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Quarterly GDP Down 0.5% in Third Quarter – Chart of the Day
The Commerce Department released revised quarterly GDP data yesterday, showing that the nation’s economy contracted in the third quarter. The 0.5% annual decline in domestic gross product from July to September is worse than the initially estimated 0.3% [...]
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It’s probably a bit of a cliche in the blog world to do a post on Thanksgiving about what we’re grateful for, but I’ll add to it. I finished my current client project and as of tomorrow I am embarking – terrified and anxious – into at least a brief period of uncertainty and [...]
She’ll want that stimulus check now! Is it possible to win a million dollars and still file for bankruptcy in 2 months? Apparently so!
How to become a millionaire? Well winning a game show is one way to do it. But then again, here’s this story of such a “millionaire”, which I [...]
I hope everyone is ready to settle in for a wonderful day of thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for, it is a shame we wait until the fourth Thursday in November to celebrate it. This year, I am most thankful for my health; after watching my mom fight for her life at [...]
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Firstrade Black Friday Promotion: Get a FREE iPod Nano
You should put this on your Black Friday shopping list if a low-cost brokerage account is also what you have on your mind.
Firstrade (my Firstrade review), an online discount broker that I talked quite a lot on this blog, is going [...]
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American Express Wishlist is back! It’s sort of like the Black Friday after party! It’s especially useful if you are busy shopping online and you want to take a break for something fun.
American Express Wishlist
Dates. The dates for this year’s wish list are December 1-18.
American Express Card. You have to have an American [...]
The stock market has seen huge losses and the economy is stumbling around like a drunken sailor, trying not to collapse; where should you put your money (other than under your mattress)?
US News has a recent article on the best places for your money during these tough economic times where they look at five different [...]
TradeKing $50 bonus for opening a brokerage account and making a trade goes away at the end of this month.
The TradeKing promotion was extended at the end of last month but it doesn’t sound like we’ll be as lucky again this month.
You can read a TradeKing review here and check out other online brokerage bonuses. [...]
Within the thread in my article “Teaching Kids about Money“, a representative from Moonjar left a comment regarding their Moonjar product for children. As I have a little bambino crawling around the house, I emailed the rep with a few questions and they offered to send me a sample product for me (and the little [...]
We are preparing to host Thanksgiving dinner at our house tomorrow. Over the weekend we did a quick walk-through and I noticed a lot of things in need of repair or replacement. We did recently pick up a garage sale recliner to replace a broken one, but our sofa has been missing a leg for [...]
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Get Your Free EASEUS Partition Manager Pro
If you are looking for a good software to manage your hard drive’s partition, here’s your chance to get the EASEUS Partition Manager Pro (short review on PCWorld) for free. For a limited time, WinVistaClub is giving away free unlimited download of the [...]
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Want to skip out on traffic and crowds, and save some time and money when you shop? Here’s how the bargain hunter goes online shopping — through these top retail coupon sites!
Image is from the coupon site, RetailMeNot!
I live in a pretty remote area that is seriously deficient when it comes to decent shopping. [...]
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FDIC Problem Bank List Now Includes 171 Banks
In just three months, the number of problem banks has gone up from 117 to 171, an increase of 46%!
When the FDIC released its second quarter bank profile in August, the agency said it has 117 banks on its watch list, a [...]
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As I write this, it’s Friday night and since I tend not to have a life, I just finished watching Nightline. One of the more interesting segments was about how a group of moms limit their waste to one canof garbage a year. Specifically they had the moms from Enviromom on the show. [...]
Even Though Real Estate is Gloomy, Opportunities Will Present Themselves
The negative news in the real estate market continues. Every week it seems like a new report is out highlighting record drops in home sales, lower home prices, and more difficulties in obtaining a loan. For those who already own a home, or are trying to [...]
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Safest Cars from Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) today released its top safety picks for 2009. The reward is given to vehicles that
do the best job of protecting people in front, side, and rear crashes based on good ratings in Institute tests. Winners also [...]
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When was the last time you checked your pay stub? I’m not talking about your gross pay or net pay, I’m talking about the withholding for social security, service year credits for your pension plan, and all other administrative accounting that takes place with your employer.
The following story is an unfortunate reminder of how important [...]
Christmas deals are everywhere in days before Black Friday and the month leading up to the biggest gift giving event of the year. Sometimes retailers get pretty creative with their holiday promotions and sometimes they simply offer good old discounts. Here are a few I’ve noticed mentioned around the web recently:
American Express $20 Cashback
Wal-Mart has [...]
Jordan emailed me an interesting question regarding giving advice during a bear market that really hit home for me.
What do you say to someone who has completely lost faith in this falling
market? If they’ve lost their ever loving minds and now think there will be
bank runs, CDIC insurance won’t work, and they are too scared [...]
There are times when emergency funds do not adequately cover the emergency life throws at you. In those moments I immediately start scrambling to come up with ways to raise cash in a hurry. But you cannot simply throw caution to the wind, because often times irrational moves now cause painful tax consequences later. Here [...]
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“I am never going to get ahead in this economy unless I get a bailout like all of these companies.” – overheard at work
The news seems to get worse and worse. The casual mention of billions to this corporation and billions to that one can skew your perceptions of what the money [...]
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American Express $20 Cashback for Shopping at Walmart
American Express, together with Walmart, is offering its cardholders a $20 statement credit when spending $40 or more twice at Walmart stores or online at walmart.com (Dealsea.com).
The cashback is offered through via American Express Network. To receive this $20 credit, you will [...]
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Who’s to blame for the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression?
Warning… long rant ahead.
Have you heard the latest bad joke around? Okay not this bailout crisis joke I wrote about a week or so ago but the one on how we’re socializing our financial markets by making the taxpayers bail out all our [...]
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Quicken Online New Features and Demo Video
A little over a month ago, Quicken made Quicken Online free for everybody who wants to use it. Quicken Online is a online tool that allows you to perform some basic money management functions such as tracking you expenses, making a budget, reminding [...]
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Too many things on my mind right now. Time to get them out:
Free Dr. Pepper – I didn’t get it out to you in time, but Dr. Pepper got surprised when they promised to give away free Pepper if Guns and Roses came out with an album in 2008. Against all odds GnR [...]
