From the monthly archives:

July 2010

The Best Times To Move To a New Apartment

July 30, 2010 · 1 comment

in apartments, decisions, financial planning, housing, life, renting, tips

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Now that you’ve decided if it’s worth it to move to a new apartment, you want to give some thought about how to choose your moving date.
Even if you have a non-flexible lease end date or move-out date with your current lease or rental situation, you still have some things to think about regarding starting [...]

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How To Know If You Need A New Apartment

July 29, 2010

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For you, the question isn’t about renting vs. buying.  It’s about whether you should stay where you are despite its problems, or gather up the money and energy to make another move.  So how do you decide if it’s worth it to move, when you don’t absolutely have to?
Let’s say your current apartment is ok, [...]

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Other Names for the Redistribution of Wealth

July 13, 2010 · 5 comments

in George Soros, bailout, charity, economics, gifts, philanthropy, stock exchanges, terminology, wealth, wealth transfer

U.S. public discourse especially, particularly during election seasons, as we saw in the primaries leading up to Obama’s election, makes a lot of fuss with the phrase “the redistribution of wealth.”
Those using the phrase seem to intend it to refer to some type of “Robin Hood” scenario, where some guy steals from the rich in order [...]

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Best of Money Carnival #59 – Financial Lessons From the World Cup Edition

July 12, 2010 · 6 comments

in 2010, carnival, debt, employment, employment income, financial education, financial planning, spending, taxes

Welcome to the 59th edition of the Best of Money Carnival!  This is a traveling personal finance carnival that doesn’t merely list good personal finance articles around the web, but tries to rank them and pick a winner. 
This week saw 59 submissions, from which I was able to select a good 26 or so – [...]

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Increased Odds of a Double-Dip

July 4, 2010 · 3 comments

in Federal Reserve, US debt, US economy, collapse, debt, deficits, deflation, economy, forecasts, market crash, market reports, recession, stimulus

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By all counts it seems clear that the odds of the U.S. falling into a double-dip recession have increased.  If you just look at the charts of the DJIA alone, you can see the breakdown in prices, but there are other factors, too.
1. State Anti-Stimulus Programs Larger than Federal Stimulus Programs.  I think this was [...]

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