Many people will remember September 29, 2008 as a historic day in financial history due to the government’s refusal to bailout financial companies. It was certainly a day many of us will remember as I saw my twitter account filled with readers talking about their losses throughout the whole day.
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Update: Congress did not pass the bailout!! More details to follow.
The $700 billion bailout plan designed to buy toxic mortgage securities has been finalized by the lawmakers and the bush administration over the weekend. Now that the only hurdle remains a vote on congress, it seems to likely pass.
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While we are all so focused on the outcome of the $700 billion bailout and whether there were will more banks that fail, it’s easy to loose sight of the time we should put into educating ourselves in personal finance.
It’s important to remember that although the US economy is in serious trouble, those of us [...]
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Faron from Financial Learn was so kind in sending me 2 x $15 Starbucks gift cards to give away to my readers! Winning them presents the perfect way to enjoy Starbucks coffee without feeling guilty that they just spent money paying for it! So without delay, let’s first talk about how you can [...]
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I remember when we were looking at a house about 18 months ago, the real estate agent would show us a house that is $500k, then one at $550k and another at $600k. On the seller’s perspective, this is called up-sell (which I’ve covered before here).
This time around, let’s talk about the consumer’s (our) [...]
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During the frugal week when I spent just $34.01, I found that walking was a great activity for the mind and wallet. I told myself that when my wife came back, I will need to include her in this new activity. Last night, we went out for a nice walk and it was [...]
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There are headlines everywhere about the Bush administration’s $700 billion bailout plan these days. The bad news is that as much as $700 billion sounds, we will already be on hook for potentially $839 billion if this legislation passes. So far, our government has:
$29 billion to support JPMorgan Chase’s buyout of Bear Sterns
$85 billion [...]
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As I get ready to become a full time blogger, I’m finding more and more accounts and potential gotchas that I need to take care of before it’s too late. I’ve hence come up with a checklist to remind myself to find a solution to everything still outstanding so my finances won’t be affected unexpectedly.
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The [...]
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People ask me all the time why I use ETrade as my primary brokerage. As they are probably thinking about the firm that they want to put their money at, these people want to hear a definitive statement of why ETrade is superior to others so that it will make their decision easy.
I’m currently still [...]
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I recently experienced a “first” while I was in Las Vegas over the weekend. No it’s probably not what you are thinking since what I’m referring to is cooking while my wife and I are on a trip together! I never thought it was possible but the dinner actually turned out great! We had delicious [...]
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Over the weekend, the federal reserve agreed to convert the two premier investment banks, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley into bank holding companies. This means that Wall Street, traditional known as a collection of less regulated independent firms that buy and sell securities will not exists anymore.
Once Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are converted, [...]
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The Blog World Expo was quite fun as I got to meet many bloggers who share the same passion! The conferences were quite informative as well and I learned quite a few things so stay tuned at Busy Blogging Dot Com where I will be spending a few weeks covering what I learned and saw [...]
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As some of you know, I’m attending the Blog World Expo this year so I’m currently here in the beautiful and tempting city of Las Vegas! What I noticed is that there are many people who’ve no doubt lost all their money in the casinos as many people are living on the streets. (You will [...]
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I want to send my regards to everyone that is worried about their finances as the stock market seems like it’s going into a free fall. Many of us feel the same way so you are definitely not alone!
Hang in there. We will get through this just like we got through every other downturn.
Anyone [...]
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