Archive for the ‘economy’ Category

Peter Schiff answers all your questions about the economy – in advance

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

This guy has gotten it right over and over. If you don't have time to sit through the ten minute video, I have posted the highlights below: May 2002: "the market is extremely overvalued, don't believe the propaganda" April 2005: "we cannot head off the coming disaster . . . some disasters ...

Financial Fairytale

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

David at My Two Dollars posted a fascinating article the other day. He asked the question: Is your life fiction or non-fiction when it comes to your finances? How many of us live beyond our financial means? How many of us do not simply accept the reality of our financial ...

Rocketing credit score

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

In March of this year, I shared how our credit score plummeted from 748 to 618 last year. This last month, I paid off the three largest balance transfers that we made during our bank bonus, credit card bonus and stoozing spree. We had borrowed between $11,000 to $13,000 from each ...

Saturday’s are for Coffee: Economic stimulus rebate checks

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

I am sitting here with my latest coffee flavor from Gevalia on a Saturday morning. We have heard a lot about the United State's government plan to revive our sagging economy over the past few months and in light of the news that the stimulus checks might be coming early, ...

Something Extra: stimulus checks to go out early

Friday, April 25th, 2008

CNN Money just highlighted the following statement from President Bush: Beginning Monday, the effects of the stimulus will begin to reach households. This money is going to help Americans offset the high prices we're seeing at the gas pump and at the grocery store.  It looks like a lot of people are ...