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Everyone, even in the most ideal condition, at least once in his or her lifetime will have a debt, right? Most will have more than once, of course! ... to handle your debt situation seek for help, you can ask help from non-profit debt consolidation Company. This service provider can assist you to arrange loan modification, bill consolidation and debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 08:16:07
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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
The Black List 2008: The Full List
Today saw the release of the annual Black List, an index of the year's best-liked, not-yet-produced screenplays. To compile it, more than 250 film executives were polled and each script had to be mentioned four times to warrant inclusion. Vulture buddy Nikki Finke has posted the top-ten list of most-mentioned ones here (No. 1 is The Beaver! No [more...]
Date: 2008-12-10 18:40:25
NCO settles with Texas: failure to validate, ignoring cease & desist, profanity, extortion …
Permalink Page 1 of 445 pages 1 2 3 > Last » Search CreditSuit ... How to save $40 on home owners insurance + free credit monitoring Need website to post information ... lawsuit threats Debt Crisis Solutions SCAM—should the profiteers or the hungry thieves be murdered [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 21:35:00
Guest Post: Yesterday’s Wisdom Applied to Today’s Problems
By Richard Larsen With the plethora of wise men and women who have preceded us in this mortal sojourn, ... worth of stimulus (national debt), and a massive infrastructure building program to “stimulate the economy,” (more national debt) Churchill’s statement seems, well, “Churchillian.” Unemployment [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 00:00:55
Israel and Palestine: A Statist War
by Markus Bergstrom(http://mises.org/story/3285)In light of recent events in Israel and Palestine, it seems appropriate to put forth a suggestion on how this seemingly never-ending conflict could be solved. To end the ongoing violence in the region, many pro-Palestinians are calling for the complete abolition of the Israeli state [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 01:51:00
50 Ways to Save $1,000 a Year
Looking for ways to save money this year? Want to boost your savings in a tough economy with little effort or pain? Good. I’ve got 50 (fifty) ... of loot. Raise Deductibles. Get out your policy and raise the deductibles on your car and home ... your insurance costs by about 40 percent. Buy a Cheaper Car. Pimping in a flashy vehicle? A smaller [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 03:37:35
The G-20 Washout By Mike Whitney
November 18, 2008 — dandelionsalad Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney November 17, 2008 “Information Clearinghouse“ As expected, the G-20 Economic Summit in Washington turned out to be a total bust. None of the problems which have pushed the global economy to the brink of disaster were resolved and none of the main players who gamed the system with [more...]
Date: 2008-11-18 15:30:23
The Problem With The Housing Market In California
The Press Enterprise reports from California. “For Inland Empire Auction in San Bernardino, the current economic slowdown has been a mixed blessing at best. The auction house is loaded with household items, including furniture, jewelry, tools and various appliances, much of which likely came from various home foreclosures [more...]
Date: 2008-09-09 21:31:47
Portugal Sustains
by Edward Hugh: Barcelona "Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental" - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 19:22:42
Debt Settlement Companies – How to Locate Best Rated Debt Settlement Companies
Since the economic downturn, debt settlement companies have become more numerous in every area of the country. Not all debt settlement companies, however, are reputable and effective at settling your overbearing debt. Good debt management companies will be able to negotiate and settle an average of 50% of your debt. Some companies can eliminate as much as 70% of your total unsecured debt. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-20 06:02:38
DrumBeat: August 10, 2008
Even Giants Are Being Hurt By Rising Energy Prices In general it may be true that if we were willing - and in some cases able - to pay more for food, then some serious problems with our food system might be solved. The same may be said of our energy system - higher energy prices will make it much easier for renewable energy to come to the fore [more...]
