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Wow. What a Gesture. Now I have a Gesture for You. 8 Dec 2011 | 12:41 pm
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Effective immediately, all employees from 2nd level management down will be taking a 10% pay cut. This amounts to about $5000 a year per...
Where Will it End?? 5 Dec 2010 | 04:36 am
The title of this post is facetious, of course, as the market never "ends," but the point is, precious metals prices have been going through the roof lately. I recently bought a bunch of silver at $1...
Schwartz "R" Us 29 May 2009 | 11:53 pm
Toys giant FAO Schwartz has just been purchased by Toys "R" Us.
Depressed Much? 17 Apr 2009 | 11:15 pm
So, you think the economy is bad today? Think this generation can "feel the pain" of their grandparents/great grandparents suffering during The Great Depression? Think again. According to a recent a...
POWERBALL LUMP SUM! 17 Apr 2009 | 10:40 pm
Wow! With the economy as it is today, I think I'll spend nearly all my extra money buying Powerball tickets! Now, if I win, should I take the Lump Sum, or Annual Payments?? .
Sick II 28 Mar 2009 | 11:34 pm
Wow. When I wrote this post in August of 2007, who would have thought that we'd be where we are today? Five percent. Ahhh, those were the days. .
A Pool of Precious Metals 9 Mar 2009 | 10:19 pm
Precious metal prices have been taking off lately. To see my experiences with metals, including info about KITCO's Pool Accounts, read my brief series beginning here. .
Five Hundred Thousand Dollars 6 Feb 2009 | 12:48 am
$500,000. That's the cap President Obama has proposed for exec salary for companies assisted by the bailout. Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. I wish they capped MY salary at that amount - then I'd have ...
Looks like a Cyclone hit it 1 Feb 2009 | 12:13 am
A Riddle for you: Question: What's the difference between a tornado and the U.S. Economy? Answer: One leaves a path of destruction as it brings down homes and takes away cars and other prized posses...
WMT 3 Dec 2008 | 01:34 pm
Sure glad I have stock in Walmart.
