As you enter 2020, start and maintain a budget sheet throughout the year (and beyond). It will give you more control and power over your finances.

by JebusJM Hey all, this is my first time actually contributing to the sub. Usually I come here for advice but now I have some for you. At the end of 2018 I downloaded a budget template and logged all transactions throughout 2019 and I have never felt more in control of my finances. By … Read more

Day Trading, how I lost it all.

by jeweled_sky The year is 2017, my parents had a successful real estate business with over a dozen rental properties and several fix and flip projects in production. Our assets totaled a million and a half after paying off all loans if we ever liquidated everything. Which we did, and that’s just the tip of … Read more

Honestly, It seems like whatsapp did the right thing here. Nobody told them this was a legit spying operation.

Police Tracked a Terror Suspect—Until His Phone Went Dark After a Facebook Warning. A team of European law-enforcement officials was hot on the trail of a potential terror plot in October, fearing an attack during Christmas season, when their keyhole into a suspect’s phone went dark. WhatsApp, Facebook Inc. ’s popular messaging tool, had just … Read more

The Fed Is Creating a Monster Bubble

By John Mauldin Ignoring problems rarely solves them. You need to deal with them—not just the effects, but the underlying causes, or else they usually get worse. In the developed world and especially the US, and even in China, our economic challenges are rapidly approaching that point. Things that would have been easily fixed a … Read more

“BOMB-O-GRAM FOR GENERAL SOLEIMANI!”

Iraqi TV: Iranian military commander General Soleimani killed in Baghdad strike. “Gen. Qassim Soleimani, the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force, was killed in an airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport Friday, Iraqi television and three Iraqi officials said. The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of Iran-backed militias known as the Popular Mobilization … Read more

Iraqi PM Abdul-Mahdi: The attack is a breach of the deal that permits US presence in Iraq. Could require US to leave immediately… The Mahdi Army has been reactivated.

Iraqi caretaker PM Abdul-Mahdi: The attack is a breach of the deal that permits US presence in Iraq. Called parliament for an extraordinary meeting. UPDATES: • Iraqi caretaker PM Abdul-Mahdi: The attack is a breach of the deal that permits US presence in Iraq. Called parliament for an extraordinary meeting • Iran’s Khamenei is participating … Read more

Stacey Abrams loses again…

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/…ter-rolls/ Stacey Abrams Fails to Reinstate 100K Voter Registrations to Voter Rolls Failed Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams failed to convince a federal judge that nearly 100,000 inactive voter registrations should be reinstated to Georgia’s voter rolls. In a ruling this week, U.S. District Court Judge Steve Jones denied an attempt by Abrams’ Fair Fight … Read more