Money Magazine is not the worst personal finance magazine (that goes to Kiplinger’s) but it’s not the best.  Even if it were, all personal finance magazines tend to be 90% crap. Case in point, Money recently published an article called “5 reasons banks don’t get it.”  I read the headline online and thought it might [...]

FDIC – They may be in financial trouble but we can be rest assured that so long as our government has money, our deposits are safe in the bank. The Bull Market of 2009 – The stock market has had a good run in 2009.  December should shape up to be good as well, as [...]

Ugh, today is the worst day in shopping.  Having worked for a major retailer in college and dealing with the Black Friday fiasco firsthand, I know enough to stay away from the hoards of fools that will be chasing the ridiculous deals they will be showcasing. Most people think that Black Friday stands for the [...]

Thanksgiving is about bringing family and friends together to enjoy eachother’s company.  When you sit down to eat, make sure you keep the conversation away from topics that could annoy others or start a fight.  Here’s my list of the top 8 Thanksgiving dinner topics to avoid: Employment- Statistically speaking, there probably won’t be someone [...]

Check out the MoneyHackers.net interview of me.  I always love doing interviews and grant them to just about anyone.  Please contact me if you are interested in interviewing me.

Here we are, one day before Thanksgiving, the most important holiday between Halloween and Christmahanakwanzika, and it’s time to thaw the turkey.  Go pick out your stuffing recipe, and meet me back here to learn about the $4.5 billion turkey industry. Turkey was served at the first Thanksgiving and eventually became an American icon.  By [...]

Yes I know that title sounds like some kind of movie line but it works.  So we all know the global warming debate isn’t really about whether or not the planet is warming, this is an established fact.  The two debates around this fact are: how much will it impact us, and how much of [...]

This is part II because back in March I wrote about a gold bubble.  See, back then, gold was playing around the price of $1000 an ounce.  I likened that price to $100 a barrel oil back in 2008.  I don’t pretend to be a market predictor, but after that article published the price of [...]