Don’t Use the Economy as a Universal Excuse

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“Once the economy turns around I am going to . . . ”
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How to Pay for the Octuplets

As the stock market lingers below eight thousand and we are exposed to a daily onslaught of layoff news, there seems to be one person in America that is living her life oblivious to these tough economic times.  That person–Nadya Suleman, better known as the mother of the octuplets.

For some reason, Suleman thought it would [...]

Do You Conduct Layoff Drills?

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Many of us have to participate in fire drills at work or at school. Some of [...]

Is it Time to Put a Blogger in the White House?

In their infinite wisdom, the MSN Smart Spending Blog has once again wrote about one of my posts. Thank you to Karen Datko for featuring my post, An idiot’s guide to fix the economy in her recent blog MSN post. Previously, Karen had wrote about my “Sale” can Sometimes be Just Another [...]

Green Eggs and Spam

Within the last four days, I have learned that my rent will go up $50/month and that my health and dental insurance will increase a combined $24/month. Considering the increase of food and gas prices plus the fact that I did not get a raise this year, the power of my paycheck is probably [...]

5 Avoidable Obstacles on the Road to Financial Recovery

Once again at work, I heard a troubling description of one of my co-workers problems with debt. This poor soul has over $80,000 in credit card debt, does not own any property, and is in his mid-fifties. Although it was painful to hear his story, the pragmatic part of my brain kept on [...]