September 2008

What To Do Before You Get Pregnant

September 30, 2008

Since we’ve blogged about prenups and weddings, we wanted to briefly discuss the next step in the life cycle: having children. Financially speaking, here are a few things you might consider before you get pregnant. 1. Check Your Insurance Benefits: If you have medical insurance you might determine if there are provisions in your policy [...]

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DOW Down, DINKS Get Clobbered

September 29, 2008

In light of the failure of the bailout bill, the dow is down 750. We’re feeling the hit also, our stock portfolio shrunk by 9.5% today. Its going to be a wild next few days. People, Stay Tuned. Best, James

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Party Like its 1929

September 29, 2008

All…this is hot off the CSPAN2 Presses… It appears the bailout bill has FAILED. The dow is down 400 points. Hang on, its going to be a wild ride.

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How Much Debt is Too Much?

September 29, 2008

Hi All, With the rotten news coming out of Washington and Wall Street about the national debt, you might be wondering about how you can determine whether or not your debt is at appropriate levels. Well, the quick rule of thumb is, don’t have your debt payments amount to more than 20% of your income, [...]

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First Draft of the Bailout Bill

September 28, 2008

Hi All, In case you want the gory details of the bailout bill that congress is going to foist onto the American people in the next day or so, here it is. BTW, both Miel and I have come out strongly against the bailout. Our reasons are laid out here and here. Best, James

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5 Steps for Surviving Tough Economic Times

September 28, 2008

Hello All, Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably aware that the economy is being severely pressured on a number of fronts. A lot of the chatter on the web had focused on what individuals can do to keep their own financial house in order when the big banks are loosing their shirts. [...]

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A Good Summary of the Economic Mess

September 28, 2008

Hello All, There is a great summary of the current economic mess from the Qatari based media network, Al-Jazeera. Check it out here.

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BB&T President Allison Criticizes the Bailout

September 26, 2008

Hi All, You’ve probably gathered by now that both of the authors of this blog are against the proposed Paulson/Bernake wall street “bailout”. Well, we are not alone. Perhaps the prominent critic of the plan from the banking community is John A. Allison, the chairman of Branch Banking and Trust- BB&T. He’s recently taken the [...]

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The New Dollar Bill

September 26, 2008
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Married Couples: Be Good To Each Other

September 26, 2008

As a bit of a break from the news about the wranglings over the bailout, we wanted to play a quick clip for you. This video is from part of sermon by E. Dewey Smith, Jr. a pastor from Decator Georgia. Its a part of a larger talk, but the clip highlights the need for [...]

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