We’ve had it drilled into our heads that the first thing we should do in any situation involving the law is to call a lawyer — and the truth is that the law is complex enough that having a lawyer in your court will certainly be useful. But it doesn’t mean that going to court [...]
No matter your own political leanings, the way you vote can have clear consequences for your personal finances. It may seem like politics only broadly touch our personal bank accounts, with promises of a chicken in every pot or plans to grow the number of jobs in a particular location. But there can be some [...]
According to the Internet Crime Complaint Center Report for 2008, the vast majority of cases reported to the agency that were fraudulent in nature involved a total dollar loss of $264.6 million with a median dollar loss of $931.00 per complaint. This was up from $239.1 million in total reported losses in 2007. Step back [...]
I feel uneasy to talk about this, since I always advocate investing for the long term and be in diversified investments while ignoring the noise. However, I have been slowly selling my stocks in my taxable investment account and I would really feel bad if I did not say anything and what I predict really happened. [...]
Before we complain ever again, we should perhaps come back and re-look at this post. Stop complaining about the government’s involvement on Freddie and Fannae, stop complaining about the stock price, and stop complaining about our job. We are the lucky ones in the world. If you think you are unhappy, look at them. If [...]
