Steadfast Finances

 Debt Reduction, Politics         3 comments

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One of the most jaw dropping, and completely depressing, animations of U.S. National Debt I’ve ever seen.

Perhaps I’m overly melancholy after seeing that it would take 12 plus football fields of 100 dollar bills stacked 8 feet high to pay our national debt, but isn’t it just a little ironic …

 Humor, Politics         3 comments

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Here’s a perfect example of why Gen X and Gen Y are relying more and more on the 1-2 punch of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert when it comes to delivering the news… they ask the tough questions and state the obvious conclusions that mainstream media is too cowardly and …

 Consumer Education, Politics         No comments

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Just when you think American politics can’t get any more infuriating, you hear something like…
Between 25% to 40% of U.S. Senators are actively buying and selling common stocks, and on average, Washington insiders (e.g. Congressmen) beat the market index by 1% per month or 12% annually.
And who said it wasn’t …

 Administration, Politics         2 comments

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For some unknown reason, I’ve been taken aback by the recent debate in government sponsored health care.  Maybe I’m having some sort of an extended empathy moment (extremely rare for me), or I’ve developed a chink in my pro-business, pro-Wall Street armor.
In all likelihood, it’s because I’ve been listening to …

 Consumer Education, Politics, Taxes         67 comments

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I’m not a fan of paying higher taxes. Nor am I a fan of people going without health insurance.
As we’ve heard over and over on the 6 o’clock news and political debates, our current health care system cannot continue along its present course and represents a serious threat to …

 Politics         7 comments

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Now that our government has gone Medieval and resurrected the old czar like authority figure, I thought it would be fun to shine some light on industries in need of reform or dysfunctional areas of contemporary American culture that warrant its very own government appointed czar.
This list is part serious, …

 Financial Crisis, Lessons Learned, Politics, Real Estate         6 comments

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Peter Schiff might have the biggest set of brass cojones of any financial guru I’ve witnessed in my lifetime.
When he warned of an impending recession in 2006-2007, he was dismissed as a ultra bearish fool.  When he said a real estate bubble had formed and no one would be able …

 Investing 101, Politics         2 comments

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Believe it or not, there are a select group of unscrupulous business persons and Wall Street traders that will overhype a news event just to get you to buy their sh*t.
If you aren’t aware that such people exist in this world, allow me to tell you a very quick story.
When …

 Administration, Politics         No comments

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Spring sunshine, Fantasy Baseball and Twitter all combined to put a major crimp on my productivity this week.
It seemed like every time I sat at my screen, all I wanted to do was check baseball stats for a make believe baseball team and read the humorous tweets related to Tea …

 Financial Crisis, Politics, Taxes         No comments

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Normally I give forwarded emails a quick glance and a quicker delete, but today I received this hilarious picture from a friend and had to post it.
I immediately thought — Hey, this is what I feel like as a taxpaying citizen!
If you have ever given a single dollar to the U.S. …

 Faith Based Investing, Politics         No comments

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OK, so I’m lying my arse off.
But seeing that statement in a big, bold headline just makes you realize how dumb some people must be!
For those not in the know, Pat Robertson recently came out with his economic predictions for 2009 based on his annual conference call with the Almighty.  …

 Politics         4 comments

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Call me crazy, but would you spend $6 million bucks on a heated pool?
Better yet, you live in Hawaii, who arguably has the best climate on the planet, and you’re seriously telling me you need heated pools throughout your city?
You’ve got to be [bleep] kidding me!
The Mayors of America, including the …