Archive for the ‘viewpoint’ Category
Monday, October 15th, 2007
I'm not sure that I will always participate in Blog Action Day, but I thought I would give it a whirl this week. The topic is "environment". I like the environment, I enjoy many outdoor activities: hiking, biking, camping and hunting. I believe that we need to work to preserve ...
Posted in about me, economy, viewpoint | 3 Comments »
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
I get tired of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" posts on investment blogs, but now I am falling into the same trap and speaking from 20/20 hindsight. . . Anyway, even though we do not see eye to eye on politics, plonkee got me thinking about how every financial product under the sun is marketed ...
Posted in about me, bank, economy, investing, viewpoint | 3 Comments »
Thursday, October 11th, 2007
I enjoy reading plonkee for good advice on money and for the perspective from "across the pond". Here is a recent post where plonkee responds to a comment thread at The Simple Dollar. The post is entitled Accept Help. Plonkee states:
I don’t think you are big and clever for not ...
Posted in economy, family, viewpoint | 9 Comments »
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007
I stumbled across this post on a non-personal finance blog recently. It is about the pricing practices of retail chains, specifically Kohls Department Store. I have never worked in the retail industry, but there are a few things that I know about shopping ( and none of them have to ...
Posted in blog round-up, economy, viewpoint | 4 Comments »
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Ever since I started reading Hustler (the blog, not the magazine). I began to view junk mail in a completely different way. I used to throw 3/4ths of all of my mail in the trash. Now, I can't wait for the mail to arrive each day and I go through ...
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Friday, September 28th, 2007
I'm not sure if the original post was completely serious, but someone over at fatwallet posted a thread about a deal on Member's Only jackets. For those of you who don't remember the 80's, the Members Only brand was pretty cool in the 1980's. They were characterized by lots of ...
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
This is a great post on one of my favorite personal finance blogs. I have a basic idea of how interest rates affect the market and the economy, but Jim's post puts it in laymen's terms that almost everyone can understand.
What I am curious about, is what would happen to ...
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Friday, September 7th, 2007
There are some areas of personal finance on which I know very little. There are areas of technology about which I know very little. However, it is virtually a self-evident truth that technology prices drop rapidly. I have followed the current iPhone controversy with great interest.Maybe my perspective is limited, ...
Posted in about me, deals, stewardship, viewpoint | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
I have revised and updated a post from a couple days ago. - rocketc
Posted in about me, culture, economics, policy, viewpoint | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
Rocket Finance is a personal finance blog, however, I believe that our view of religion and politics have a place in personal finance. Spending priorities, philosophy of work and the economy all affect personal finance. This article demonstrates what one person is willing to do for money. The woman's morality/religion ...
Posted in about me, economics, ethics, policy, viewpoint | 2 Comments »