Date: 2008-08-10 13:40:12
Short Sale Tax Considerations
By Randy Scott Just as with a foreclosure, short sales have variable possible tax considerations that you have to take into account when doing your finances Just as with a foreclosure, short sales have variable possible tax considerations that you have to take into account when doing your finances and recovering from pulling out of your mortgage. Luckily, the tax ramifications of a real estate short sale tend to be less than in the case of a foreclosure. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 02:03:43
Time Really Does Fly When You're Having Fun
In two blinks it's been two years since the family landed in Grand Cayman for what we hope will be a lifetime of ministry to and with the people here. Where did the two years go! And, no, they didn't wash away on the beach :-) Though in retrospect, perhaps a day or two more would have done some good [more...]
Date: 2008-08-07 09:23:00
Portugal Sustains
“Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental” - Manoel de Oliveira Manoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have steadily stuck their neck [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:37:23
Sarah Palin's TEA Party: A third party?
by Mark Silva Mark this as the week in which one of the potential players for 2012 set out to brand herself: Sarah Palin, the "common-sense conservative.'' Three years from now -- think about that phrase a moment -- we'll know if the brand stuck. We'll also have a clearer picture of what's up with this resignation of hers. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-27 12:00:00
This marvelous people, the Cuban people, a heroic people, has taught the world that Revolution has a destiny
From Granma.cuSpeech by His Excellency Mr. Rafael Correa Delgado, president of the Republic of Ecuador, at the commemoration event for the 50th anniversary of the entry of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro into Havana, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 05:02:00
S&P's Puts Spanish Sovereign Debt On Ratings Watch Negative
Spain yesterday became the third euro zone country within a week to be warned by rating agency Standard & Poor's that its credit rating ( ... finances.The gap in bond yields between the benchmark German bunds and the sovereign debt of Spain ... fallen.One year ago the financing of Spanish government debt was barely more expensive than [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 10:11:00
S&P's Puts Spanish Sovereign Debt On Ratings Watch Negative
Spain yesterday became the third euro zone country within a week to be warned by rating agency Standard & Poor's that its credit rating ( ... finances.The gap in bond yields between the benchmark German bunds and the sovereign debt of Spain ... fallen.One year ago the financing of Spanish government debt was barely more expensive than [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 22:13:00
The Twelve Biggest Personal Finance Mistakes People Make Over and Over Again
As I’ve mentioned before, I get tons of email from people describing the personal finance problems in their lives, ... . These are the people who are constantly hitting the ATM to check their debit card balance so they know how much they have to spend or the people who juggle credit cards that are maxed out. The only thing [more...]
Date: 2008-09-24 20:00:56
Roth IRA Facts, Wedding Guest List Tool: The Roundup
Roth IRA Facts, Wedding Guest List Tool: The Roundup by SVB on January 8, 2009 in Money Roundups I’m just settling into our new routine for 2009, ... . Rich Credit Debt Loan talks about how to get back on the right financial track, in case you find ... of Me Symphony Festival of Frugality Carnival of Debt Reduction Carnival of Financial Goals [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 18:07:17
2008 The Year of Change
2008 The Year of Change December 31st, 2008 This year will undoubtedly go down as a year of change for a lot of people. The markets crashed, companies failed and America elected their first Black President. Although I saw all of these events occur they really had little impact on me because I was living my own year of change [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 19:46:32
Using Chapters Of Bankruptcy To Survive A Debt Crisis
A real debt crisis is one that makes the victim seek a credit-counseling agency for step-by-step help to clear their debts ... to more sophisticated plans such debt management, bankruptcy, debt consolidation among others. Just in case your credit counselor or yourself decided to use bankruptcy method to survive the debt crisis [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 09:06:05
Using Chapters Of Bankruptcy To Survive A Debt Crisis
A real debt crisis is one that makes the victim seek a credit-counseling agency for step-by-step help to clear their debts ... to more sophisticated plans such debt management, bankruptcy, debt consolidation among others. Just in case your credit counselor or yourself decided to use bankruptcy method to survive the debt crisis [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 09:14:17
Goodbye Cash-out. Hello Debt Settlement. Part 1 of 3
More and more Loan Originators I speak with are asking about debt settlement. Past and prospective clients are asking for help with consumer debt ... s assume you owe $35,000 in credit card debt. Your minimum monthly payment is $700. You can’t afford ... the difference between bankruptcy vs. debt settlement vs. consumer credit counseling? If you [more...]
