Sell the house! Sell the Car! Sell the kids!
Thank God I am not making student loan payments.The won dropped to its lowest point since the “IMF” financial crisis yesterday. It made a bit of a comeback today but may drop further in March [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 08:54:41
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Word To The Wise: The Foreclosure Nightmare
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!--PART 1 By E.A. Roberts As more heartsick seniors come to me as a volunteer attorney for advice on foreclosure options, I feel compelled to comment on the following issues as I see them: Reasons for the plight of our vulnerable older adults; How we as a nation arrived at a “mortgage meltdown” scenario; [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 12:49:00
DrumBeat: February 10, 2009
Interior chief cool to offshore drilling, wants wind projects Salazar on Tuesday criticized the Bush administration’s “drill only approach,” saying the U.S. needs a comprehensive energy plan that considers all the potential resources in the oceans. “I intend to do what the prior administration failed to do … incorporate the great potential for [more...]
Date: 2009-02-10 14:15:36
if you want to find top mortgage rates you may be best asking a mortgage broker
When you are tying to find a new mortgage product there are plenty of web sites available with suitable mortgage best buy comparison charts, ... now include a disclaimer that before selecting a mortgage and hitting the apply button, you should check ... to know, or at least have a good idea about. It’s how good are you likely to be seen as a credit risk [more...]
Date: 2009-01-27 06:21:16
Checks and Balances
Four people close to me were laid off from three different companies on the same Wednesday in January and selfishly, I really, really wish it hadn’t happened because some of those people were also co-workers and I miss them every day and the survivor’s guilt coupled with the lonely absence that is now the desk adjacent to me are a bad combination [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 23:56:43
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 ... along the street promise "Financiamos a Todos"—Financing for All. On the same day she walked ... of businesses have made financing more readily available to even the riskiest of borrowers. Greater [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:45:24
Madd Illz’ Magnum Opus by C73
In the age of MTV/BET/VH1 and the radio filling the air waves with re-hashed crap, especially where Hip Hop is concerned, the underground deserves our attention more then ever. The phrase “Underground” doesn’t hold the weight like it used to. I remember in the early to mid 90’s everyone wanted to be a rapper or a DJ but nowadays, [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 16:56:35
Positive Parenting defeats bad genes
Good life may offset bad genes UGA substance use study By Lee Shearer | lee.shearer@onlineathens.com | Story updated at 11:59 pm on 2/22/2009 Even people with a gene that predisposes them to alcoholism or drug abuse are more likely to say “no” if they were raised by good parents, University of Georgia researchers have found [more...]
Date: 2009-02-23 21:06:26
Daily Update: February 19, 2009
Again, no saints to honor; so again we turn to History, and find that on this date in 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9006. This order authorized the Secretary of War and U.S. armed forces commanders to declare areas of the United States as military areas “from which any or all persons [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 00:46:28
Auto Industry Bailout Opening Offers In Phase II
GM and Chrysler made another round of bailout requests today. General Motors and Chrysler LLC . . ... worldwide by the end of the year. . . . A newly-appointed auto panel will review both plans and determine ... loans, a move that would likely force them into bankruptcy. . . . the companies also submitted [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 02:38:00
Gates of Vienna News Feed 2/13/2009
The two most interesting news stories tonight come from China. First, the Chinese export industry has collapsed, throwing at least 20 million more people out of work. 20 million. Even in China, that’s a lot of people. The second story: China demands that the USA “guarantee” that the value of any further Treasury assets it buys will not be [more...]
Date: 2009-02-14 04:55:00
Happiness and healthiness
Recent scientific studies prove what ancient people have known from, well, Antiquity, and namely that individuals who are always in a good mood and remain positive throughout the day experience less diseases and less sickness than those who are always gloomy. Researchers from the University of Kansas (UK) [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 23:18:21
The Chrysler recovery plan
The Chrysler recovery plan February 17th, 2009 by DaveAdmin Chrysler LLC today submitted its viability plan to the U.S ... the requested working capital loan is the least-costly alternative and will help provide an important ... technology as a primary strategy for developing fuel-efficient, low emission vehicles, including an electric [more...]
