Research studies have shown that half of US bankruptcies were caused by Medical bills. The study estimates that medical bankruptcies affect about two million Americans annually. When most people think of bankruptcy they tend to think that it comes from acts of past irresponsible spending however it could happen to anyone.

Bankruptcy is a federal court process that places you under the protection of the bankruptcy court while you attempt to repay your debts ( Chapter 13 Bankruptcy ) or removes the debts altogether ( Chapter 7 bankruptcy ). In a bankruptcy, assets in excess of your allowed personal exemption, or non exempt assets such as, real estate, automobiles and boats will be liquidated by the trustee. When you file for bankruptcy, an automatic stay goes into effect. The stay prohibits your creditors from trying to collect any debt without the approval of the court.

Think long and hard before going into bankruptcy. Once you file, it will severely affect your ability to obtain credit, buy a house, buy life insurance and even get a job. There are other factors that might make one type of bankruptcy better for you than another.

Chapter 13 Bankruptcy – Reorganization. Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which applies to most people, involves reorganization of your debts. You’ll need to file a proposal with the bankruptcy court detailing your plan for repayment and include a detailed budget, which could be challenged by the court if the judge or a creditor feels you’ve added a lot of nonessential items. Some debts can be erased altogether, others must be partially repaid, and others must be repaid in full. If your proposal is accepted, your wages will most likely be garnished during the repayment period, which generally lasts three to six years. In Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you can prevent the loss of your home by immediately starting to make your regular mortgage payments and any catch up payments required by your repayment plan.

Is Chapter 13 bankruptcy for you?

Due to that fact that repayment of some of your debts is the basis for chapter 13 bankruptcy, you have to have regular income in order to qualify. Aside from employment or self-employment, regular income can include social security benefits, child care or alimony, and rental income. You also have to have enough disposable income after your basic needs like housing, utilities, and food to use for debt repayment. In addition, your secured debts ( those with collateral, like a car or a house) cannot exceed $872,000 and your unsecured debts ( those with no collateral, like credit card debt, student loans, and medical bills ) cannot exceed $270,000.

Chapter 7 Bankruptcy – Liquidation. In Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, you turn most of your personal property over to the court, which appoints a trustee to sell the property and use the proceeds to pay off all or some of your debts. As in Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you’re allowed to keep certain exempt property, but to keep secured property such as your house, car, or furniture you’re buying on credit, you have to sign a Reaffirmation Statement stating that you agree to be responsible for those debts. Once you’ve signed the Reaffirmation Statement, these debts can’t be discharged for at least six years. In other words, you can’t change your mind two – three years down the road and decide you don’t want those assets and don’t want to be responsible for paying for them.

Is Chapter 7 bankruptcy for you?

Chapter 7 is typically the bankruptcy type of choice for people who have large credit card or other unsecured debt and few assets. If there’s a risk that you might lose your home or car under Chapter 7, your lawyer may recommend that you file Chapter 13 instead. If you have more equity in your car or home than the exempt amount allowed by your state, the chance of being forced to relinquish these assets to be sold to pay your creditors is pretty high.

Filing for bankruptcy is not going to help you in the long run if you got there by irresponsible spending habits that you haven’t changed. However, if job loss, high medical bills, disability, death, divorce, or other circumstances not entirely in your control have produced the financial burden, bankruptcy may be the only way you can get a fresh start. The court will help place restrictions on how you can spend money and will not allow you to buy what it considers non essentials.

On Preventing Bankruptcies

Many bankruptcies can be avoided by practicing good money management. Some simple points listed below:

• Avoid impulse spending.
• Don’t use a credit card unless you have the cash to pay it off.
• Tear up credit card offers you receive in mail.
• Create and stick to a realistic budget.
• Don’t buy a house or a car you can’t afford.
• Protect yourself by having medical, homeowner’s and auto insurance.
• Don’t make speculative or high risk investments.

If you do find yourself falling behind on your bills, call your creditors immediately. Most companies will work with you if certain circumstances (job loss, divorce, illness, etc.) have made it difficult for you to meet your financial responsibilities. Suggest a temporary reduction in your payment, a waiver of late fees or penalities, skipping several payments now and increasing future payments to make up for it, or skipping several payments and adding them to the end of the loan.

Sometimes we all make unwise financial decisions or take on more credit than we can handle. Sometimes we acquire bad credit from unfortunate circumstances like going through a divorce, loss of a spouse,  or experience  medical issues that results in the inability to work or excessive medical bills. Regardless how you get into debt, I think we can all agree that its much easier to get into debt than to get out of it.