Date: 2008-11-12 22:17:12
Debt Settlement Is A Solution To End Your Financial Problems
by katie George Are you constantly hoping it is not another creditor calling you, every time you hear the phone ring? ... about relieving some of the stress that comes with knowing you are in debt? Debt settlement is a solution that can ease your financial pain. Maybe you have heard of the term “debt settlement” but you aren’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 21:51:57
People Here Don’t Give A Crap What Kind Of Car We Drive.
And believe me, that is a welcome relief after living in Los Angeles for 13 years ... too much, and just charged myself into credit card debt - all to try to impress other people. I fell ... not afford and tens of thousands of dollars in credit card debt…for nothing! What did I have to show [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 13:00:54
Portugal Sustains
"Art has a function of teaching about the human condition. We live in hope, hope is fundamental" - Manoel de OliveiraManoel de Oliveira (photo and quote above) is a living example for the Potuguese people of how to force their way out of the low growth/low per capita income trap into which they have steadily stuck their neck [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:35:00
Bank of America Refuses a Hardship Application
I was recently contacted by a full time college student with five credit card accounts ... his credit as much as possible. All of the credit card companies, with the exception of Bank of America ... , I have scoured the net for info regarding my debt, and yours is definitely one of (if not the most [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 01:28:29
After Conceit: Recovering from the Credit Crunch
Wealth is created through an economic sleight of hand ... , but of the future value that people have promised to create. When you pay for groceries with a credit card ... by what we already have. Debt creates real opportunities for equality. Without debt, the impoverished [more...]
Date: 2008-10-13 12:29:58
So You think You Know George O'Hanlon
For 30 years before becoming known as the patriarch on the 1960s TV cartoon series The Jetsons, George O'Hanlon was a very familiar face on movie screens and TV sets around the world. Born in Brooklyn NY in 1912, the teenage O'Hanlon was determined to break into movies and at age 20 began his remarkable career as an extra in a 1932 B-movie mystery [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:41:00
Why Derm?
This is not specific to my plans, so I’m intentionally not password protecting this. A bunch of you have asked “why derm,” and Julie asked a really good question, wanting to know if it was me “settling” for a specialty that I don’t love, but one that will allow me the lifestyle [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:15:14
Bull Moves in Bear Markets
In high school, I once dated a girl whose father believed the world was doomed to nuclear destruction. While his family lived in a trailer house ( ... world currencies. Government debt is out of control. Instead of solving the problem sensibly [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 12:00:11
Primus CEO: Fannie/Freddie Impact Minimal, CDS Will Endure
Monday, Primus (PRS) CEO Tom Jasper made a presentation at a Lehman Financial Services Conference; this is an extraordinary coincidence of timing given all the questions regarding the settling ... . A settling of CDS contracts (which appears likely given comments by ISDA, the International Swap [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 08:50:44
Walking away from foreclosures
Should we be allowed to walk away from foreclosures? On savingsadvice financial forums a poster called “foolfromAZ” asked the question if he should allow his home to be foreclosed upon. I’ll post the details and discuss what his options are and if they are viable and perhaps we can all weigh in [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 13:28:32
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
Lessons From Ron Lewison (1938-2008)
On Thursday a good friend and fellow Toastmaster named Ron Lewison was in a serious car accident. He was rushed to the hospital, but his injuries were too severe, including a broken pelvis and a punctured lung. Shortly after his family arrived, he passed away [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 20:26:45
Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News
Wal-Mart beats. Wal-Mart's net income rose 17% to $3.5B, as sales grew 10% (see below). "We have improved customer traffic and ticket and overall sales growth in our markets," CEO Lee Scott said, but noted "inflation and higher fuel costs are pressuring suppliers, retailers and customers worldwide [more...]
Date: 2008-08-14 11:20:03
EDUCATIONAL DISPARITY AND THE DARKEST OF DAYS. WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO TO WAKE UP AND FACE THE FACTS?
