Recent Posts Tagged With 'Economy'

• What is a Living Wage and Does it Exist in the US?

  Posted on Wednesday April 29th, 2009 at 07:19 in Economy, salary, minimum wage, career and education

  Earlier this week my wife and I announced that she will be a stay-at-home-mom when we have our first child in a couple months. We feel both blessed and excited to have this opportunity because we both know many people simply cannot afford to raise a ...

• April Fool’s Day Recap

  Posted on Thursday April 2nd, 2009 at 06:53 in personal finance, Economy, april fool's day, us currency

  April Fool’s Day is always a lot of fun - you have to keep your guard up at all times because your coworkers might get you with a little prank, or you might just be taken in by an article from the mainstream media or one of your favorite blogs....

• Ask the M-Network - Should I Raid the 401(k) to Buy “Safe” Assets?

  Posted on Tuesday March 31st, 2009 at 05:35 in Retirement, personal finance, Economy, retirement plans, 401k plan, early withdrawal penalties, ask the m-network

  Last week I wrote an article about leaving your money in your retirement accounts instead of withdrawing it because of the economic crisis or other reasons. This reader question is one of many similar e-mails I have received asking if it is a good id...

• Jon Stewart Vs. Jim Cramer: The Battle of Brawl Street

  Posted on Friday March 13th, 2009 at 12:55 in videos, Economy, Jon Stewart, jim cramer, fun money

  I don’t know how many people have been keeping up with the ongoing “feud” between Jon Stewart, CNBC, and Jim Cramer, but it’s pretty funny. Not the underlying economic problems our country is facing, but the back and forth med...

• Watch Out for Inflation in 2009

  Posted on Saturday December 13th, 2008 at 07:08 in personal finance, Economy, inflation, deflation, economic crisis

  This is a guest post by Simit Patel, a contributing analyst at InformedTrades.com, a site that offers free courses on trading the world’s financial markets. At the time of this writing — December, 2008 — the US economy is characteri...

• Be Careful Which Gift Cards You Buy!

  Posted on Friday December 5th, 2008 at 07:03 in personal finance, Economy, saving money, gift cards, christmas presents, financial crisis 2008

  Yesterday I wrote about the pros and cons of giving gift cards and gift certificates as gifts. There were several comments left from people who prefer to give and receive gift cards, and I can certainly understand why. But this holiday season gift ca...