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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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Starting this month, FixThePig is going to be holding a contest for the dedicated readers and commentators on my blog.  Each month we will be running a different contest giving away cash and prizes courtesy of a blog sponsor.
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Today I heard an interesting blurb on the radio talking about famous people who have filed for bankruptcy.  I was only able to catch the tail end of the segment, but the names I did hear caught me by surprise.  Many of these people have gone on to be very successful either in business, entertainment, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

It’s been one week since the election and it doesn’t look like there’s been any magic fix to the faltering economy;  once we had a new president wasn’t everything suppose to be better?  If you believed that, welcome back to reality. From the gym to the office, there isn’t a single person who doesn’t [...]