I have often been accused of being an idealist by my diatribes against this or that ... engulfed in debt, religious dogma that is shrouded in legal protections, all of which inhibits any ... finally settling on the premise that the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many. Wrong, wrong [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 04:30:00
p2pnet MediaSentry digest
p2pnet news view P2P | RIAA News:- That MediaSentry, the RIAA’s dedicated but terribly inept not-so-Private Eye, has been operating across America without proper authorization, is now being widely reported on- and off-line. Originally revealed by Recording Industry Vs The People and p2pnet, [more...]
Date: 2008-08-13 17:16:45
IRS Tax Debt
Filing of income taxes start as soon as individual start receiving their W2s ... . But unfortunately to some, they have irs tax debt still to pay to the government. I remember ... , he was devastated when he received a letter from IRS saying that he had IRS Debt because of misfiling [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 12:43:57
WRITING: TEOTWAWKI fiction - Chapter Ninety Four - Brother Kevin passes
It happened in Church - October 19, 1962 Chapter Ninety Four - Brother Kevin passes October 19, 1990 It was another Fall day. The anniversary day. John thought back to just three years ago. The Silver Anniversary celebration. He wore the silver medal that everyone was given. The Good Shepherd on one side and the atlatl on the other [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 22:04:35
A Big Question, Lots of Answers, A CONTEST, and Thank You!
I recently received a mighty big question from NM and thought I’d share it and my answer here since she is asking a lot of the same things many ... on to say: Speaking of debt, I plan to pay off the 19.97% interest credit card debt and then start ... owing on a line of credit at 8.5% interest and $2,000 on a credit card at 19.97% interest. My [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:28:12
No Debt that Can not be Consolidated
The debtors who have been trapped in debt are increasing day by day ... on how to deal with your loan and bed debt. In fact, taking loan is something inevitable in our life. But some unexpected situation may come up making us trapped in debt. Hence, a debt consolidation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 02:12:54
Linda Has a Talk with the Blog Traffic Genie
Note: The following is completely ridiculous. I know it is. I totally admit its purpose is to get you to buy something, make no mistake about that ... to be settling down and prices keep rising. She didn’t start blogging to make money, but now that she’ [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 05:15:12
Russia’s Assets in Germany to Be Auctioned Dec 17
The court in Germany has set the date for the auction to sell premises of former Soviet trade representation in Cologne in settlement of the ˆ4 ... . Pursuant to German laws, Russia may prevent the asset disposal by settling the debt. ... .9-million debt of Russia to businessman Franz Sedelmeier. For the first time, the RF assets [more...]
Date: 2008-09-30 14:02:00
The 110th AIA/APA Joint Annual Meeting Concludes: A Personal Reflection
Yesterday afternoon I returned from 2009 Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America in Philadelphia. Although a bit chaotic, the meeting was very productive. The chaotic bit refers to the fact that the AIA extended its academic program to three paper sessions per day rather than the normal two, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 11:47:00
Bond Recovery in Bankruptcies Likely to Be Far Lower Than in Past Downturns
Junk bond yields were recently as high as 20% (they've improved a bit recently). Some commentators considered the record spreads to be overdone ... predecessors, and the usual bottom fishers (private equity funds, wealthy families, "raiders" like Ron [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 03:41:20
Ecuador's Correa extols the Cuban revolution
From Granma.cu"This marvelous people, the Cuban people, a heroic people, has taught the world that Revolution has a destiny"Speech by His Excellency Mr. Rafael Correa Delgado, president of the Republic of Ecuador, at the commemoration event for the 50th anniversary of the entry of Commander in Chief Fidel Castro into Havana, at Ciudad Libertad, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 05:10:00
Paltry Debt Recovery Rates Anticipated in Economic Downturn
The Financial Times has a very good article about debt recovery rates taking it on the chin in this economic downturn ... in the CDS settlement after the company's bankruptcy, try being a Tribune bondholder. The settling ... for bonds, with Tribune's loans settling at 23.75 cents. Historical bond recovery rates have been around 40 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 16:49:00
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