21
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance
Debt is one of the reasons the U.S. economy is currently in a downturn (and possibly headed towards a recession), but debt is also a major reason why there are more millionaires and billionaires today than ever before.
Debt can help someone’s finances spiral out of control, but it can also help someone build an impressive [...]
18
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance, Ramblings/Miscellaneous, Saving Money
This post concludes my three-part Financial Facts About Barack Obama series. On Wednesday, I looked at the effect of Obama’s proposal to let the Bush tax cuts expire, and yesterday I focused on the effect of his proposal to raise the long-term capital gains tax.
Today, I want to write about Obama’s proposal to raise Social [...]
17
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance
Yesterday, I kicked off my Financial Facts About Barack Obama series by writing about the effect of Obama’s proposal to let the Bush tax cuts expire. As I said yesterday, this guy has no idea how disastrous such a proposal would be for the economy and for business.
Obama’s monetary policy consists of two other major [...]
16
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance, Ramblings/Miscellaneous, Saving Money
I have avoided politics on this blog since its inception, but I’m writing about the U.S. presidential race this week because it’s turning out to be one of the most important campaigns of this generation. However, I want to stay within the themes of this blog (i.e., money, investing, entrepreneurship, etc.), so I thought I’d focus on the [...]
20
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance, Saving Money
Few politicians exist who understand money and the declining value of the U.S. dollar. Whether or not you like Ron Paul (which is irrelevant here), he gives a nice, straightforward explanation about monetary policy and the Federal Reserve’s role in maintaining the value of the dollar.
These are issues that affect all of us because the majority of us deal with [...]
29
May
2008
Posted by Robert as Business Ideas, Investing, Personal Finance, Ramblings/Miscellaneous
I car pool sometimes with one of my friends from work because we live fairly close to each other. The other day, when I was driving him home, we somehow struck up a conversation about business ideas and what it takes to start a business. During that conversation, he said two things that made me [...]
17
May
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance, Saving Money
Like many taxpayers, my wife and I received our tax refund check from the Internal Revenue Service this past week. The amount of the check was $5,000 even.
Now, there are a lot of people who love receiving tax refunds, especially if it’s a sizable amount. I remember back in high school when I got a [...]
25
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Business Ideas, Investing, Personal Finance, Resources, Saving Money
I’ve enjoyed posting videos from YouTube because there is a lot of interesting content on there. In particular, there is a lot of good content related to money and investing. I think some of the content is so good, in fact, that I think I’m going to make YouTube a regular contributor to this blog. Starting [...]
15
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Personal Finance
Some of us are lucky and have good credit or have worked hard to establish great credit. Others, however, have credit problems or (if you’re younger) don’t have any credit at all.
In either scenario (whether you have bad credit or no credit), it is essential that you build your credit. If it’s bad, you need to build it back up. [...]
