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The Inspiring Story of Gina

On March 3, 2009 I got a lengthy email from a reader. At the time, the stock market was continuing its sharp slide and the Dow had fallen below 7,000 a level not seen for more than 12 years. The daily news seemed to be growing more and more

Laid Off Workers Eligible for Subsidy to Help Pay Health Insurance Premiums

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (known as the "Stimulus Act"), provides a unique benefit for recently released workers wanting to maintain their health insurance coverage. "As many people face unexpected layoffs in this difficult economic environment, health coverage becomes a huge concern for unemployed

First Quarter GDP Numbers Show Another Down Quarter

Update 4/29/09: The 1st quarter GDP numbers out today show that the U.S. economy shrank at a 6.1 percent annualized rate in the first three months of this year. As I've explained earlier, the reported number annualizes changes for one quarter. In the first

Durable Goods Ordered Down Again, Yet Stocks Move Higher

News reports abound on April 24, 2009 about another decline in durable goods' orders. One stated, "The deep recession in manufacturing worsened in March, as demand for U.S.-made durable goods fell 0.8%, the seventh decline in the past eight months, the Commerce Department estimated Friday.

Corporate Profits Plunged 85 Percent in '08 and Consumers Have a "New Frugality"

Eight Ways To Get Out of Debt and Start Saving More

Buying a home? Sending your last kid off to college? Or obsessing over an ever-growing mountain of debt? The majority of Americans carry too much consumer debt. Here are some tips that will help you improve your financial health in the months and years ahead: * Partake in a little

Youth Sports: Increasingly Costly and Damaging

Sometimes we venture outside the area of money and this time it's into the venue of youth sports. Actually money is a big issue when it comes to youth sports. Travel teams can cost big bucks. Ditto for private coaching. Professional coaches seeking to make more money aren&