If you have bad credit, or have no credit history, chances are you can still get a credit card but it will cost you more and the terms will not be as good as those who have good credit. For example you may be approved for a credit card with a $500 credit limit, and you’ll probably pay an outrageous  interest rate, anywhere from 22% to 33%.  If you choose to take the card, use it wisely and make sure to make your payments on time. Keep in mind you’re using this card as a tool to better your credit and not another way to purchase.

If all else fails…get a secured card.

For those who don’t trust yourself or nothing else seems to work, you may want to consider getting a secured card. It’s very simple, you put your own money into a saving/checking account and that amount, or a portion of it, becomes the security of your credit card. If you don’t pay your bills, the card issuer will take the money from your reserved account to pay your debt. It may be hard to come up with the initial amount to deposit but it’s a good way to build a credit history. Since your main goal for using a secured card is to build your credit, make sure that the card issuer reports to a credit bureau, if not, the card is not going to help you build your credit. Many people who have used this method and have successfully made 12 to 18 months of timely payments then upgrade to a regular credit card.

As with any credit card offers, you have to beware of disreputable card issuers, especially with secured cards. Make sure to read and study the fine print before applying. Do not accept any offers from people that contact you about secured credit cards, make sure to do your own research and contact the company yourself. Ask questions whether there are application or processing fees and the interest rates and fees. Generally secured cards carry higher interest rates and higher fees.

…if all else fails , get someone to cosign a credit card.

If you can find a relative or a good friend who is willing to help, get them to cosign on a credit card for you. Keep in mind that if you decide to go this path and don’t make your payments, you can ruin the credit of the cosigner who would have to pay off your debt. So be extra careful, you wouldn’t want to do this to someone who was willing to go out on a limb for you.

Keep in mind that paying the bill in full every month is not necessary, but paying-off the monthly charges, and on time, will eventually prove that you’re no longer a credit risk!

Digging your way out of credit card debt can be an overwhelming and feeling hopeless.  It is embarrassing for friends and family members to know that you’re struggling to pay your bills. You also may be tossing and turning at night thinking about how to get out of your current debt situation. You are not alone. With hard work and discipline, you can work your way out of debt!

If getting out of credit card debt is something you want to accomplish, then there are some basics you need to follow. You need to know what is on your credit report and understand why it is there, develop a plan to pay down that debt, and change your way of spending so that you can avoid repeating your mistake.

The first thing you need to do is to find out what the creditors have on report for you. Why is this important? A credit report is your personal record of your credit payment history as reported to credit bureaus by bank, credit card companies, department stores, and other types of businesses you’ve borrowed from. This is where potential lenders get information that will determine the decision on whether or not they want to take a risk issuing you credit. It’s very important to understand how credit reports work because you can protect your rights and avoid being taken advantage of by credit repair clinic and the so-called credit doctors.

If you are considering on purchasing a home or applying for any other types of loans, you will need a good credit report. It is always good to know what is on your credit report before your lender looks into it, this way you will have the opportunity to clean up any mess or errors you may have on your record. You may also want to consider canceling any credit cards you are not using because lenders will include your credit limit as potential debt. If you have credit cards with no balance but with credit limit totaling $10,000, for example, the lender will consider it as an additional $10,000 of potential debt and may reduce the amount of the loan they are willing to give you.

Whats in a credit report?

Your credit report includes basic personal information such as name, current and previous addresses, telephone number,  social security, date of birth, and current and previous employers. The credit history portion includes information about each credit account, including things like when the account was opened, the credit limit, current balance, monthly payment, and your payment pattern during the past several years. In this report, they also include any bankruptcies, accounts sent to collection agencies, unpaid child support or alimony, tax liens, bounced checks, unpaid traffic/parking tickets, car repossessions, evictions from apartments, court records, and names of businesses or individuals who have obtained a copy of your personal credit report. Your credit report pretty  much reports everything that lenders may be interested in knowing. Some information that your credit report does not contain is information about your race, origin, religion, personal lifestyle, political affiliation, medical history, or other information unrelated to your credit history and ability to repay credit debt.