Date: 2009-02-17 21:58:31
Homebuyer Credit Won’t Stabilize Market, Analysts Say
Nick Timiraos wrote this nice short article on the Wall Street Journal pages. But, it was the comments by his readers that caught my attention ... -approved for a home loan this week a move that I made based on the news of the 15000 dollar credit ... they are the same ones as in the 2008 credit/loan: 75k individual, 150k couple. Comment by Ed Poon [more...]
Date: 2009-02-15 23:44:00
if you want to find suitable mortgage rates you may be better of asking a mortgage broker
When you are tying to find a new mortgage there are plenty of web sites available with mortgage best buy comparison charts, a whole variety of frightening mortgage tools and a lot, lot more. But the big problem with these tools is that although they are great for quickly showing and finding you the best mortgage products on the market and which [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 19:15:26
Getting A Car Loan The Easy Way
by James Gangrut The big American car makers are in deep trouble. The automobile companies were already in deep trouble before the crisis hit ( ... to get a new car now, consider purchasing American because of the cheap financing and take care of your credit ... t have to worry about your credit. About the Author: James writes about financial [more...]
Date: 2009-03-08 10:27:32
The Patient is Dead Part II
Previously, here, we broke down what was a tad wobbly with The Glorious Free-Market System in the US pre-2004 ... of your credit worthiness that a lending institution uses to determine if you get the car loan ... , offering you a starting salary of SFA as a drone so you could pay off your student loans by 2020 [more...]
Date: 2009-02-28 15:56:41
Capital One Take and Double Take
By Rowan WolfCapital One got $3.55 billion in TARP funds. Now they are taking their customers to the cleaners - including me ... about the payday loan folks). The basic rate change goes into effect in February 2010 ... me that my relatively low fixed rate accounts were being transformed into variable rate accounts [more...]
Date: 2009-02-27 17:39:59
This is what happened.
Last February I fell apart. I held it together professionally and all, but in hindsight: I fell apart. I was deeply disoriented by what felt like having the ground drop out beneath me and I was living alone for the first time which was exhilarating and comforting and claustrophobic all at the same time [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 00:41:54
The Long And Difficult Road To Wage Cuts As An Alternative To Devaluation
Well it's pretty clear to me at least that there is now one, and only one, major and outsanding topic towering head and shoulders above all those other pressing and important problems those of us following the EU economies currently find lying in our macro-policy in-trays: the issue of wage cuts [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 16:02:00
Five Key Steps to Managing College Loan Debt
This is a guest post by TJ Hanson of GoCollege.com A college degree is a very admirable goal ... . Two basic examples of bad debt are credit card debt and a car loan. Both debts will cost ... over time. A loan for college is also considered good debt as it is an investment in your future [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 12:52:16
DrumBeat: January 27, 2009
Oil prices tumble on jobs, housing consumer data COLUMBUS, Ohio – Oil prices tumbled sharply on Tuesday with more evidence of decline in the U.S. housing industry, more job cuts and plunging consumer confidence, all of which can lead to cuts in energy spending. Light, sweet crude for March delivery lost $4 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-27 14:06:37
DrumBeat: January 14, 2009
Obama energy goal hard to meet: Bodman WASHINGTON (Reuters) ... for some From a demographic standpoint, a small drop in U.S. birth rates would not pose a concern ... be an extreme change similar to many European countries, where birth rates have fallen below 1.5 children per [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:55:13
Bob Nardelli’s announcement
Bob Nardelli’s announcement January 23rd, 2009 by DaveAdmin To all Chrysler employees, dealers, suppliers and other stakeholders: ... including the important domestic auto industry and expanding the availability of small, fuel ... meets all the terms of the U.S. Treasury loan agreement, including the submission of a restructuring [more...]
Date: 2009-01-23 23:19:32
They're Back!!
