I’ve been dabbling in a number of very genre-specific social networks as of late, ones that are designed to take real advantage of specific interests. So, here are several worth noting. If you’d like to keep tabs on what books … Read More

More from the supplemental GDP tables released yesterday … Residential investment (RI), according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), includes new single family structures, multifamily structures, home improvement, broker’s commissions, and a few minor categories. Back in Q4 2008 … Read More

This is the eleventh of twelve parts of a “book club” reading and discussion of Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover , where this book on debt reduction is teased apart and looked at in detail. This entry covers the … Read More

Home equity is the best retirement plan anyone can think of. It is a long-term tool, which can be effectively used to generate regular income. A report generated by MetLife’s Mature Market Institute proposes that a home equity is very … Read More

This is the tenth of twelve parts of a “book club” reading and discussion of Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover , where this book on debt reduction is teased apart and looked at in detail. This entry covers the … Read More

The investment slump continued in Q2 … Click on graph for larger image in new window. Residential investment (RI) has been declining for 14 consecutive quarters, and the decline in Q2 was still very large - a 29.3% annual rate … Read More

From the BEA: Gross Domestic Product: Second Quarter 2009 (Advance) Real gross domestic product — the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States — decreased at an annual rate of 1.0 percent … Read More

A while back, I wrote about my best friend (besides my wife), John . John doesn’t spend money on frivolous things at all - he spends way less than he earns and is really careful with his money, saving up … Read More

This is the ninth of twelve parts of a “book club” reading and discussion of Dave Ramsey’s The Total Money Makeover , where this book on debt reduction is teased apart and looked at in detail. This entry covers the … Read More

Mary’s True Confessions: This morning I woke up with the sole intention of wrapping my mind around the new HERA/RegZ requirements that go into effect this Thursday, July 30th (better late than never right!).  I dedicated time to absorb multiple lenders interpretations … Read More