I Love My Freedom reports, When it comes to telling the truth, freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez seems to have a difficult time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBx-V1W7dMA Read More/Source/Credit/FairUse: https://ilovemyfreedom.org/ocasio-cor…
by FlashbackUniverse My state is trying to make Personal Finance a required class for graduation. I think this is something we’ve needed for a long time. — it made me wonder if any other states are doing this. via wistv: COLUMBIA, …
PRIVACY: LA Sues Weather Channel For Illegally Selling Private Data Of Mobile App Users. “For years, TWC has deceptively used its Weather Channel App to amass its users’ private, personal geolocation data — tracking minute details about its users’ locations throughout …
Who’s more radical? The Communist Chinese or the US Democrat Party? We all know the answer to that. The Democrat Party is the most radical political party in the world today. On Tuesday tax expert Grover Norquist told Stuart Varney …
It’s quite simple. Central banks create a system that ensures individuals purchasing power will be destroyed. They continuously feed this system and through generations, the problems are only magnified. People accumulate debt at varying levels of interest over their lifetimes …
by WARREN MOSLER No drama here: More housing weakness news: Highlights This has not been a good run for housing data. Pending home sales fell a very steep 2.6 percent in October which is far below Econoday’s consensus range. Existing …
via @OccupyWisdom: Depends on the measuring stick. Real money (#gold) = sideways for 44 years Nominal dollars = all time high MACRO MINDSET
by WARREN MOSLER Income less than expected, spending ok, so savings fell: Highlights Income growth proved very slight in September with inflation steady and moderate and right on the Federal Reserve’s target. Personal income inched only 0.2 percent higher in …
by QuartzPuffyStar A recent post about a Veteran journalist fired after criticizing 5G and questioning it’s safety cached my attention, and it seemed quite weird that the mentioned article was removed so fast and the journalist was dismissed because of it…. it …
Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in as the 114th Supreme Court Justice in US history Saturday evening. The Democrats, led by Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Schumer launched the most evil smear campaign against Kavanaugh in modern times–and they still lost. Republican …
by Notifinio Most important things about personal finance I wish I knew 10 years back. Original text is on Quora 1. Spend less than your cash flow. Easy enough concept, and it is the number one rule. 2. Pay yourself first. When you …
PROF. JACOBSON: Democrats’ total personal war on Brett Kavanaugh should be a Midterm wake-up call for Republicans. Soon after Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination for the Supreme Court, Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced total war on Kavanaugh. That war would not …
News Sets up Bait Car in San Francisco to document window smash car thefts and confronts the thieves, meanwhile Camera equipment from their personal crew car also gets stolen. FAIL
by WARREN MOSLER Flattened out at modest levels of growth with no sign that the tax cuts have led to an acceleration: Pending home sales fall for seventh straight month in July Signed contracts to buy existing homes fell 0.7 …
Drew Calver took out his trash cans and then waved goodbye to his wife, Erin, as she left for the grocery store the morning that upended his picture-perfect life. Minutes later, the popular high school history teacher and swim coach …
by PiggyDota Hello, I removed Facebook from my life 5/6 months ago and my online life is a millions times better. I don’t get anywhere nearly as many targetted ads. I still use Instagram and even on there, the …
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via Zerohedge: Led by a collapse in Americans’ views of the current situation, University of Michigan’s Sentiment Survey dropped to 11-month lows, dramatically missing expectations for a rise. Sentiment index decreased to 95.3 (est. 98) from prior month’s 97.9; lowest since …
by TFittonJW The order issued yesterday– https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-court-orders-doj-to-preserve-comey-personal-email/ One Minute: Background: https://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-fbi-asks-comey-to-preserve-records/ https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/jul/29/james-comey-ordered-to-preserve-his-government-doc/ Quick vid discussion:
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter Now, 10 months later, do they even know about it? Don’t laugh…. Consumer credit bureau Equifax disclosed very belatedly last September that it had been hacked, and that the crown jewels of personal data – including social security …
via businesscycle: Stealth Slowdown Unfolding Wall Street is too optimistic on the economy, veteran forecaster warns from CNBC. As the chart shows, real personal income and consumer spending growth are both in cyclical downturns. Contrary to the notion of a “strengthening” economy, consumer spending …
One is imaginary, makes people “feel” #wealthy, encourages #debt, and comes crashing to reality when bubbles burst. One is real, makes people actually wealthy, encourages investment and spikes when bubbles burst https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1018915633835249665
It’s funny how the democrats were constantly attacking Trump for “starting a nuclear war” with North Korea during the first year of his presidency, but every single time Obama refused to deal with the rogue state, they were DEAD SILENT. …
by realister http://ritholtz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Made-in-…-.png “How can it only be 2.7% when almost everything in Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT ) is made in China?” Because Wal-Mart’s $260 billion in U.S. revenue isn’t exactly reflective of America’s $14.5 trillion economy. Wal-Mart might sell a …
via Forbe: All politics aside, many economists are predicting a recession coming down the pipeline. What could that mean for people who live with large amounts of debt hanging over their heads, like mortgage debt? It could mean that homeowners …
An excessive increase in loans for households is never a good sign. Heather Turner and her husband needed a few thousand dollars to jump-start the adoption of a teenager from Ukraine, and their timing was good: Lenders led by …
As each progressively larger bubble (post 1995) inflates the imaginary net worth of households, real savings plummet. These metrics diverge the most right before the bubble bursting & resulting #recession ensues https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1007699655948492801 do not look at this pic.twitter.com/pPo008WDOt — Alastair …
by wanmoar This is a chart of the % of disposable income put toward savings in the U.S. compared to inflation and prevailing 3 month CD rates. Personal Saving as % of Disposable Income Infogram As is clear, it was a secular …
Zuck lied to congress, but they knew he would ahead of time. That’s why he wasn’t under oath but Silk and Diamond were. They were protecting their narrative controlling spy machine. via wral: As Facebook sought to become the world’s dominant …
by Daisy Luther, The Organic Prepper Personal finance is a subject that is fraught with emotion. Some of us are doing well and take pride in that fact. This can put blinders on us when we don’t see how we, …