Review your entire credit report. Most financial advisers would recommend that you obtain a copy of the free credit report that you are entitled to once a year and review it carefully. If you have been rejected or turned down for credit, housing or employment due to your credit report, you may be entitled to a free copy of your credit report as well. There are three main credit bureaus that are available to you: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. All other credit companies obtain their information from one of these three. Since the information in your credit report may differ somewhat from one bureau to another, it is wise that you obtain a copy of your report from each of the three major bureaus once a year. If you cannot afford all three credit bureaus, then consider ordering your report from Equifax since it is the largest reporting bureau. Upon receiving your credit report, if you find an error in the report you can call or write to the credit bureau explaining the error in detail in 100 words or less. You want to provide any documents that may help prove your statements.  Your payment history will stick around for a long time. Chapter 7 bankruptcies will stay on your credit report for ten years from the filing date and Chapter 13 bankruptcies will remain on the report for seven years from the date fully paid or ten years if not paid as agreed. Unpaid tax liens may stay on your credit report as long as fifteen years.

So how do Lenders use the Credit Report?

Lenders typically use the information in your credit report to evaluate your personal character, your total debt capacity and your collateral or capital. Their study of your character is also based on the stability of your employment and residency history. They will check to see how often you have changed jobs, how often you moved and the length of time you stayed at each address. These kind of information gives the lenders a feel for your personal stability and an overall general assessment of your character. To evaluate your debt capacity, they will look into your living expenses, open credit account limits, current debts, and other payments to get a feel of how much debt you can afford with your current spending habits and your income. Another huge factor that goes into the lenders decision on lending credit is your credit score. Your credit score is a number or rating which indicates how likely you are to make payments on time and repay loans, based on information in your credit history. This score is computer generated and factors in your current income, education, job stability, how often you have changed addresses, whether you are a home owner, debt to income ratio, and past payment history.

You may obtain your credit score, or FICO score for a fee. All three major credit bureaus offer this option with your credit report or as a separate option. If you find that your credit score is not so great, do your best to improve your credit score by concentrating on paying your bills on time, paying down your credit balances, and avoiding new debt. Improving your credit score is not an over night task, and may take a long time, but is well worth the effort.

The typical “American Dream” is owning your own home, however, if you’re not able to swing it financially, it could end up being your worst nightmare. Some questions, you might want to ask yourself :

• How much are you gonna save up for a down payment and closing costs?
• How do you know how high a mortgage you will qualify for?
• How much can you really afford based on your lifestyle?
• How much will you really save in taxes?

The key point here is home ownership is not for everyone and there is nothing wrong with that. If your lifestyle requires you to change jobs often and move or get transferred every year or so then it makes perfect sense not to buy. Typically, it takes 4-6 years to recoup the money you pay in up-front costs and the cost and fees.

You may also be happier renting if you’re not comfortable with performing your own repairs and maintenance and you can’t afford to hire someone else to do it for you. There are plenty of people who enjoys the benefits from living in apartments, benefits such as like swimming pools, recreational features and the flexibility of being able to move without too much trouble. You want to think about whats important to you, there is nothing wrong with renting if it suits your lifestyle.

For those who do want to own a home, you want to make sure to avoid being house poor. You don’t want to put your self in a situation where you have such high house payments that your a prisoner to your own house and cant afford much of anything else. You may think at first that buying your dream house is worth the sacrifice but years of doing without the enjoyment of vacations, new furniture, new cars, eating out and just other simple life pleasures can make your dream house into your worst nightmare. Becoming house poor can also affect your relationship with your spouse or partner.

The general rule of thumb you want to stick to is to buy a house that costs less than two and a half times your income. For example, if you and your spouse make $100,000 together, then you want to try to keep your home price under $250,000.

Front page stories (Editors Picks)

Brip Blap presents Best Financial Move in College

I applied to Harvard on a whim, … I started the application, handwritten, in black ink and when that pen died I finished in blue ink. I did it because one of my friends told me there was no way I could get in, and I took the bet.

Living the Cheap Life presents When Bank Account Bonuses Come Back to Bite You

The thing is, sometimes the banks get really tricky with the requirements. Sometimes there are obscure terms and conditions in tiny print …the banks play dirty.

Frugal Dad presents A Personal Finance Wakeup Call

So there I was at the McDonald’s drive-thru with a dead check card, an over-the-limit credit card, an empty wallet and exactly fifteen cents in the change holder in my truck.

Dont Feed the Alligators presents An Ounce of Prevention Saves Tons of Burning Car

“HEY!!! Your car is on fire!” He turned and smiled and kept walking. “HEY!!!” I yelled again, “YOUR CAR IS ON FIRE!”

