Archive for April, 2009

Why Should Savers Feel Guilted To Spending

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

When You’re Flush, But Acting Flat Broke
Although this article tries to focus on the top income earners more so than the average savers in our economy, I believe that this has some slight meaning towards those who are deciding to become savers all of a sudden.

We should not be trying to put a bit of [...]

Daily News Feed May 01, 2009

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Economic News
Some houses in Sacramento area now cost less than $25,000
Housing glut puts strain on landlords
Capitalism’s Crisis and our Response: Walden Bello
FHA is the new subprime
Forget swine flu – here’s what investors should really be worried about
Home Vacancies Rise in U.S. to Record Amid Recession
Extreme Home Makeover Depression Edition
My Turn: Stronger tools needed to protect [...]

Daily News Feed April 30, 2009

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Economic News
It still looks too early for a housing rebound
Wall Street gets all the money
Madoff investment scam victims in California seek tax refunds
House Vacancies Rise in US to Record Amid Recession
Savers are still paying for Fed’s gift to banks
China admits to building up stockpile of gold
Big Drop Ahead for House Prices?
Recession, Far From Over, [...]

Daily News Feed April 29, 2009

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Economic News
Billionaire accused of ‘looting’ posh Mont. resort
The Next Great Bubble?
Global recession worst since Depression
Beware The False Bottom in Housing
Everything must go: Sales cost taxpayers thousands
The worst thing for the world economy would be to assume the worst is over
Solving the Housing Crisis? Really?
Beware of Fake Bank Profits
Mortgage defaults hit record in state, [...]

Daily News Feed April 28, 2009

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Economic News
For Housing Crisis, the End Probably Isn’t Near
Where to Get the Most Rental Income for the Least Investment
Housing Bubble Smackdown: Bigger Crash Ahead
Casualties of a building boom that got ahead of itself.
Dad who killed family, self was $460K in debt, sheriff says
Bank bailout may hurt taxpayers, be open to fraud
How We Got in [...]

The Ethics of Ads and Clicks

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Today I was thinking of planning a late year flight from Seattle to San Francisco and wanted to do some quick comparison shopping research ahead of time.
While I knew Virgin America was flying through both destinations I didn’t know the exact url to visit. Rather than typing in virgin dot com and not knowing exactly [...]

Daily News Feed April 27, 2009

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Economic News
Bank profits are only hiding a storm yet to come
Break up the banks, lawmakers told
Goldman Sachs Shook Tens of Billions Out of Tax-Payers — Now They’re Whining All the Way to the Bank
Long-term unemployed more than double in Calif.
Freddie Mac Acting CFO David Kellermann Found Dead
Pelosi Wall Street Probe Follows Pecora After Crash
Mortgage defaults [...]

Never Settle With “I Don’t Know”

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

The one phrase I try to avoid saying the most in my life is “I don’t know”. Sure you can’t know everything in this universe but there is much to learn in it.
Whenever I come along a point in my life where the answer to a question I have or someone else asks me, [...]