by dlister70 It’s been one year since I started my new credit life. I have had credit cards since I was 18, but I was never responsible with them. I paid minimum payments for nearly 20 years. It took until …
by Leroy–Brown Apparently their edge for revenue generation is live streaming karaoke performances, and tipping performers. I wonder how this specific social media model will hold up in a crowded market in the US. “Tencent Music, bound for U.S. IPO, …
via CNN: General Electric, once America’s most valuable company, is now in sharp decline. In a year full of dubious landmarks, GE has encountered another: The storied conglomerate is now worth less than $100 billion. That hasn’t happened since March 2009 …
via watchdog.org: Florida lawmakers are using an accounting tweak to defer payments on $20 billion in pension debt, a maneuver that not only hides the “true cost of government” from voters but “passes this expense on to future taxpayers,” Truth in …
by Thinker The US is like a drunkard who charges to war with anyone who might pose a threat, ex-Senator and former US presidential candidate Mike Gravel says. ”I like the US. But at the same time I think my …
by Thinker There is an alternative story to the Cameroon genocide that speaks of violence and separatist talks being fueled by foreign corporations who want to get their hand on the immense oil and gas resources of Southern Cameroon. is …
I took down my video about the Krassenstein clip because it was provably well out of context. Since I’ve been subjected to similar sensationalistic BS by Rationalwiki and other scumbags I choose not to replicate it.
REX @_ImperatorRex_ OK I’m allowed to say this: #1 – emails exist where #BlaseyFord is freaking out and admits the story is nonsense/BS to ‘well known names’ #2 – ‘there’s a Gorsuch letter’ AND #3 – ‘there is MORE’. Make …
Many people believe the only path to higher wages is to put in more work hours, but there are actually many economic factors that go into deciding the number on each worker’s paycheck.
by Gary Christenson Miles Franklin sponsored this article by Gary Christenson. The opinions expressed are his. Several countries and cities studied and tested a universal basic income (UBI). At first glance it looks like giveaway nonsense: Who pays for the giveaways? Does the UBI …
Here’s the link to what was John’s original article: AT&T, Verizon, and other carriers will start to launch 5G networks this year. But what exactly is 5G, and how fast is it compared with 4G? Here’s what we know so far. If …
by Ruby Henley Kavanaugh seems to be getting a break. A very strange curve has appeared in this ongoing race to ruin Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Two men have stepped forward to say they may have been the ones who …
via fabiofavusmaximus: Data: Department of State, Office of Admissions – Refugee Processing Center Code Github Static Graph Total Number of Refugees Graph Aggregated by Religion
by metsancho It was one of those things that I never counted on until it really happened. I added $570,000 to my portfolio today (guesstimating after tax). Income: $160k full time job (does not offer 401k)/ Wife stay-at-home mom I …
by Mekisteus My parents bought a house in 1978 for $35k (inflation adjusted that’s $135k in today’s dollars). Now, 40 years later, they are moving states and looking to sell. The sale price estimates they are getting? $80k to $100k. …
Tomorrow, we’re opening Amazon 4-star, a new physical store where everything for sale is rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller, or is new and trending on Amazon.com. The store is located in one of New York’s most vibrant …
Q: What’s surprised you as an investor over the past decade? A: I think what surprised me most about the markets was how quickly they recovered and how quickly people forgot what happened. Q: Why do you think that happened? …
by stenlis 1) Learn what the company does. Read the wikipedia page, look up their presentations for their customers, look what their write about their business on their web site, look what others write about the company’s field of work. 2) …
by KillingTime56 How much can you face mentally, emotionally and financially when the stock market finally crashes? I have survived, just barely, two major stock market crashes. 2000-2003 and 2007-2009. As my investments fell almost every day, I had panic …
by greendoc We almost lost our home in the WUI/Wildland-Urban Interface in the big Sonoma county fires last October. 1 in 3 Americans live in the WUI. I recently attended two excellent workshops the UC-Extension/Master Gardeners sponsored. I was pretty familiar with the …
AMD beat by a cent, they missed on revenues, they guided flat the next two quarters, and while they’re taking market share from INTC, their revenue growth is noticeably slower than Intel’s (so much for Intel having nowhere to go …
Tax cut sugar high goes away soon…. pic.twitter.com/xkJfikkaJr — M/1_LP (@MI_Investments) September 27, 2018 Over the past 4 weeks a total of 20 Hindenburg Omens have been triggered on the NYSE and Nasdaq, the most in over 40 years: https://t.co/rmFtDVZPs4 …
PERHAPS MORE CREDIBLE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS MESS: BOMBSHELL: Two Men Tell Judiciary Committee They Did It, Not Kavanaugh. Two different men have independently claimed they were involved in the sexual encounter described by Christine Blasey Ford and not Supreme …
by edisch I graduated high school a little less than two years ago and have managed to save a comfortable amount towards my financial goals following a few principles: Do everything you can to get the most out of your time …
via akos_barta: Data sources: Median home values (August 2018): https://zillow.com/data Mortgage rates: https://zillow.com/mortgage-calculator Interest rates: The live market rates from the Zillow Mortgage Calculator The amount spent on housing is 30% of the total income as industry experts recommend. Tools used to make the …
via RT The collapse of banking giant Lehman Brothers was the catalyst for a financial crisis in 2008. What could cause a new great recession a decade later? The Boom Bust show investigates. Professor Ronald Filler, who was a top …
Even gives a link to your voter registration history. Makes you wonder if they are only registering one party over the other. Also gives a link for voting by mail https://www.google.com/search?q=how%20to%20register%20to%20vote%20#RegisterToVote The left are going to do everything in their …
by DCG …”for conservatives” should have been added to that statement. You best be careful the road you want to go down, demoRATs. This new standard you want to set could one day also apply to YOU. Bonus: You men …