Money & Fitness Blog presents My Mom Continues to Help Me Financially and She Shouldn’t Be

I have told my mother time and time again that all I want is a card but she continues to send money

Other Fantastic stories:

My Money Adventures presents Y’s Story: Part 2

My ex is a sleazebag. He grew up in a middle-class home with a middle-class mom and a middle-class dad…

The Q Family Adventure presents Handyman in a Making…

This week project is the flower pencil holder…

Finance Gets Personal presents I’ve Never Been So Happy About Not Taking a Week’s Vacation

…we’re taking a vacation in our own city, and our house will be the hotel

Fire Finance presents Beware – Citi Cash Returns Card Charges Hefty Over the Credit Limit Fees

…keep a tab of our credit card’s transactions via any system that works

Money Blue Book presents “Parking Wars” Reinforces Why I Dislike Tow Truck Drivers

The livelihood of tow truck drivers is based on their ability to successfully hide in the bushes with their getaway vehicles and lie in wait for hapless drivers to make a parking mistake or slip up

I’ve Paid for this Twice Already… presents One Person’s Coupon Trash Ends Up My Treasure

Not being one to turn down a coupon, I sorted through them, and found that most of them were for things we don’t buy or use.

The Financial Blogger presents My Smith Manoeuvre – April Update

In fact, it is more like gambling than investing!

My Daily Dollar presents Why Goals are Awesome

The great thing about the blog is that it’s so public. At first, it’s scary to put yourself out there, but then you realize that you have all these wonderful readers helping you along

Lazy Man and Money presents The Power of the Dream

I haven’t felt like this since college. A good friend and I would stay up all night dreaming about business plans

Dough Roller presents How to Turn Mistakes into Opportunities

The fact is that some of our best successes are born out of mistakes. I’ve made many mistakes with The Dough Roller, and most of them have allowed me greater success down the road

Just Shoot Me Now presents How I saved $10 in Gas

“Honey, do you really want me to come be with you?… I’d rather not waste the gas.”

Thats it for this weeks edition of the Carnival of Money Stories. You can submit your money stories using this form here. If you are interested in hosting a future edition of the Carnival of Money Stories please go to the carnival home page under hosting.

A budget is really nothing but a spending plan.

You may find yourself struggling with an unrealistic plan to save tons of money when what you really need to do is spend more wisely. If you think that you can meet your financial goals without some sort of a spending plan, you will find yourself very disappointed. Regardless of whether you make a hundred dollars a week or a million, the key ingredient to successfully making your money work for you is to create your spending plan.

The problem is that many people spend more money than they make and they don’t realize they’re spending too much until its too late and they’re deeply in debt. What you want to do is to decide in advance how to put your money to use instead of letting it happen accidentally. When you spend without some sort of a spending plan, you are not in total control of your money. In other words, your money is in control of you.

The driving force to keeping a spending plan, or budgeting, is all in the attitude. You want to think of budgeting as eating right rather than being on a diet. You eat what you want in moderate amounts, you don’t binge, you don’t deprive yourself, and yet you end up better off. The word budget, for some, creates images of sacrifice, penny pinching, and doing without the extra. I want to say that 90% of budgeting is mental, so if you find yourself overwhelmed when you hear the word budgeting, then you want to replace the negative image with a positive one.

Remember, the key ingredient to successful budgeting is a positive attitude.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Years!

Welcome to the 40th edition of the Carnival of Money Stories, the one year anniversary edition. To be exact, our first edition was last year on Christmas day, so the carnival is exactly one year and one week old.

I am really glad that it has made it this far, many great thanks to all the hosts and submitters for all their hard work and efforts. I want to take the time to recognize all the hosts that has contributed this past year including with all the posts and submissions from each carnival. Here is a recap of all the carnivals from the previous year, December 2006 – December 2007.

