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Buying an American Visa For a $500,000 Home Purchase – A Solution to the Housing crisis?

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When someone mentioned this proposal to me, I thought it was nuts. Selling the right to live in America for $500,000? But then a quick search revealed that the Senate is indeed considering such an idea as part of a larger bipartisan provision of immigration measures (VISIT-USA Act), co-authored by Senators. Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.) [...]

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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson – Reflections on the Life of a Pioneer in his Official Autobiography

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Steve Jobs’ self-titled autobiography by Walter Isaacson hits shelves on Monday and is already a best seller. I bought a copy of the book on preorder the day it was available and as expected the book has been receiving a lot of press lately. Here are some of the revelations that are emerging from the contents [...]

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Good Reads: Déjà vu With Another Government Shutdown Looming and Unsettled Markets Set to Continue

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Busy week ahead as investors brace themselves for another wild ride in the markets. Personally, my 401K and investment portfolio have had their 2011 gains wiped out and are down over 10%. I keep telling myself not to sell in panic, but the fear of further falls is unsettling to say the least. Not helping is [...]

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Happiness in Life and Work. Hint : It Ain’t The Dollars

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This website is focused on covering financial topics and the like where making money, saving money and spending money are key themes.  As I research the topics I write about I often come across various articles that talk about the important things in life, and in the vast majority of these articles money is nowhere [...]

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How Much Do People Drink vs Abstain – 2011 Global Alcohol Report

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I must say I do enjoy an occasional social drink and was quite interested to see how I compare to the average drinker in a recent report that came out from the World Health Organization.  The report reaffirms some well known facts but also highlighted some worrying trends related to drinking, whether you are rich [...]

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Help! My Car Was Illegally Towed – How Do I Get My $150 Towing Charge Back

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I recently visited some friends for dinner at their new apartment, which is in a large 300 unit complex. After dinner, when I got back to where I had parked I saw the parking space was empty. After a feeling of utter dread and panic, I frantically searched around thinking that perhaps I was mistaken [...]

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A Look at The Average American Income, Earnings and Poverty by Household, Gender and Race

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The US Census bureau collects and publishes the most timely and accurate income data on an annual basis, which make for interesting reading from a personal finance perspective. Income is primarily earnings from a job, but includes Social Security payments, pensions, child support, public assistance, annuities, money derived from rental properties, interest and dividends. During [...]

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Why Obama Will be a One Term President and What He Should Do To Save Our Economy!

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This is a guest post by Tony Parker, an outspoken business owner and investor, looking at the intersection of politics and money. While I don’t agree with all his views (see my rebuttal in the comments section) I do think he makes some valid points worth discussing. Please share your views and thoughts via leaving [...]

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Chelsea Clinton’s $2 Million Wedding – Extravagant or Expected? Plus Other Good Reads

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I remember getting married many years ago and was stunned by how much one night of dinner, drinks and dancing with 100 of your closest friends and family could cost. Fortunately my parents helped with paying for the wedding, and even thought it was a relatively modest affair it would still cover many a college [...]

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A $630,000 Luxury Car and 2000 Buyers – The Rich are Back and Spending

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Demand for luxury cars is returning around the world and especially in Wall Street as firms add jobs for the first time in two years and offer guaranteed payouts to attract top bankers. The return of big pay checks and even bigger bonuses (up 17 percent to $123,000 last year) has fueled demand for a raft of [...]

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Why I Procrastinate and What To Do About Overcoming It

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I’m taking a break this holiday weekend and in my place Mr Credit Card will take a break from writing about credit cards and share some of his thoughts on “procrastination.” I can definitely relate to most of the points made here! We all procrastinate and it is the number reason for us not doing [...]

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Should There Be More Economic Stimulus Payments?

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In a recent town hall, following the approval of yet another home buyer credit extension, President Barack Obama said his economic stimulus programs did their job by staving off another Great Depression. The administration often touts that the stimulus package helped create hundreds of thousands of jobs and propped up social programs such as unemployment [...]

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