Jeremy Heck

Economics and Modern Philosophy

May 24, 2010
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Ah…my day to shine. Good news ahead. The federal government has planned the creation of a consumer financial protection agency. Ralph Nader himself is turning over in his grave with interest. Or wait… Ralph Nader is still alive—I think. Anyway, he’s turning over somewhere—probably in a cozy sofa chair at Starbucks in DuPont Circle. Here [...]

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The Loss of Personal Finance

May 10, 2010

If you live in the Washington D.C. area you may have noticed that many employment opportunities are either with the government, or with government contracting companies. Chances are if you are applying for a position in the government sector, including government contracting companies, you will have to undergo a background check. And often that means [...]

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IRAs, Home Theaters, and Sicilian Graveyards

April 26, 2010

Are you like me? Do you experience night terrors about your parents moving in with you because they have failed to set up any kind of retirement plan? Does your spouse have to wake you in the middle of the night to assure you that your father-in-law is not in the kitchen scrambling eggs in [...]

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Throwing Away Money

April 12, 2010

What do Bill Gates and Warren Buffet have in common? Other than being the two richest men in America; they love trash. That’s right, hefty bags full of cereal boxes, half-eaten chicken bones, used coffee grounds, and that junk mail that you should have recycled is big business. How big? Waste management is a $50 [...]

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Moby DINK

April 11, 2010

Call me Jeremy. Some time ago, never mind the particular date, having no money in my bank account despite the forty hour week that I had just worked, I thought I would start blogging in the financial sector of the world. It is a means of keeping motivation and direction. It is a means of [...]

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