1. Moneywalks on 12/25/06
2. Moneywalks on 01/08/07
3. Save Money on 01/22/07
4. BinaryDollar on 02/05/07
5. DigeratiLife on 02/19/07
6. Money,Matter and Musing on 03/05/07
7. WiseBread on 03/19/07
8. MoneySmartLife on 04/02/07
9. FireFinance on 04/16/07
10. Young and Broke on 04/30/07
11. Sun’s Financial Diary on 05/14/07
12. Getting Green on 06/04/07
13. Money Walks on 06/11/07
14. The Frugal Law Student on 06/18/07
15. Retire Young and Wealthy on 06/25/07
16. My New Choice on 07/02/07
17. A Penny Saved on 07/10/07
18. Sushi Money on 07/16/07
19. Dough Roller on 07/31/07
20. Bryan C. Fleming on 08/07/07
21. Ask Mr. Credit Card on 08/14/07
22. Carnival of Money Stories on 08/21/07
23. Fire Finance on 08/28/07
24. Enough Wealth on 09/04/07
25. Tight Fisted Miser on 09/11/07
26. Paid Twice on 09/18/07
27. Money For Military on 09/25/07
28. Building An Empire on 10/02/07
29. Money Monk on 10/09/07
30. Free Money Finance on 10/16/07
31. Stop the Ride! on 10/23/07
32. Bag Lady on 10/30/07
33. Moolanomy on 11/06/07
34. Being Frugal on 11/13/07
35. Living off Dividends on 11/20/07
36. The Dividend Guy on 11/27/07
37. Loonies and Sense on 12/04/07
38. Cash Money Life on 12/11/07
39. Time to Budget on 12/18/07
40. Here on …today!

…and finally on to our 40th edition of The Carnival of Money Stories. Great selection of stories here so please take your time to look over these articles. Theses are in order from the time it was submitted. Enjoy!

1. My Dollar Plan
2. Millionaire Neumes
3. Credit Withdrawl
4. Me Vs. Debt
5. Gather Little by Little
6. The Investors Journal
7. Free Money Finance
8. The Financial Blogger
9. Chief Family Officer
10. Free From Broke
11. Early Retirement Extreme
12. Money Blue Book
13. Singly Guy Money
14. Money Clipped
15. Paid Twice
16. Credit Cards that Pay
17. Ask Mr. Credit Card
18. Money Changes Things

So that was it, I really enjoyed reading through all these stories. If you have time, please highlight your favorite story or even your favorite carnival edition from the past since its posted all here. Thanks for taking the time to look over this edition and big thanks to all submitters and also once again to all the previous hosts. Lets hope we can have another successful year of Money Stories.

If you are interested in hosting a future edition of the Carnival of Money Stories you can either send an email to carnivalofmoneystories(at)gmail(dot)com or just leave a simple comment here to this post. To submit your stories to the next edition, you can use this form here. Have a great week everyone and Happy New Years! Cheers!

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Merry Christmas!

It’s that time again for another year of gift opening, eggnog drinking and spending time with your loved ones. This day a year ago was the first edition of the carnival of money stories and I am very glad that it has made it this far. I want to thank all the hosts and story submitters for their hard work and efforts.

As for todays edition, I will be extending the deadline for another week so that we can get more stories. We had plenty of awesome entries, but most of them were not stories dealing with money or experiences so I could not include them. Please remember that this carnival is specifically just for stories and experiences. So it will be hosted here on January 2nd here at Money Walks. You can use this submission form to submit your stories.

Have a safe and a joyful break!

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When you get your first job offer, how will you know if the salary is reasonable? The first thing you need to do before you enter the job market, whether it’s your first job fresh out of college or a new step into a career path, you need to research what the going rate or salary is in your area that also matches your education and skills.

When it comes to negotiating salary and benefits, most of it just boils down to knowing how much you’re worth in the marketplace. You need to identify which benefits are important to you and associate these benefits with a price tag offered by the employer so that you can evaluate the real value of the offer. The total compensation encompasses much more than just a salary, but also benefits and bonuses such as relocation package and signing bonuses.

When negotiating with your prospective employers, you need to find out what benefits and bonuses the company offers to employees in the position that you’re applying for, what the average pay increase is, and what benefits might be added later.

As far as when to discuss salary negotiations, you should delay any questions or requests until you’re well into the interviewing process and you also want to avoid telling your interviewers how much you currently make. You shouldn’t be thrown into a salary range that’s lower than your current going rates just because you were underpaid at your previous job, and discussing your salary too early in the game can take you out of the running if your current salary is too high. The main goal here is to have enough time interacting with the managers and interviewers to have a chance to “sell yourself” and to convince them why you’re the right person for the job before going into discussion about salary.

