From the monthly archives:

September 2008

Dave Ramsey’s Solution to the Economic Crisis

September 30, 2008

Dave Ramsey has plenty to say about the current crisis, and what should be done about it. He has even put out a 3 step plan that he believes will resolve the crisis without having the taxpayers bailout financial companies to the tune of $700 billion dollars. You can download his plan here:
Here [...]

1 comment Read the full article →

We Live In Turbulent Times - Roundup

September 30, 2008

photo credit: Shiny Things
The last couple of weeks in the financial sector have been tough ones, with the markets going up and down (mostly down), rumors of bailout packages, legislation for said bailouts being voted down, lawmakers blaming each other for the plan’s failure and one of the largest drops in the markets in [...]

6 comments Read the full article →

House Defeats $700B Financial Markets Bailout

September 29, 2008

I was eating my lunch this afternoon when I saw something that surprised me. The $700 billion bailout package moving through congress was defeated by the house today. I can’t say I think the bailout package is a great idea, but I am surprised that it didn’t pass:
The House on Monday defeated a [...]

2 comments Read the full article →

Our Cruise Was the Trip of a Lifetime! (Photos Included!) Part 2

September 27, 2008

Florence and Pisa, Italy
After leaving the French Riviera our cruise ship headed down the coast towards Italy. We pulled into an Italian port and promptly disembarked. We were on a 8 person tour van for our tour of Pisa and Florence. Our first stop was Pisa and the leaning tower that has made the city [...]

0 comments Read the full article →

Our Cruise Was the Trip of a Lifetime! (Photos Included!) Part 1

September 26, 2008

A Year In Planning
My wife and I, along with her parents, have been planning on going on a Mediterranean cruise for the past year or so. My wife and her parents had never been to Europe, and for all of us taking an extended vacation in Europe was a lifelong dream. Last year [...]

11 comments Read the full article →

I Guess I Spoke Too Soon!? No Deal on $700 Billion Bailout.. Yet.

September 26, 2008

photo credit: Zesmerelda
Yesterday I posted the news that we had all been waiting to hear. Congress had finally come to an agreement and had settled on a bailout deal to help jump-start our faltering markets. The price tag? A mere $700 billion dollars.
At the announcement of proposed deal the Dow Jones industrials [...]

4 comments Read the full article →

$700 Billion Bailout Agreement Reached

September 25, 2008

photo credit: Jeff Belmonte
It sounds like congressional Democrats and Republicans have reached an agreement today on a possible bailout plan, that it is hoped will bolster our faltering economy. From the AP:

Warned that time was running short to bolster the distressed economy, congressional Republicans and Democrats reported agreement in principle Thursday on a bailout [...]

4 comments Read the full article →

I leave for a couple of weeks and see what happens?

September 24, 2008

What happened while I was gone?
I’ve been gone for the past couple of weeks on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean. We saw the sites, relaxed and had a great time.

Because we were in the middle of the Mediterranean on our ship (see above), we got little or no news of what [...]

7 comments Read the full article →

Using Coupons Can Cost You Money!

September 23, 2008

This is a guest post written by The Happy Rock. The Happy Rock is a personal finance community that is dedicated to eliminating debt and improving themselves so that they are freed to focus on the things that are much more important than money. Please consider subscribing to The Happy Rock’s RSS feed or [...]

6 comments Read the full article →