Monthly Archives: December, 2008
A Lesson to Remember
As an owner of real estate, a licensed real estate agent, former property developer and manager, I feel qualified to give a much needed piece of common sense advice. As of late, 99% of the U.S. population has avoided buying new residential real estate. There are already new contrarians, however, advising to get into the [...]
Car Payment Calculations
Along the lines of our Mortgage payment calculations and our Airline Mileage calculations, here we offer our car payment calculations. If you want to evaluate a car loan, just enter the amount, the number of years it is for, and the percentage they’re charging you, and our program will tell you what your payment will [...]
The Dead Weight Loss of Christmas
Note: We thought we would publish this article again, for those of you worried about getting the perfect present, or worried because you haven’t gotten a present, or simply curious about the Dead Weight Loss of Christmas (or any gift-giving occasion). With the Holidays upon us we are all going through the rat race, [...]
Fools being Dumb agents
In yet another example of the Wisdom of crowds at work, we would like to point out Motley Fool’s CAPS. This is a website where investors can gather to rate stocks. Each member can rate a stock, and say whether they think it will outperform or underperform the trading indexes, by how much, and within [...]
The Beginning of the End
The United States has been causing economic ruin in the global economy. For years, Americans borrowed trillions of dollars to finance lavish lifestyles. In the end, the desire for granite counter tops, plasma TVs and Mercedes Benz convertibles will be the catalyst that will put the United States on its knees. Since August of 2007, [...]
