Thanksgiving 2008
Well, it’s Thanksgiving today here in the United States and it should be a reminder of how grateful we should be to be alive and well. On such days I recall when I was living in Honduras in Central America. We had our own maid who did our laundry and cleaned our house. Just before [...]
Going Out of Business Sales
You can often find great deals on going out of business sales and with the economy in the slump that it is, you can often be setup to capitalize on it. For instance, Shoe Pavillion is going out of business in my city. So my wife and I decided to stop by and see if [...]
The REAL Economy vs the Financial Markets
A lot of people get some things confused and it causes an extra-ordinary and unnecessary amount of fear and stress. This is the differences between what is happening in the financial markets versus what is happening in the real economy which you are involved in.
The financial markets
The financial markets really only apply to those people [...]
Don’t stop 401K Contributions
I was listening to talk radio the other day and I heard an alarming report. Due to the economy, people all around the world are stopping contributions to their 401K program even if their employer matches a percentage. This has got to be the most idiotic thing I’ve heard of since… well, the presidential debates.
Don’t [...]