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Treasury Scrambling Ahead of Debt Ceiling Limit

May 4, 2011

in Timothy Geithner, US Treasury, US debt, USD, central banks, debt, financing, forecasts, money management, money supply, sovereign debt, special dates

The U.S. Treasury still expects it will hit its debt ceiling limit on May 16.  This week, Congress continues to debate the terms of any potential increase in the debt ceiling, while Geithner has taken action to initiate emergency measures by Friday in order to maintain current government spending levels below the debt ceiling.
These emergency [...]

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Niall Ferguson on the US Empire’s Tipping Point

January 18, 2011 · 8 comments

in FOMC, Federal Reserve, Niall Ferguson, QE, US Treasury, US debt, US economy, USD, bubble, capitalism, collapse, currencies, debt, deficits, emergencies, forecasts, future, indicators, inflation, infrastructure, risk, sovereign debt, spending, theories, world order, world reserve currency

So, like many people, maybe you’re sick of the so-called “doom and gloom” crowd – that’s too bad.  Because reality doesn’t depend on fashion and it isn’t going to wait for you to agree with it before basic cause and effect takes hold and serves you up a dish you don’t like.
Niall Ferguson is different [...]

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Survival Finance

November 15, 2010 · 4 comments

in DIY, bubble, capitalism, central banks, collapse, consumers, debt, decisions, depression, discipline, diversification, economy, emergencies, emergency fund, financial planning, forecasts, inflation, international economy, money management, preparedness, risk, survival, sustainability, wealth protection

The fact of the matter is that at the end of the day not even the economists fully foresee or even understand (let alone agree on what they do understand) the full implications and progression of the state of the current world financial system.
Another fact is obvious: the global financial system is so interconnected and [...]

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Five Things You Should Have In Your Emergency Cash Stash at Home

February 17, 2010 · 5 comments

in diversification, emergencies, emergency fund, emergency kits, financial planning, lifehack, money lessons, preparedness, savings, self-protection, survival, wealth protection

My wallet was stolen from me recently.  I was pickpocketed in the plain of day in the middle of crowds in an urban transit station.  I didn’t hear, feel or notice a thing.  Suffice it to say, this identity theft can obviously happen to anyone.
Luckily, I’d previously heeded the good advice of not keeping all [...]

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Tips For Locking Yourself Out of Your Apartment In Style – What You Hope You Have If Your Keys or the Landlord is Lost

January 25, 2010 · 7 comments

in emergencies, life, preparedness, self-protection

I locked myself out of my own apartment the other day.  Because I rent, I am not allowed to duplicate the keys, so I don’t have duplicates.  Because it was the weekend, my landlord was out of town and not due back until Monday morning.
Luckily, the situation fixed itself fairly quickly, but it did get [...]

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Mexican Swine Flu Pandemic? Protecting Yourself In The Event of An Emergency

April 25, 2009 · 5 comments

in emergency fund, emergency kits, pandemic protection

May 9, 2009: UPDATE: Cases in USA now up to 2,254.  Growing too quickly to keep updating daily. For daily updates, see the new CDC Map of H1N1 in the USA for your region.  There have been 3 deaths from H1N1 in the USA.
Confirmed Cases of Type A/H1N1 In Other Countries:  (scroll down for [...]

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