Tag: family incomes
member name: Duane B.
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July 21, 2007 06:50 PM EDT --
Living below your means is a conscious decision to take control of your financial present and future. It means making a commitment to save money every month and to reduce your level . . .
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March 09, 2008 12:18 PM EDT --
The current massive lending/mortgage/credit crisis has spawned a new, but quite understandable, response on the part of the financially crunched hone owners: just locate a new place to live you . . .
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August 08, 2007 06:23 PM EDT --
One of the most important principles of the living below your means philosophy is not falling in love with inanimate objects like cars. The car manufacturers, of course, want you to fall . . .
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January 25, 2008 10:20 AM EST --
It looks like the $ 150 billion economic stimulus plan agreed to by the White House and Congress will put a maximum of $1,800 into the hands of a married couple with two . . .
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February 22, 2008 09:57 AM EST --
I always experience a twinge of annoyance and irritation whenever I hear someone in government refer to Social Security and Medicare as an "entitlement" when they are trying . . .
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March 03, 2008 11:40 AM EST --
This morning, March 3, 2008, Warren Buffet, one of the wealthiest persons in the world, is the guest of CNBC. The Oracle of Omaha is discussing a wide variety of subjects, including the . . .
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March 17, 2008 01:45 PM EDT --
The jobs report at the end of February indicated a net loss of jobs for the US economy, but one area of employment growth, government, had an increase of 22,000 jobs. The New York Times . . .
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November 11, 2007 10:48 AM EST --
President John. F. Kennedy is credited with the following quote: “A rising tide lifts all boats.” This quote is often used to justify the reduction . . .
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June 17, 2007 10:13 AM EDT --
The US Census Bureau has released new data on US incomes for 2005. In that year the median income for full-time working men was $41.386 and the same number for women was $31,858, about 75% . . .
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January 28, 2008 08:06 PM EST --
MSN has four interesting articles on the job market in the US. I have posted links to the articles below. The first link is to an article that lists the 25 . . .
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February 29, 2008 09:09 AM EST --
I Gather (pun intended) the 143 responses to my first article on Social Security entitlements indicate a fairly strong interest on this subject. A listing of the specific suggestions . . .
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April 13, 2008 02:38 PM EDT --
I have just finished managing a volunteer tax preparation service in conjunction with the IRS. The program is called VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) and is designed to assist . . .
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April 28, 2008 09:39 PM EDT --
With crude oil prices pushing toward $120 a barrel and predictions that they may reach $175, it is important to understand a little about how the crude oil market functions. A number . . .
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February 01, 2008 10:13 AM EST --
An article in USA today details how well state and local employees are doing in relations to private sector workers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that state and local . . .
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February 08, 2008 09:03 AM EST --
Older Americans will recognize the title of this article as the mantra of Dr. Timothy Leary, a psychologist who died in 1996. Leary coined the phrase "tune in, . . .
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May 19, 2008 01:24 PM EDT --
The May 26 th issue of Time has an extensive article on what moves the next President should make to fix the economy. The article neatly summarizes the position of McCain, Obama . . .
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October 23, 2007 03:59 PM EDT --
The recent announcement that a Portland Maine middle school may provide contraceptives to students whose parents have given permission for their kids to be treated by . . .
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January 20, 2008 05:56 PM EST --
The number if abortions in the US dropped to 1.2 million in 2005, the lowest number since 1974, the year the Supreme Court legalized abortions and 400,000 less that the in the peak . . .
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April 04, 2008 01:04 PM EDT --
The Swiss bank, UBS AG, announced this week it would take a $19.1 billion write-down on US mortgage assets it owns and Germany's largest bank, Deutsche Bank, announced it was taking a $4 . . .
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April 07, 2008 12:48 PM EDT --
A million jobs lost in the last year, 250,000 since January, 80,000 in March and now that forecast that two million jobs may be lost in the current downturn, with unemployment increasing . . .
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