Get Ready America, Help Is On The Way

March 6, 2009

Finally a plan to help homeowners is on the table. Two weeks ago Treasury Secretary Timothy Geitner outlined the Financial Stability plan (more details at financialstability.gov) There is a lot of technical jargon that mostly people with lending backgrounds will understand. To sum it up, the program gives monetary incentives, to the tune of 75 billion in [...]

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Who Needs A Personal Budget?

February 14, 2009

One of the most important things that man has developed in its 6 and a half thousand years of recorded history is the budget. Great civilizations had legions of men to account for the wealth of the empires so that the leaders could wisely, or unwisely use that wealth as they wished. The simplest way [...]

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What Do You Think About Money?

February 1, 2009

Money is an ancient concept. Back at the dawn of civilizations, people used things to represent value in order to trade with each other. Some ancient societies used pearls or shiny sea shells as units of measure. Others used precious metals which are still a unit of measure today. Over time, we change our units. [...]

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Finally, America Does The Right Thing

January 22, 2009

President Obama signed an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay military prison and prohibit the use of torture by US Personel. This is a good step for us as a nation. I can’t imagine what the rest of the world thinks of a a supposed democratic and free country having a facility where no [...]

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A New Era of Social Responsibility

January 19, 2009

It’s the eve of President-Elect Barrack Obama’s Inauguration and you can almost feel the anticipation in the air about the new change that is upon us. We are in the middle of tough times, and if the media was any indication of reality, we are on the verge of an economic armageddon. Despite the troubling [...]

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Mortgage Modification backed by Bankruptcy?

January 18, 2009

A new bankruptcy legislation could allow Bankruptcy judges to modify mortgages. This is a great for homeowners because it will allow more options than are currently available through going through the banks. Currently, homeowners can go through their mortgage servicers to get loan modifcations. This can be a painstaking process as the servicers are inundated [...]

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Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever

January 18, 2009

YesterdayI attended the “Make 2009 Your Best Year Ever” event to benefit the Jenna Druck Foundation. It was a day filled with talks by some very inspiring people. Topics covered health, wealth, spirituality, body chemistry, finances and the speakers gave us an excellent idea of how to implement action into these area of our lives [...]

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Good First Steps

November 11, 2008

Statement of John Podesta
Co-Chair of President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden’s Transition Team
“President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to change the way Washington works and curb the influence of lobbyists. During the campaign, federal lobbyists could not contribute to or raise money for the campaign. Today, the President-elect is taking those commitments even further by announcing [...]

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I didn’t see this coming.

October 7, 2008

I just came across this trailer today. I didn’t even know they were making a movie about Bush. And perfect timing too, out just before the election. Now whether or not this helps Obama or not, who can say. But I know Oliver Stone will do a great job painting Bush’s character. Let’s face facts, [...]

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Quote of The Day

October 6, 2008

“Being wrong is erroneously associated with failure, when in fact to be proven wrong should be celebrated for it is elevating someone to a new level of understanding, furthering awareness”
From the Zeitgeist Addendum

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