Where will the insanity end? A proposal under consideration under the name ”Credit Score Enhancement Program“, the City of Houston would use surplus funds from a program to repair Hurricane Ike storm damage to pay off debts for first-time homebuyers to help raise their credit scores so they could better qualify for a mortgage. The program would have provided [...]

I posted three installments discussing steps to take before you get laid off (saving vital information, limiting expenses, and retirement and savings account considerations), and here is the final installment on preparing for the next steps ahead. If you do get laid off, you’re primary objective is to find new employment for the purpose of [...]

Is there actually a voice of dissent in the media about what Obama and the Democrats are doing to this country? CNBC reporter Rick Santelli expresses his outrage over the mortgage bailout plan and is applauded by traders on the floor of the CBOE. He sums up my feelings about this pretty well. Here’s a [...]

I posted previously about some things to consider before a layoff hits. The first of four installments discussed saving vital information and the second installment discussed work-related expenses. This third installment discusses items to consider as it relates to your retirement and savings accounts. Decisions you make in your final few months of employment could make a difference of [...]

I posted previously about some things to consider before a layoff hits, and this is the second installment of that list. This section discusses work-related expenses. We all expend some money because of our employment, some of it reimbursable by our employer and some of it not. Regardless, here are a few things to make sure [...]

So are you not scared by the $787 billion spend-ulus package being rammed down our throats, or the idea of our national debt being a whopping $10 trillion (and that’s before the Obama Road to Communism Act of 2009). Well if the idea of our country being on the hook for $10 trillion doesn’t scare [...]

I have seen quite a few lists and articles out there about how to survive a layoff, but I’m not sure I’ve seen any with real practical tips on how to prepare for one. Once you’ve lost your job is not the time to figure out what you should have done before it happened and [...]

Here’s a gem for you, courtesy of USAToday.com: apparently Chase is assessing new fees and raising minimum payments on credit card customers who are floating balances under promotional fixed rates. In the latest fee rolled out by a bank, JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest card issuer, has begun charging hundreds of thousands of borrowers a $10-a-month, [...]

I posted back in October some thoughts on preparing for a major economic downturn and argued that frugal living was an excellent defense against the hard times that are to come. Well, I happened upon another list of preparations to make for an economic depression that are a little bit more detailed. Suggestions are given [...]

Our buddy over at Hustler $$$ Blog found this offer for a $200 bonus with a new Chase business checking account. Simply print the coupon found here (go ahead and print it now, as Chase has been pulling online coupons early recently) and go into a branch to open. If you fund the account with a [...]