Archive for the ‘Economy’ Category
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
I tell you: It just doesn't pay to be human anymore. Big or small.
I'm well aware of how being fat costs money. But there are now rumblings on the possibility of the following: If an individual, or family, can reasonably afford health insurance, but does not get it, they face ...
Posted in Budgeting, Commentary, Economy | 1 Comment »
Friday, September 4th, 2009
Five Cent Nickel published a post that discussed what things to consider when you have both debt to pay and money in the bank. The main problem is that the difference in what the bank pays in interest is far below what one would pay on a typical credit card ...
Posted in Debt Reduction, Economy, Saving | 2 Comments »
Saturday, August 29th, 2009
Bargaineering addressed some tax consequences of the CARS ("Cash for Clunkers") rebate program for Maryland.
Virginia's sales tax consequences are similar to Maryland's: Sales tax is assessed on the full price, not the price after being reduced by the voucher. In this way it's similar to the way grocery store coupons ...
Posted in Economy, Taxes | No Comments »
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
DINKs Finance jogged my memory of this U.S. National Debt Clock in a recent post, so I popped over to check it out.
Of course, it's mostly really bad news: $11.7 trillion on the national debt; another person gets unemployed every 20 seconds; the unfunded liabilities like Social Security, Medicare, and ...
Posted in Debt Reduction, Economy | 2 Comments »
