Archive for November, 2007
A $78,100 Christmas
The cost this year of purchasing the 12 days of Christmas gifts. I wonder where the priced the merry maids?
A $78,100 Christmas
Isn’t it time for your own private island?
I couldnt resist posting this here. Seriously. If you can buy, you can always rent!
Islands for Sale, Real Estate, Private Islands
A great Dave Berry Quote About America
How do you possibly do any better than this? Man! I wish I was half as brilliant. Here is what he said :
We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that [...]
Black monday worries averted — Or are they?
It appears that concerns over the housing market and consumer credit woes will not hold back the tide of consumerism we call the holiday season!
Welcome to America! It will take a hell of a lot more than some bad economy concerns to keep us from sucking the life out of our check books [...]
How was Black friday?
So Black Friday is pretty much over one way or another. People were probably murdered or at least beaten over mp3 players and whatever this years cabbage patch doll is.
How was it? Keep watching I will consolidate news and reports here as the news rolls in. Did you get a [...]
Sadly True - and Hilariously Accurate
I see things from time to time that amuse me, and when they are relevant to your money, I think you might like them. This is for you -
If this is you, it might not be a bad idea to visit these guys - here is the link lending tree.
Invest in Gold Soon or lose it all?
OK, so if you have been watching, you know I have been struggling with the decision to invest in Gold. I have decided its definitely the right thing do right now.
Let’s be honest. The dollar is weak and getting worse, demand for gold is growing faster than supply, and historically, Gold has always [...]
Help build this site by asking your questions!
I am not a licensed financial adviser, but I know more than most. I will give you great ideas and tips on everything I have learned from watching people give up their homes to seeing people pay off debt and make a nice little living for themselves.
I want to invite you, my readers, to ask [...]
Is the middle class dying away?
In the previous post I referred to an article. Talking about consumers purchasing small ticket luxury items, the reporter wrote this:
“The middle market guy is gone,” said Steve Greenberg, president of IMG Jewelry, a jewelry store near Cleveland. “The guy who had $500 to $1,000 to spend is gone. He’s paying for gas and [...]
Is Gold really the Future?
I have always heard the old bears talk about the future of the economy. At a bank I worked in we had a handful of folks who actually kept gold bars in their safe boxes.
I ran across this story that makes you wonder.
Jewelry retailers face gold price surge
With the dow dropping over a hundred [...]