Phone Scams - how to avoid
Clark Howard is a finance advisor that I fully respect (unlike a certain other one) 12 Dangerous Scam Phone Numbers and Area Codes To Avoid
View ArticleThe inflation went down!
On a FB page Len wrote: "I am not that smart. I just compare the economies of each administration. Stock market, job growth, and it's a fact the Trump's economy is behind Obama's, and Biden's. Also...
View ArticleBloomberg Radio
For financial and business news and discussion, I have found that I really like Bloomberg Radio. It is available online and elsewhere, as listed on the website. I listen to it on SiriusXM channel 119....
View ArticleShark Tank
Do you enjoy shark tank? What happens to those who do not get an investment from a shark? Sometimes just being on the Tank - can make you successful. Link for the contestants Moral of the story -- can...
View ArticleIncrease in National Debt for October 2022
The first month of the 2023 fiscal year for the U.S. government ended October 31 with an increase in the national debt of $309.4 billion. Annualized rate - $3.7 trillion.
View ArticleUS consumer inflation 7.7% for past 12 months through October 2022
Solution: 1) Get rid of the current fiat monetary system and replace it with a monetary system based on the gold standard. 2) Stop increasing the national debt. With a gold standard-based monetary...
View ArticleWould you still deal with Dave Ramsey?
I have never cared for Dave Ramsey He has a "I am superior to you" attitude. Then this story came out almost 2 years ago. How Dave Ramsey responded to a story about being a bully by bullying the...
View ArticleCongress Can Restore the Integrity of the Dollar
"All government agencies try to maximize power and minimize accountability, but the Federal Reserve is in a league of its own. What began as a quasi-public clearinghouse with the limited function of...
View ArticleUS Postage increase
U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices for 2023 - Newsroom - About.usps.com Prices going up on Sunday 22 Jan - up 3 cents to 63 cents. I will be purchasing a roll of stamps (100 ea) o/a the 18. That...
View ArticleUS inflation eased again to 6.5% over the past 12 months
Long-Term Solution: 1) Get rid of the current fiat monetary system and replace it with a monetary system based on the gold standard. 2) Stop increasing the national debt. With a gold standard-based...
View ArticleTax Records should you save
https://www.forbes.com/advisor/taxes/how-long-do-you-keep-tax-records/ Regardless of what Forbes says - I keep all of my tax records! yep, ever since I first filed over 50 years ago!
View ArticleWhat to leave the kids!
Marie Osmond isn't budging on her plan to leave her children out of her inheritance. The former country singer, 63, opened up about her plans to donate her wealth to charity instead of leaving it to...
View Article"Good News" on the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Deficit
Through January 12, 2023, the national debt of the United States federal government has increased by $455 billion since the 2023 fiscal year began on October 1, 2022. Which, when extrapolated out,...
View ArticleAPR's
I have 4 credit cards I called the company with the highest APR. I asked them to consider lowering my rate, as it has wen up considerably over the past year. When the clerk informed me there was...
View ArticleWhy Gold Is Still The Best Money
"In a single sentence, President James Madison, the primary author of the US Constitution, summed up why he mandated a gold dollar in Article I Section 10: The only adequate guarantee for the uniform...
View ArticleDebt Ceiling Theater, The 2023 Revival
"So when the Profligate Democrats are stuck in their tracks by Responsible Republicans, do your best to forget that those roles were reversed just a couple of years ago. Go ahead and convince yourself...
View ArticleHow to Tip
Used to be when you finished your restaurant meal, you would leave a dollar bill or so for the waitress. Back then, the acceptable tip was 10%, now days it is about 20% In addition - when people pay...
View ArticleWhen Federal Interest Payments Exceed the Military Budget: Time to Stop...
When confronted with the coming red ink tsunami, members of the War Lobby blame entitlements for bloating the budget. There is no problem, they suggest, that could not be solved by slashing Medicare,...
View ArticleGreat News for the United States
"America’s employers added a robust 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve’s aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest...
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