I came across a rather catchy title on a Yahoo! Finance article today, and I thought it’d be worth mentioning. The title? “Meet The 29-year-old Retiree.” Now, like most people, I was immediately met with a dose of skepticism. Retire? Now? In this economy? At 29? Are you Crazy? My line of thinking proceeded like […]
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More Market Pain and Consumer Spending
essay writing company p align=”center”> Once again as I write this, the Dow Jones is down another couple hundred points. I’ve given up on worrying about it despite my sagging brokerage account, but it’s important to understand the importance of consumer spending in today’s drop. Retail sales data came out today and let’s be honest, […]
Hunkering Down: How to Deal With Little or No Income
I’ve always had an aversion to be completely broke. It terrifies me, the idea of having bills rolling in and no money to pay them with. As a result there are levels of employment that I’d be happy to consider that others wouldn’t. If I had to go flip burgers for awhile to make ends […]
Understanding Bankruptcy
As many consumers struggle with tighter lending standards, rising interest rates, and falling home prices, some may end up getting shaken out in a market environment like this. It’s not a pleasant thought, but just like business, some of us out there won’t be able to borrow the money we need to keep our financial […]
Are Banks Selling Too Hard?
With the recent financial turmoil, one has to wonder just how far our financial institutions have gone for a profit. Many have wondered where the risk management was. Didn’t anyone realize the danger? Didn’t anyone speak up and say hey, we’re overleveraged here, what if things go south? So far, if they did, they didn’t […]