On May 9th, 2008 my stimulus check arrived, right on time, just as forecast. There was no fan fare, there was no congratulations. Just the quiet whir of my computer’s fan. There it was, staring at me in my money market account, $1800 that wasn’t there the morning before. Should I tell the money spender? [...]
Entries Tagged as 'US Government'
I’ve Been Stimulated…So to Speak
May 19th, 2008 4 Comments
Tags: Debt Reduction · Emergency Funds · Government · Investing · Money Management · Personal Finance · Real Estate · Stimulus check
Are You Educating Your Kids? The US Jobs Report Says You Should!
April 8th, 2008 No Comments
Yesterday I blogged about US Unemployment and whether it was as bad an issue as I believe it’s being made out to be in the media. Today I’d like to take a closer look at the Jobs Report for March 2008 and focus on a breakdown of the data that is available on the Bureau [...]
Tags: 529 Plans · Jobs Report · Money Management · Personal Finance · Saving for College · Unemployment
Unemployment…How Bad Is It?
April 7th, 2008 3 Comments
This morning I went to work via the gym. I try to head there before work on Mon, Wed and Fri to take care of my physical well being. I’ve been getting a bit bored with the same run of country music on my iPod Shuffle so lately I’ve taken to loading podcasts on topics [...]
Tags: Canada · EU · Germany · Jobs Report · Money Management · Personal Finance · Spain · Unemployment · Unemployment Rate
Iran Wants OPEC to Stop Valuing Oil in US Dollars
April 6th, 2008 No Comments
I’m not clairvoyant, I swear. A couple days ago I shared my thoughts about the US Dollar. In the middle of that post I got off on a tangent about the price of oil, the fact that it is traded in US Dollars and that I believe the preservation of foreign wealth in a declining [...]
Tags: Iran · Money Management · Oil · OPEC · Personal Finance · US Dollar
What Are You Going to do With Your Stimulus Check?
April 2nd, 2008 4 Comments
I can’t wait for my economic stimulus check. I’m not going to run out and spend it. Nope, not me. Remember, I’m the Money Earner, not the Money Spender on my team. I intend to sock it away in my money market account. I’m trying to kick off my investments in real estate, so the [...]
Tags: Money Management · Personal Finance · Stimulus check · Taxes · US Government