February 20, 2009, 12:10 p.m. They're Back!! (brought to you by FromDC2Iowa.blogspot.com *) [Credit: Carol Ann: "They're back ... loan money that G.M. requested would be used to cover its continuing losses. The company ... ? The auto companies -- GM and Chrysler. G.M., the nation’s largest automaker, . . . is assuming [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 17:31:00
Seeking Bootcut Jeans in Dark Rinse, Must Love Dogs
For our second date D. invited me over to his apartment for dinner and after eating outside in his backyard we watched a movie and after we watched a movie I walked home, and as I walked home my dainty little silver sandals caught a jagged spot of sidewalk somewhere around 76th Street and I fell, [more...]
Date: 2009-03-03 01:49:28
Marxism Marches On
The week begins with a bang, according to the Financial Times ... s credit rating to abuse! Reordering the financial universe is not cheap. It takes a lot of energy ... could shrink if the program were limited to only certain loans or banks, but it could also grow [more...]
Date: 2009-02-04 16:40:52
Defaults & Foreclosures Account For Only 1 in 10, & 50% of those are Subrime Borrowers..
In translation that means this: the millions of people that are being bailed out by Obama and Crooked Congress are only 10% of American Mortgage holders so it's not exactly the huge problem being exploited by the Messiah and also shows that 90% including myself are adhering to their contracts as signed [more...]
Date: 2009-03-06 07:21:00
Positive Psychology, Happiness and … Love
Love is … (according to Fredrickson!) By Dave Shearon Positive Psychology News Daily Love is … . From that sentence stub, poets, philosophers, and psychologists have taken flight. Now, Barbara Fredrickson gives us a new angle on love in her book Positivity. Our readers are likely familiar with Dr [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 22:08:19
California Real Estate Prices Back To Earth
The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California stood at 59 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with 33 percent for the same period a year ago , according to a report released Wednesday by the California Association of Realtors [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 16:00:00
Disappointment from interim budget spooks stocks
A disappointing budget and weak global markets pulled share prices sharply lower in the week ended 20 February 2009. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the interim general budget on 16 February 2009 did not offer anticipated tax sops and there was no sector-specific stimulus package for the economy, disappointing the stock markets [more...]
Date: 2009-02-20 13:44:00
How Much Is That Bentley In The Window?
The ports and car plants in the world are flooded with new cars that have nowhere to go ... . Bloomberg: The auto industry is caught up in a catastrophe that has spread across the globe ... as the credit crunch and worsening economic climate have combined to crimp big-ticket purchases, while [more...]
Date: 2009-02-11 16:05:00
Do Positive Psychology studies really suggest that we can find happiness by faking it?
The study of happiness has become an industry unto itself. WANT to know the secret to happiness? Fake it. Smile and pretend that you’re happy and you’ll soon begin to feel happier. At least that’s the message from some psychological studies that have found that behaving as if you’re happy can actually make you feel happier [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 00:00:43
9 Tips for happiness now!
How To Respond to Your Happiness Emergency—Stat! February 18, 2009 By Gretchen Rubin Every Wednesday is Tip Day. This Wednesday: Nine tips for dealing with a happiness emergency. I originally posted this tips list on the fabulous Zen Habits, but I wanted to put it here as well [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 23:06:50
It’s hard to find happiness when the research is sometimes confusing!
It’s hard enough to find happiness without being told different things by different people ... And then find out why money doesn’t always bring happiness - click here payday loans cheap long term payday loans cash loans till payday service no fax payday loans asp direct lender payday loans [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 22:06:58
Words from the (investment) wise 2.15.09
Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (February 9 – 15, 2009) “Words from the Wise” this week comes to you from my abode in a visibly depressed Europe, from where I am compiling this report as welcome relief from gloomy conversations with taxi drivers and cheerless meals in deserted eateries [more...]
Date: 2009-02-15 12:47:57
Google Keywords the complete list to $15
This is the second post of all the keywords from Google with $15. Hope you like it accounting software 15.99 business credit report 15 ... seattle 15.85 partypoker 15.85 insure 15.85 home loan company 15.85 best interest rate 15.85 adverse ... online help desk software 15.77 download america online 15.76 car hire in orlando 15.76 va home loan [more...]
