The Money Blog

Peter Schiff: Just Stop Paying Your Mortgage

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:37:00 +0000

If you are a mortgage holder who is either struggling with crushing payments, bitter for having overpaid for your home during the bubble, or who has extravagantly refinanced when prices were rising, the government's landmark $700 billion bailout package has an important message for you: stop making your mortgage payments . . . immediately.

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9 Sites That Will Save You Money

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:38:00 +0000

These recession-like symptoms the economy is producing look like they will continue for a while, with some analysts predicting we won't see a bottom till the end of 2009. So prepare yourself by banking some extra dough with these 9 helpful sites:

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8 Different Types Of Headlines Which Sell

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Sat, 24 May 2008 00:38:00 +0000

Your headline in your advertising and on your website account for 90% of your sales. Your sales can double, triple or as much as 1700% or more, just from a persuasive headline. Here's 8 different types of headlines you can model from with examples and increase your sales.

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Where is your gas money going?

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:55:00 +0000

Another day, another high.The average price for gasoline on Long Island is at a record-setting $3.791 a gallon for regular, says the AAA. And diesel? Fuhgeddaboutit: It averaged $4.648 a gallon.But where is all that cash going?

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The Lure of Great Wealth

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:57:00 +0000

I think I can guess why it was so widely read and shared. It promises at once to offer an answer to the question of "How do I get rich?"

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11 of the Dumbest Business Decisions Ever

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:56:00 +0000

We’ve all made mistakes … but probably not big mistakes like making snot beer, saying no to The Beatles, or turning down the patent for the telephone. In fact, here are some of the biggest business blunders in history:

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6 places to buy a home these days

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:55:00 +0000

The 6 cities where home prices are likely to rise the most - or fall the least - in the next 12 months.

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A Guide to Business Development 2.0

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:05:00 +0000

At least once each day I get a call from someone trying to sell me outsourced development services. It's difficult to not be frustrated with these calls and it is increasingly hard to be polite, because they come so frequently. Yet, more than frustrated, I am just puzzled. Does this tactic still work?

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Working outside the cubicle

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:04:00 +0000

Self-employed technorati find places to meet, network and socialize:Thus inspired, Rice University graduate students Matthew Wettergreen and Ned Dodington are developing what they say will be the largest co-working space to date. The Caroline Collective is a planned 6,000-square-foot, two-building office and art studio space in the Museum District

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The 10 Riskiest Real Estate Markets in America

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:15:00 +0000

A rash of subprime loans and adjustable rate mortgages still makes a housing market dicey, but even more risky are cities where job growth is lagging, transaction volume continues to plunge and unsold homes are piling up.

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3 Reasons to Welcome a Recession

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:11:00 +0000

Recession. It's a word that strikes fear into the heart of chief executives, economists, and everyday Americans alike. And for good reason -- recessions bring job losses, falling stock prices, and general economic gloom and doom. But while almost no one is enthusiastic about the thought of a recession knocking on the front door, there are a few goo

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A Couple of My Rules for Startups

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:37:00 +0000

My "rules" below aren't just for those founding the companies, but for those who are considering going to work for them as well.

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Career Lessons From 'The Office'

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:36:00 +0000

You can find the answers to all your job problems at Dunder Mifflin Scranton....

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E-Commerce Network Expands Into Sports Category

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:00:00 +0000

dash Media Networks announced today the launch of four websites in the sports and fitness category.

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The Best Investment Advice You'll Never Get... From Google

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:11:00 +0000

For 35 years, Bay Area finance revolutionaries have been pushing a personal investing strategy that brokers despise and hope you ignore. The story of a rebellion that's slowly but surely putting money into the pockets of millions of Americans, winning powerful converts, and making money managers from California Street to Wall Street squirm.

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How To Make A Million Before You Turn 20

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:04:00 +0000

While their peers were out making trouble, these young achievers were making bank. Forever in search of the secrets to entrepreneurial success, we peeked into the inspirational lives of five whiz kids who built million-dollar enterprises before the age of 20...

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Being Narrow-Minded Can Be Key to Success

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:03:00 +0000

Less could be more in this business climate, and business schools are helping their students understand how to spot the smaller, but hot, niche markets.

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Graph: How Americans Spend Their Money

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:23:00 +0000

Looking at a far more direct measure of American families’ economic status — household consumption — indicates that the gap between rich and poor is far less than most assume, and that the abstract, income-based way in which we measure the so-called poverty rate no longer applies to our society.

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10 Mistakes People Make When Starting a Business

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:28:00 +0000

What are the common mistakes that new entrepreneurs make and how can you avoid making them yourself? Here is our top 10 list of mistakes people make when starting a business:

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20+ Ways to Get Rid of Your Debt for Good

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:27:00 +0000

This is not a step-by-step guide to reducing debt. Rather, it is a collection of a lot of the wisdom I have read so far on this topic and a list of some of the things that worked for us.

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The 13 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:04:00 +0000

Tax time is coming around sooner than you think. Check out what you can do make it a little easier on your wallet.

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FORTUNE's 25 Most Powerful People in Business

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:20:00 +0000

Some are empire builders. Others are hired guns. But if they truly have world-class oomph, they're on Fortune's subjective - yet really quite accurate - list of the most powerful businesspeople in the world.

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The Super Bowl Economy : Big Bucks For All Involved

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:20:00 +0000

The race for Super Bowl profits is on. While the New England Patriots attempt to become the first team in the National Football League to reach a perfect 19-0 record, businesses across the country are banking on this game to be a bigger economic driver than any single sporting event in history.

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Ten Recurring Economic Fallacies, 1774–2004

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:57:00 +0000

As an American historian who knows something of economic law, I became intrigued with how the United States had remained prosperous, its economy still so dynamic and productive, given the serious and recurring economic fallacies to which our top leaders (have subscribed and from which they cannot seem to free themselves.

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12 Lessons from Business Masters

noreply@blogger.com (dash) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:55:00 +0000

Here is an wonderful collection of 12 simple but vital business lessons from the world’s great business success stories, including Warren Buffet, Richard Branson, John D Rockefeller, Jack Welch, Steve Jobs and many more.

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