Archive for June, 2009

What Take Do You Have On New Airline Policy?

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Ever walk up to your aisle on the flight getting ready to seat yourself down and see this?

Not to poke fun at anyone, but there have been numerous complaints from passengers that they have had to squish themselves into their seat because the passenger next to them is consuming too much seating. This has lead [...]

A Message From Tran Harry – Changes To This Site

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

In an attempt to add better value to the site I have decided to do away with the daily news feeds and start a weekly news feed instead which will include some 10-15 links at the end of each week which I have found are enriching pieces of articles to read.
With that said I [...]

Daily News Feed June 30, 2009

Monday, June 29th, 2009

New home sales fall unexpectedly
Can Obama keep up with falling home prices?
The Tyranny of Mark-to-Market Rules for Houses
First picture of kidnap gang pensioner who abducted financial adviser after he lost £2m savings
Instead of Real Financial Reform, Obama’s Plan capitulates to Wall Street
Goldman Sachs: “Engineering Every Major Market Manipulation Since The Great Depression”

Daily News Feed June 29, 2009

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

4 of America’s nastiest housing busts
America’s Most Troubled Luxury Neighborhoods
Living life without credit cards to fall on
Housing, unemployment woes leave movers shaken
The path to recovery is getting narrower
World’s Best and Worst Performing Real Estate Markets In The First Quarter

Daily News Feed June 26, 2009

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Let’s Learn to Love Falling Home Prices
Golden State losing folks as old Dust Bowl beckons
U.S. homes recovery distressingly slow:
Not so Fast: Appetite for risk may have returned, but the crisis is not over
Top Chinese banker Guo Shuqing calls for wider use of yuan
Agent Refuses to Work on an Hourly Rate

This Week In Gas Usage Summary

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

I noticed that this weekend I did a bit more driving than usual, and had to get a fill up earlier than my usual 10-14 day interval. But none the less here it is, my driving and mileage stats for the fill up that I entered into GasDandy my handy mileage tracker:

Well looking at the [...]

Daily News Feed June 25, 2009

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Foreclosure Sales Steadily Climbing in California
AEI Subprime Danish: (nearly) Complete Annotated Transcript
The U.S. is about to go broke and they’ll take us down with them
Recovery’s Missing Ingredient: New Jobs
The Big Inflationist Scare

Avoiding Late Fees & Penalty Charges

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Going hand in hand with avoiding interest fees by buying things only when you can afford to do so, and paying it all off the card immediately, another thing you want to do to have more money on hand is avoid paying late fees. Being late is a costly experience, ask anyone who has been [...]