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- United States Stamps Stamps -> Books and Manuscripts -> Back of Book United States stamps are fun to collect and you will have many different varieties from which to choose. If you are looking for a hobby for your kids, or you are just interested in US history, these stamps are a great...
United States Commemorative Coins The United States Mint gains authorization from the United States Congress to produce what are known as commemorative coins, which are produced rather regularly throughout the years for a myriad of different purposes. These coins are produced to commemorate, to celebrate or to honor people, events, places and institutions for...
Swapping ADDICTION on the Rise! If you enjoy sending and receiving snail mail? Writing letters, sending postcards, and making handmade crafts? Or even putting fun packages together? Maybe you should give swapping a try! I did and now I am hooked-and I'm not embarrassed to say it too:)Â I started using an online service...
The United States should become a tax haven From Wikipedia, a tax haven is a place (usually a country) where certain taxes are levied at a low rate or not at all. It is commonly stated that our government has a difficult time exactly defining a tax haven, but usually tax havens have some or all of...
Consumer Confidence in United States has Increased The level of consumer confidence in the United States rose unexpectedly in November, rebounding from a record low. This surprising change apparently came as concerns about the rising rate of unemployed coupled with tumbling financial markets was alleviated by falling gas prices. The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence suddenly...- Bush to Taxpayers: "I don't need no stinking law to spend your money." This is all I am going to write about the rescue packages for GM and Chrysler (for the UAW and Cerberus actually) until these companies either file for bankruptcy (which is what should happen) or until they come back for more (which is what will happen). Â Mr. ToughMoneyLove is quite...
- Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps From a little tavern in Philladelphia back in 1775, to the world theater of today. The United States Marine Corps celebrates it's 233rd birthday. To all Marines... all over the world, both current and former... Happy Birthday Brothers and Sisters. Lets all raise a toast to those you have gone...
- United States To Reject New Climate Deal. I only have a minute, but I figured some of you might be interested in reading yet another "uplifting" story about how the United States plans to abandon the rest of the world's interest in stopping climate change. From Yahoo: The United States is preparing to reject new targets on...
Collecting Postage Stamps Many people do not think of collecting postage stamps as a suitable collection, because collecting small sticky images and placing them in plastic sheets in a binder or book does not appear to be the most exciting past time in the world. The truth is, however, that collecting stamps can...
- THE REAL RESON AIG WAS RESCUED! Remember when this economic crisis hit, and Congress let Bear Sterns go under, but pushed a bunch of forced marriages between banks, etc.? Then they bailed out AIG. At the time, I thought: "That's strange. What does an insurance company have to do with this crisis?" I think I...
- Will the US lose its AAA rating? This is a guest post from Lee Murray a Financial Advisor for Edward Jones in Fredericksburg, VA. You can contact Lee at Lee.Murray (at) edwardjones.com. There are a lot of variables that go into determining whether or not the US will lose its AAA rating. I will try to summarize...
- Let's talk life insurance One of the most important decisions that needs to be made when evaluating your financial plan is the amount and types of insurance you currently have and how much more you need. At a minimum you absolutely must have health, disability and life insurance. Most states require auto insurance so...
I want my 401(k) back! I think everyone will agree that 2008 was not a good year for the stock market, retirement accounts (including 401k's and IRA's) or just about anything else where savings or investing was concerned. The Dow Jones lost more than 33% over the last 12 months and that number has been...- Who's in charge? I was listening to the radio this afternoon on the way home and Rush Limbaugh was talking about the negative impact the government mandated cafe' standards have on the automobile industry. This weekend the government stepped in and bailed out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an attempt to help...
- Red Lions rolled past Cardinals in NCAA Opener San Beda Red Lions overpowered Mapua Cardinals in the opening game of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Championship. Making a bold statement that they intend to extend their championship run, now three, to four. The Lions clashed with the Cardinals at 2 P.M. after United States Ambassador Kristie Kenney...
What is the Difference Between a Depression and a Recession? Unless you have been camping in a remote location for the last 6 months you have no doubt heard that we are in a recession. There was a great deal of disagreement, for quite some time, of when we actually entered the recession but nonetheless we all agree that...
Idiot's Guide to Ending Your Life "I just returned home and my whole family's been shot!" By me, should have added the father. But then, should've, would've, might've. Before killing his family and himself, the man should have done a lot of things, but he chose his way out. One, incidentally, that was suggested by the...
Nope, Not Going Belly-Up "Do you even know how much we dream about that?!" I do. I dreamed it, too. And now, it's here, devouring its chew toy. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="127" caption="Don't go blindly into the light!"][/caption] They're the nicest folks you'd ever meet. A baronial guy, early thirties, curly Santa Claus beard,...
- A joint planning session Even though my husband and I have both separate accounts (along with a few joint accounts) we talk all the time about our goals and plans, and ask each other's opinions. And we have extremely similar financial outlooks, hopes, and dreams, so that's nice. Our money conversations usually happen on...
- Movie ticket frustration and links to fun reading We decided to go see Wolverine Friday night at Harkins, so thought we'd better get the tickets ahead of time. My husband was initially going to order them online, but noticed that there was a $1 per ticket service charge for doing so and that you can't get student tickets...
Discovery sues Amazon over Kindle, rushes reality show into production to cover trial Image via CrunchBase Shout out for this article from Engadget I will be 73 this month, we long ago traded in Discovery on PAY TV for Computers and 2 Kindles-great comments on this article by your followers ! I pasted in a few read article for more! Look_Around_You @...- EBay buys Gmarket Inc. for $413 million EBay Inc has agreed to buy a controlling stake in South Korean online retailer Gmarket Inc for $413 million, at a 32.5 percent premium, news service eDaily reported on Monday. The long-discussed deal would help U.S. online auctioneer eBay emerge as a dominant player in South Korea's customer-to-customer online market...
- Risk Avoidance vs Risk Tolerance A few days ago, I wrote about determining your risk tolerance. As I stated there, risk tolerance is the degree of uncertainty you as an investor can handle in regard to a negative change in the value of your portfolio. That is, how much of a loss would you be willing to...
Getting your social marketing right the first time: A beginner's guide By now, most business people have read or heard about leveraging online social networks as part of a small business social marketing strategy. Twitter in particular has had a lot of coverage in the media.- Weekend Personal Finance Review What's this - a new feature? Yes, I'm going to take a little time on the weekends to post some articles from other personal finance bloggers. It'll work a lot like a Carnival (here's an example if you missed it) where all the posts are from the last week. I...
10 Genealogy Blogs You Must See I can tell you right now, it's going to be mighty hard to limit this list to just ten blogs, but I may come back at a later time and list more of my favorites. There are currently 243 members of Genea-Bloggers as I write this. Why not come join...
Single and Surviving (Just) Â I've discovered a new blog for you! It's called Single and Surviving (Just), and it is penned by Welsh Girl. The first time I visited it, I read a post entitled NOT Hugh Grant, then... and I laughed so hard chicken soup came out of my nose. Now I...
