 12, 2008

U.S. Northeast Heating-Oil Delinquent Bills Top $100 Million (Bloomberg) -- Heating-oil dealers in the U.S. Northeast have more than $100 million in unpaid bills from residential and business customers after fuel prices rose to a record, a consumer-debt service found. The money is owed by customers [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 13:55:16

New Credit Card Rules and Regulations - The Good and The Bad

Note: The New Credit Card Rules Do Not Go Into Effect Until July 1, 2010 These days, it seems like whenever there’s a good thing going or some attractive opportunity for pecuniary gain or profit, the masses ultimately swarm the offer like locusts until they’ve completely ruined it for everyone else [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 03:28:28

Get Debt Free!

If you haven't noticed by now I keep writing about finances ... sooner time frame than if you did it alone. Think of it as debt consolidation loans ... and now we are on the way to be debt free. I have to say that there are a lot of companies [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 04:22:50

Roberts, Rafer

Website Plastic Farm #1 Now Available! $2.95 When something reminds me of Eddie Campbell in any way, it’s a good thing ... some advice about attempting an escape. In other words, great stuff for a second issue, because now I can’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 17:51:49

Urban Survival

How to Survive and Thrive in the CityNo mater how much I bitch and moan, some of you just don’t listen, letting my advice go in one ear out the other ... , fruits and vegetables should be included for verity. The food storage calculator is an excellent tool [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 16:36:00

Nortel Has Filed For Chapter 11 - Bankruptcy Protection

The hot news this afternoon is that Nortel has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the USA ... . The biggest problem the company was facing, aside from the repayment of debt, was the funding of R&amp ... for some weeks regarding the company taking advice over Chapter 11. It goes to show there is no smoke [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:29:31

The definition of insanity

First off, apologies for going AWOL; I’ve been without heat for six days — I was sincerely grateful for some this morning when the thermometer read ... , and then issued an … ummm … apology. Oopsie. Doesn’t care that the national debt has increased [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:34:43

Credit Card Debt Reduction - What You Must Know

by Ferdinand Mekinsy Reduce credit card debt and eliminate it before it assumes a horrifying shape ” This is truly the crux of the story ... of advice available on how to reduce credit card debt, but still nothing much seems to change ... . So, how do you reduce credit card debt? Well, you reduce credit card debt by preventing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:51:01

Getting Mortage - Some Tips

Getting a mortgage is never easy, but first-time buyers have it roughest of all.  They don’t have cash from selling a previous residence to help them come up with the down ... home buyers, see the following table: Help for First-Time Mortgage Borrowers PROBLEM [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:52:33

Will energy show us that inflation and deflation can occur at the same time?

At the beginning of this decade investment advisor Marc Faber told incredulous investors that rising economic prosperity in Asia signalled the ... the investor class are clamoring for short-term government debt, bank deposits and money market accounts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 19:30:00

How to Nicely Furnish and Decorate Your Apartment for Under $1,000

How to Nicely Furnish and Decorate Your Apartment for Under $1,000 Posted by Amy L. Fontinelle January 13, 2009 5 Responses Del.icio ... to buy something that solves a problem—whether it’s a new couch when you move up from a studio ... that nothing posted is professional advice and you're responsible for your own money management [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:01:41

Reader Question - Keep Emergency Fund Or Pay Off 0% Balance Transfer Credit Card?

I received a question from reader Diane the other day as follows: “My husband and I have a $5,000 balance on a credit card that is at 0% interest for another 8 months which we have been paying ... our emergency fund to pay it off, which would leave us with no cash but also with no credit card debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 14:00:14

Fiscal Insanity Virus Rapidly Spreading The Globe (Part 2)

This post is a continuation of Dangerous Virus Rapidly Spreading The Globe (Part 1).If you have not yet done so, please read part 1. The symptoms of the FIV disease are complex. Part 1 addresses the symptoms and part 2 below continues with more symptoms and a discussion about preventative measures and cures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 18:04:00

Ask The Expert with Larry Swedroe, December 2008 Issue

This is the 11th issue of the Ask The Expert column by Larry Swedroe. You can see Larry’s full biography and important disclaimer below. If you are interested in having your question answered by Larry, please send me an email via the contact page. Now, let’s get to the questions and answers ( [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 02:00:22

Keep Your Brain Active To Save Money

Keep Your Brain Active To Save Money Posted by Jennifer Derrick January 12, 2009 1 Responses Del.icio ... function as a problem on ... PFAdvice.com Writers(activity in the last 30 days) Posts ... understand that nothing posted is professional advice and you're responsible for your own money [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:01:04

"My China Business Has Just Fallen Off A F--king Cliff And You Want To Tell Me What I Should Do Next Time!?"

