Even though — according to many people — the economy is tanking, there are ways to take advantage of the way things are going. Deals can be found, and CNN Money points out that the art of haggling is making a comeback.
Of course, many of the things that you can haggle about are more along […]
Well, it really isn’t right now. But Jon Stewart can make it seem so. You might have already seen it, but it’s worth another look.
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Even though it’s second quarter profits were reasonably good, McDonald’s is anticipating trouble ahead in the form of possibly rising beef prices. As a result, the dollar menu may not be the “dollar” menu much longer. In fact, reports BloggingStocks, in some markets McDonald’s is already testing a higher price for the double cheeseburger — […]
One of the things I mentioned a few weeks ago was that summer is a time of increased expenses for many of us. One of the expenses we have is air conditioning. It gets hot, so you turn it on. However, in this time economic uncertainty, conserving energy is one of the ways you can […]
I recently read a story on CNN Money about what consumers are cutting back on in terms of household budget. It was a look at what people say they are willing to decrease their spending on when it comes to consumer items. Interestingly, though, it appears that Americans are trying to maintain their creature comforts. […]
One of the things that can exacerbate the current economic condition is panic, and the thought that this is the only time such an economic problem has befallen the United States. However, economic down cycles are natural — the unreasonable thing is expecting unlimited and constant growth.
Over at Stock Trading to Go, Blain Reinkensmeyer shares […]
Today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke went before Congress and testified that economic risks remain. Indeed, departing from his usual, “the economy is on the road to recovery” line, Bernanke made it clear that he is uncertain about a great deal in the economy. He also pointed out that inflation is a very real concern. […]
Yesterday, what with the news that the weekend had yielded plans to keep Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from complete insolvency and that IndyMac was open again — run by the FDIC — after the government shut it down, people are starting to wonder how safe their money is in a bank.
The good news is […]
A few days ago, I wrote about 5 things you should avoid telling the car salesman. The prompted me to start thinking about my car, and considering how much its costs. Sure, it’s paid off right now, but we had to buy the thing AND pay finance charges. Besides, here are some of the ways […]
After a brief spurt of spending in May (thanks, no doubt, to economic stimulus checks), it appears that consumers are starting to cut back again With gas prices what they are, many are spending less at the store and going back to the old “recession diet.” Indeed, it appears that purchases that would have been […]
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