GUEST BLOG POST: 4 Lessons from the Debt Ceiling Debate

July 20, 2011

Let’s get to the root of the problem. Our national problem with debt belongs to us all. It is a startling fact that the aggregate amount owed by U.S. consumers to their creditors is approximately equal to, if not slightly greater than, our government-held debt, according to various official estimates. So, while Congress and the Administration works to clean up our national act, we could all do some housekeeping of our own. Continue reading “GUEST BLOG POST: 4 Lessons from the Debt Ceiling Debate”

Make High Pay Off Financial Moves

April 25, 2011

You wouldn’t think I would get any insight about my finances from playing “Bubble Breaker” on my Palm Treo. It seems like a complete waste of time but overall, I see playing games on my phone as a time passer – waiting at the doctor’s office to be seen or waiting for a phone call. These little pockets of time don’t give me enough time to get something done and I hate to get deep into an article I can’t finish because I will always wonder what the outcome was. So I play Bubble Breaker on my phone. Even when I changed to a new phone, I keep the old one without a Sim card to play this goofy game. Continue reading “Make High Pay Off Financial Moves”

Getting Out of Debt By Thinking About It: I Don’t Think So

January 31, 2011

I will have to admit that I have not read the book, The Secret. Right from the beginning, the whole concept turned me off so I didn’t read it. I guess that would be saying that I am judging a book by its cover. Well, so be it, I guess. Continue reading “Getting Out of Debt By Thinking About It: I Don’t Think So”

Big Incomes, Big Debts, Big Accomplishments

November 12, 2010

I have noticed a pattern in my blog writing, and it’s that I notice behaviors and decisions that people make and most of the things I’ve pointed out recently have been about bad decisions. I guess I have followed the lead of the news media and have only been reporting on bad news, in the hope that we can all learn from other people’s mistakes. Here is a good news story for a change of pace. Continue reading “Big Incomes, Big Debts, Big Accomplishments”