Date: 2009-03-05 03:11:01
Chrysler Outlines Future Product Plans Resulting From Fiat Agreement - Car News
We play connect the dots with the automaker’s viability plan. BY JON YANCA In accordance with the terms required to secure a loan from the U ... builds the vehicles that produce the lowest level of CO2 emissions. Chrysler also cites 60 percent ... Reading: Chrysler Outlines Future Product Plans Resulting From Fiat Agreement - Car News [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 06:22:01
An Artificial Band Aid To Postpone The Pain
The News Journal reports from Delaware. “President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged $75 billion to help homeowners at risk of default ... comfort from the lenders who told him he could easily refinance as real estate prices continued [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 17:28:12
Uhh, Uh, Uhhhh, Beavis … Do As I Say, Not As I Do
When we travel to China and India, two things are likely to happen. You will be legitimately and understandably shocked by the poverty in India and the pollution in China. The blogosphere is full of heated debate re: what China and her development means for the environment and the rest of us [more...]
Date: 2009-02-19 21:22:42
what conditions alter the mortgage interestrates you will be eligble for?
The mortgage rate that you are ultimately going to be charged will be a major factor in deciding which mortgage of the myriad on offer you will take out and also, which mortgage lender you will go tofor your new load. The interest rate that you are going to be charged on your loan will dictate, for the next few years at leastand maybe a lot [more...]
Date: 2009-01-25 09:53:40
The insanity of “approval” polls
It never fails that approval polls for Congress or Obama pops up here in the FA threads. Personally, I don’t put much stock in them myself. The notion that asking 1000 or so people in a nation of over 300,000,000 strikes me as a narrow sampling at best [more...]
Date: 2009-02-24 22:04:20
DrumBeat: February 27, 2009
IEA says oil capacity crunch looms The International Energy Agency fears that an expected recovery in oil demand from 2010 and oil project cancellations due to low crude prices and the credit crisis will mean no spare oil capacity at the end of 2013. "That is our concern [more...]
Date: 2009-02-27 13:44:52
Daily Update: February 22, 2009
On this Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time, we have one Feast and one Famous Birthday. Today is the Feast of the Chair of Peter, Apostle; in this feast, we honor Peter as Bishop. Originally there were two Feasts ( [more...]
Date: 2009-02-22 02:07:38
RM60bil for stimulus package
MALAYSIA on Tuesday unveiled a stimulus package worth US$16.2 billion (S$24.9 billion) but warned the export-driven economy could still shrink by 1.0 per cent this year despite the massive spending. The RM60 billion plan was much larger than expected, [more...]
Date: 2009-03-10 09:25:50
Yes, John Edwards, There Are Indeed ‘Two Americas’
There is a political America and an economic America — and the latter is showing no confidence in Obama right now. February 18, 2009 - by Jennifer RubinJohn Edwards was right: there are two Americas. No, I am not talking about the one with the hedge funds and the one with the girl with no coat [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 08:00:09
Gates of Vienna News Feed 2/20/2009
Our email is still out, so many of our usual tipsters are unrepresented here tonight. Sorry, everybody! ... in New Jersey: Muslim Prayer in Public School More Perks for United Auto Workers Obama [more...]
Date: 2009-02-21 04:55:00
Sensex holds 9,000 level in volatile trade
Key benchmark indices saw divergent trend in what was a highly volatile trading session. While the 30-share BSE Sensex fell, the broader based S&P CNX Nifty rose. Trend in global markets influenced trade on the domestic bourses. The Sensex fell 19.82 points, or 0.22%, up 85.56 points from the day's low but off 97.81 points from the day's high [more...]
Date: 2009-02-18 16:26:00
Give Liquidation a Chance!
A plea to lawmakers…give liquidation a chance! U.S. stockowners got a break yesterday…the Dow rose 236 points ... healthy assets and can earn decent money when it makes a loan. Banks aren’t making loans now because [more...]
Date: 2009-02-25 09:31:51
Monday morning links
TOP STORIES • World stocks spiral lower on fresh financial woes - AFP • A Rising Dollar Lifts the U.S ... Loan Delayed - Bloomberg • Lloyds shares drop as government stake increases - MarketWatch • [more...]
Date: 2009-03-09 12:47:00