Phone calls from potential clients always start out fun and this economic downturn has brought in a whole slew of new clients and potential clients ... my problem." I then respond by extolling the virtues and smarts of "so and so" and then modestly agree [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 08:04:18

Economics / Macro-economics is taught in the classroom - must be studied in the real world -

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aNutPC0c67PA video on bloomberg of Philip Manduca  - aired US 3.44 amET - 01-14-09This man actually showed very accurate insight into the current situation during his interview last night (3.44 a.m. here) on bloomberg from London [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:52:28

Debt Consolidation

We all know that our economy is not doing well right now ... so you can borrow money and pay off your credit cards and other debts. Debt consolidation can be a tool ... to consolidate your debt. If you are unsure what a debt consolidation loan is then let me enlighten you. Debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:16:11

Reader Mailbag #43

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: 2008-12-29 14:00:34

Reader Mailbag #45

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: 2009-01-12 14:00:48

The End of Trade's Golden Age

Put Bernie Madoff on the public payroll! Today, we're going to give the feds some advice. Many will find our advice repulsive ... a bigger problem. And in Spain, people are so desperate for work they're joining the army [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 22:25:25

The Basics of Dealing with a Loan Default

Over the past few weeks, ... ). Eventually, a loan default results in repossession or foreclosure (if your debt has collateral) or having that debt turned over to a collection agency (if your debt doesn’t have collateral). The impact [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 20:00:29

Foundations of Crisis

Foundations of Crisis Posted by Roger on January 14th 2009 Guest Article By Doug Casey, Chairman, The Casey Report, Casey Research, LLC ... if the amount of consumer debt out there, mostly accumulating at 18% interest, is any indication. One point [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:50:29

Put Bernie Madoff at the Treasury!

Put Bernie Madoff on the public payroll! Today, we're going to give the feds some advice. Many will find our advice repulsive ... it was becoming a bigger problem. And in Spain, people are so desperate for work they're joining the army [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:52:06

Shapps Exposes Loan Sharks Who Charge 10,000% Interest

In times of economic crisis loan sharks come into their own. Today, Tory Housing Spokesman Grant Shapps is releasing a report, PAYDAY FOR LOAN SHARKS, which ... the whole loan shark market is worth a staggering £3 billion a year. Ninety per cent of the loan shark [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:34:00

Financial Advice And Free Book Offer From Zen Master Leo Babauta

By Will Chen Leo Babauta is the author of of the highly popular Zen Habits blog and the new book The Power of Less: The Fine Art of Limiting Yourself to the Essential. The book was just released yesterday and it is already the bestseller in Amazon's Motivational Books category [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 13:26:17

Audi A6 Tuning

Described as an executive luxury car, the Audi A6 certainly is an impressive vehicle with a lot positive points, ... other popular Audi models, the A6 is also a very heavy car that owes it’s engineers a debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:19:08

Economic Brink Shapes 2009 HPI Power 50

By BRIAN A. HOWEY in Indianapolis and MARK SCHOEFF JR ... . The total credit market debt as a share of the U.S. gross domestic product stood at 176 percent in October ... at 335 percent in 2006. Debt, in essence, has become [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 12:14:21

Transcript: Barack Obama on ‘Meet the Press’ | December 7, 2008

(Source: MSNBC) Dec. 7: President-elect Barack Obama President-elect Barack Obama updated 12:45 p.m. ET, Sun., Dec. 7, 2008 MR. TOM BROKAW:  Our issues this Sunday:  In 44 days, Barack Obama will become the 44th president of the United States.  His new team is almost complete [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 18:08:34

7 Tips For Blogging Your Way Out Of Your Full-Time Job

While there is a lot of great advice out there for how to start a blog and get it off the ground, ... online when their ass was up against the wall. When they were deep in debt, had little money coming [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:49:43

Doug Casey: We've Just Begun "The Greater Depression"

This is a guest article by Casey Research Founder and Chairman, Doug Casey. Enjoy! ... and slanted. And they must not think very much about the future either if the amount of consumer debt [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 23:08:00

Deflation, Deleveraging, and the Stimulus Effect

Forecast 2009: Deflation and Recession January 10, 2009 By John Mauldin Where are we headed in 2009? ... of economic theory and practical investment advice. Already committed to speak are Martin Barnes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:32:28

TechCrunchTalk - Edited video and photo highlights

TechCrunchTalk and ChristmasCrunch Party in London has been put together by TechCrunch UK with the able assistance of Twisted Tree Productions and Rassami PR. We have close to 400 people coming [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 17:54:48

Fight Fire with Fire!

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Date: 2009-01-16 04:04:25

Treasuries Get Silly Sparking Bubble Talk

A: The 30YR Treasury Yield fell about 113 basis points in the last 4 weeks alone ... com's did it, housing did it, oil and other commodities did it, and now treasuries seem to be doing [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 15:37:13

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

We are at a major crossroads in the history of our nation and our world ... flows) - and 2)instead of issuing this new debt, all the world's billionaires and nations in monetary [more...]

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

Wall Street, Circa 2010: Disaggregation and Specialization

The Wall Street of today is almost unrecognizable from that at which I worked for almost two decades ... Research Securities Dealers, those that help companies [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:07:45

Time for TechCrunchTalk and the ChristmasCrunch Party

TechCrunchTalk and ChristmasCrunch Party in London has been put together by TechCrunch UK with the able assistance of Twisted Tree Productions and Rassami PR. We have close to 400 people coming [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 12:46:09

The Fruits of the "Reagan Revolution"

By Ron Beasley Our current economic woes are the result of Reaganomics ... we have become a service economy the problem is that service economies don't create any wealth [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 02:19:12

The Guide To Saving Money During The Economic Crisis

by Jenni Snook Lately, with the current economic and debt crisis, we are encouraged more and more to start saving money. In spite of the economic booms of recent times, there still exists [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 16:11:56

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