Keep in mind, the objective of them asking your current salary or the salary you’re looking for is generally to pay you as little as possible. Employers, for the most part, will always offer less than what they can afford. So the general rule of thumb is this, whatever the offer, always ask for 12%-15% more than what they give you. The reason for this is because when they put together your initial offer, they compose the letter assuming that you will ask for an increase. The employer usually allocates 15% higher than the initial offer for their budget on you, so if you don’t ask for the increase, then the company is more than happy to give you your base pay since they were able to reel you in with their minimum offer. When asking for the 12-15% increase, you might not always get the exact 12-15% but any increase is better than nothing. In the worse case scenario, they say no and that’s it. They’re not going to retract their offer because you asked for an increase, it can’t hurt to ask.

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Hello and welcome to the Carnival of the Capitalists. I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving weekend and a smooth black Friday. I want to start off by thanking Jay of Bizosphere for giving me the opportunity to host this great carnival. If this is your first time hearing about the carnival you can read the details from their main site and submit to their next edition, if you have an awesome article you would like to share, using this blog carnival form.

I had a great time reading through all the entries, 21 articles made it to this edition. Following the guidelines of the carnival theme, as long as the article was not older than 3 weeks and it was quality work it was included here in this edition. Okay, without further delay I present you the Carnival of the Capitalists.

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Capitalism
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Banks + Debt = Evil

http://www.pqinternet.com/94.htm

Buffet on Diversifacation

Most people end up di-worse-si-fying their portfolios by adding stocks in unfamiliar sectors for the sake of diversification

What Is A Cap Rate

The lower the cap rate, the more the market values the future appreciation of the area.

Estate Tax or Death tax?

Paying taxes is like pouring water down a drain. Yeah, some good happens (the drain gets cleaned and is kept functioning), but so much is wasted

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Personal Finance
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Will A Bank Sleep With You? Understand Credit As A Relationship

Do not try to lie to a women, they have a sixth sense for this kind of stuff. So do banks

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Business
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Business Investment Strategies That Work Every Time

The secret to investment success is the consistent application of time-proven strategies, not the use of complex, hard-to-understand investment vehicles created by investment bankers out to take your money

Five Powerful Techniques to Help Your Business Stand Out

It is impossible to know how to brand your company if you don’t have a clear vision of what you offer, why it is different from others who may offer similar concepts or products, and how to convey all of this to your customer

Business Cards:A Valuable Investment or a Waste of Paper?

Business cards don’t work in all cases though. They will only work as well as you do

Interviewing Employees: Avoiding Problem Workers

Beware of any job applicant who badmouths their previous employer. All they are saying to you is that you will be the next evil one on their list

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Management
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The illusions of superior professional mutual fund manager performance

If investment mutual fund managers were truly skilled at beating the market, then you would expect mutual fund manager performance prowess to persist over time

The Startup Team or the Startup Idea:What’s More Important?

If you surround yourself with great people, the great ideas will flow like good wine.

Please, Lord, Not Another Trademark Leadership Concept

We don’t need more “creative” ways to write about leadership. We need more good leaders we can use as role models, examples and mentors

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Marketing
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Get Demographic Market Research For Free

Don’t rely on visual cues such as “oh I saw at least 10 old people in the pharmacy.” Be scientific and be cost effective.

The Psychological Effect of 99 cents

Manipulating the price to make it look like a bargain is a powerful psychological strategy used in marketing for the best ROI

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Economy
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The Most Anticipated Recession Ever

households in the lowest third of the income distribution have experienced a ‘devastating impact’ from high fuel and food prices, with 60% reporting a worsening financial situation.

Ron Paul Wants to Abolish the Federal Reserve

abolish the Federal Reserve and replace it with a computer

So Now you know

The Fed’s 3-year-ahead inflation forecast also surprises me a little, in that the highest inflation rate that any member anticipates for 2010 is only 2.0%

Good News on the Declining Dollar, Savings & More

Many people who denounce our national savings rate do not realize that the savings rate statistic does not include most investments nor does it include assets in retirement plans or even home equity

Informations and the Commons

Today in Professor Rustici’s class, we discussed the tragedy of the commons…

What is the Bank of England Base Rate and Why is it Important?

The Bank of England interest rate is the rate at which the Bank lends money to high street banks

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Sales
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Don’t Let your Car’s value Go Down “Like a Rock”. Buy the Vehicle that Keeps it’s value the Best.

Its 2008 Best Resale Value Awards found that Volkswagen produced vehicles will keep their value the longest.

So that concludes this edition of the Carnival of the Capitalists. If you are interested in submitting or hosting in the near future you can stop by the carnival home site and learn more on how you can contribute. Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.