Recently, we have been bombarded by news that the stock market is doing remarkably better than it has been over the last year. Despite the dismal news from lagging indicators such as unemployment and home purchases, the stock market has risen above 9,000 for the first time in many months. Insider confidence is high because the...
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Thanks to the snow storm that pounded the east coast, J is on his third snow day this week. We haven’t seen anything like it. Let me rephrase…we haven’t experienced anything like it. So, while the snowball fights, snow angels, and failed attempts at snowmen were fun, there were some unexpected downfalls. I have seen...
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I have spent many an Ash Wednesday recovering from the debauchery that is Mardi Gras. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately to some), I have been posted up in Virginia for the past 4…just as sober as the Fat Tuesday before. And although I would like to believe that my vote is what swung my current state’s support of a...
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Here I go again… preaching on the soapbox telling you how to do this and that. What do I know about making smart decisions? What do I know about anything? Not much, but I just know a little about a lot, along with knowledge from past mistakes which gets me pretty far. I just try my best to make decisions in a smart,...
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With consumer confidence and spending at historic lows and venerable retail outlets either going out of business or laying off thousands of workers, most economists believe that we are not going to spend our way out of this recession. Thus, another American tradition, the blowing of “free” money on expendable consumer...
read moreThe idea of owning a home is in many ways integral to the American Dream. The notion of property ownership conveys the idea that you have a stake in the future of the country. Those with a vested interest are more apt to do what is required to protect their investment. However, the rapid deflation of the housing bubble has had a...
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