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Another week has flown by and Christmas is just around the corner.  Hard to belive how quickly 2008 has gone past.  With another week come and gone it’s time for our weekly “The Weekend Fix” feature where I highlight 5 reads from around the web that I found interesting.  Hope you enjoy and have a [...]

Clearly, this holiday season we’re seeing slower retail sales then our country has experienced in years.  With the economy in a tailspin and the news headlines filled with job cuts, people simply aren’t out buying in full force.  Recently I’ve heard many comments that it’s “Un-American” to avoid the malls this season; I have to [...]

Despite their superhuman talents, all-star athletes aren’t immune from the everyday effects of a tightening economy.  Recently golf phenom, Tiger Woods, was given the pink slip from failing automaker GM.  This is just another signal that 2009 is more then likely going to be a year of contractions in spending and restructuring of corporate budgets.  [...]

Another week has flown by, and what a wild week it was.  Each Saturday I like to recap some of the interesting articles I’ve read from around the net during the week prior.  Here are few of the reads I wanted to share this week.

Loose Your Home Without Losing Your Mind - by Debt Kid
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Yesterday information was released that the Treasury Department has plans to try and drive interest rates down to 4.5%.  This sounds like a great idea on the surface, but who will actually get the opportunity to benefit from this is a different story.  Furthermore does this actually address the problem facing the housing crisis or [...]

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Starting today, and each Saturday going forward, I’m going to feature a new blog post called “The Weekend Fix”.  The Weekend Fix will spotlight 5 of the top articles I’ve read over the previous week and feel are worth sharing with all of my readers.  Hopefully you find these articles insightful and fun.

Gift Cards: The [...]

What would you do if your neighbor came rolling up to your house, driving a brand new Ferrari, and asked to borrower 100 bucks because he is broke.  I’m willing to bet you’d tell him to go fly a kite.  The analogy could be drawn to the big 3 auto manufacturers that were pleading their [...]

With all of the heat being brought down on CEO’s of late, it appears that some of them are taking a hint.  The American public outrage over top executive pay at many of the countries largest firms has been fierce.  Frustration levels couldn’t get higher after watching corporate leaders take millions of dollars in bonus [...]