Budgeting & Savings

Why Do You Treat Me So Badly Bank Of America?

There’s only been one bank that has consistently treated me like cow poop all these years and that’s Bank of America. When I saw its shares dip to $6.5 (-45% YTD) during our S&P downgrade meltdown, I couldn’t help but wonder whether it was just karma striking back. Granted, Bank of America has some wonderful people working […]

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Don’t Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford If You Want To Get Rich

Don’t buy stuff you cannot afford. It’s a simple mantra to help you get rich. For some reason, some continue to not pay off their credit card bills every month.  Can you believe this nonsense? Who willingly buys something they cannot afford, and then pays massive interest on something for months, if not years? That’s just

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State Budget Problems Are Going To Screw Us All

If you haven’t heard, the United States of America is having some serious state budget problems! It’s estimated that 44 out of 50 states will have a budget shortfall for fiscal year 2012, which starts on July 1, 2011. The largest absolute dollar offender is my home state of California, with a $25.4 BILLION shortfall. That

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Learn From Prince William & Kate’s Reasonably Priced Royal Wedding

There is speculation that Price William and Kate’s wedding will cost anywhere between $30 million to $50 million dollars. Now that is a royal wedding! Surely, that’s a ridiculous amount of money for one day of fun with friends, family, and dignitaries no? It’s not like the British economy is doing much better than the US economy.

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Are The Poor Bringing The Poor And Middle Class Down With Them?

California is broke. And some would argue the poor are bringing the poor and middle class down with them. Governor Schwarzenegger declared that some 200,000 California state workers are to receive minimum wage. That’s earnings of just $15,000 a year to help shore up the budget deficit.  $15,000 is quite a salary cut from the

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