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Oil Bubble to Finally Burst?
Oil has continued to slide in recent days and is back down to the $136 level today. It seemed just two weeks ago the it was going to be "$150 or Bust."I know for us and across the internet I see more...
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200 Point Stock Drop Isn't Even a Crash Anymore!
Percentage-wise a 200 point swing on a 11,000+ Dow isn't earth-shattering, but it still represents real dollars in my 401k (and yours!). Yesterday's drop received so-so coverage.They say a Recession is...
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Most Affordable Places to Buy a House
BusinessWeek just ran a piece discussing the most affordable Global Real Estate. Given the run-up here in Southern Oregon, even after the crash, I say, lets take a look at their Top 10...Then I'll make...
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IndyMac Bank Shut down by Government
The US Government shut down former internet darling IndyMac Bank on Friday. This mortgage provider was and aggressive mortgage lender with very low rate at one time. The also feature great savings...
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Best Week Ever; Pt XII
Well this is now the 4th time I have written the same post. I use "Blogger in Draft" to schedule out my posts so that they are hot and fresh for you in the morning, right out of the oven!Well, the oven...
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The King of Beers Get an Emporer
The King of Beers has met his match and for a mere $50 Billion will now be part of InBev, A Belgium Based, Brazilian run conglomerate that makes Stella Artois and others.Originally rebuked by the BUD...
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My Microsoft Money Is Bigger Stronger Faster
Responding to a direct challenge from fellow blogger, the lovely and talented Mrs. M,I completed a big finance project this weekend. Well OK it is never really compete, but my goal was to rest up my MS...
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New Is a Relative Term...
We live in a "Here Today Gone Later Today" society. Folks are all geared up to see the new Batman movie that opens Friday. But know this, as sure as I am typing this we will be saying the same thing 2,...
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Tempus Fugit is NOT a Rap Star
Crazy time at work right now. Five major projects on my plate all at once. One just launched, two more need to by the end of the month, and the remaining two follow quickly behind this.The point of...
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Wow! Direct TV Sucks!
Wow, I had a horrible experience with Direct TV tonight. And after reading more on the net it seems that it is their modis operandi.I received my bill for the month today when I returned from work....
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Random Act of Conscience as I Fly Home
Got in late last night. While flying home, I started thinking, I just can't believe July is half over already! Seems like it was just Christmas. That being said did some quick bill paying and this is...
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The Best Week Ever - Begins
Another Week has come and past and I am the biggest fool at last! OK not really, but I have been running around so much lately that i haven't really had time to spend with the kids. Well this weekend...
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Personal Finance Tips from Jay Leno
Great article in USA Today about Jay Leno. The Tonight Show host is in the midst of a changing of the guard of the Late Night Hosts. Conan is set to replace Jay as early as next Summer as the Host ad...
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Fighting the Big Boys...
BusinessWeek had a great article story about how small, local, coffee houses were competing with Starbucks. And not just surviving, but thriving. While Starbucks is its own worst enemy (although they...
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I Am the Madame Cleo of Oil
Back in my post on July 9th I said it felt like the oil bubble was about to burst. Of course the day after I wrote it oil went up...To nearly $150. But a funny thing then happened, it slipped. No...
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The Office of Doom
OK, so I have talked about living in the modern Office before, but this is getting out of hand.In our move to be more employee friendly we have had a series of Human Resource (HR) initiatives. these...
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Video Games Kill Kids in the Congo
In a recent article on Yahoo GamesI read about how certain components in Sony's PS2/3 and other electronics devices directly led to a rare metal becoming scarce and driving third world dictatorships,...
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Best of the Week; No Dawson's Creek
It has been a staggeringly busy week as I have four projects all coming to a head, perhaps making my head implode at a date TBD.That being said, plenty o' great stuff on others sites and given that all...
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Up like a Rocket, Down like a Feather
The title is how I have always seen gasoline pump prices go. It seems like when oil goes up $1 barrel, gas will jump that day. Forget the logic that says, there is no way oil got from the Oil Derrick,...
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First Blogger in Space
I plan to be the first blogger in space. It would only be for 2 1/2 hours and 5 mins weightless, but it officially counts as space travel for the (very wealthy) everyman. Virgin Galactic can make that...
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