Archive for October, 2009
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009to be 40-years old. Something about that number just seems strange.
Interesting: Colorado is Reducing Minimum Wage…
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009Colorado’s minimum wage to drop as living costs fall. It’s dropping from $7.28 to $7.24. According to the article, Colorado is one of ten states that ties minimum wage to the inflation rate. From the article: Colorado voters approved an adjustable minimum wage in 2006. Supporters of that amendment said they did not intend for [...]
From MSN: 30 Jobs That Pay at Least $80,000 Per Year
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009I saw this yesterday: 30 Jobs That Pay $80,000 Some of the interesting ones to me were… Management analysts Do this: Figure out best practices of management by conducting studies and procedures to help companies figure out how to operate more effectively. Get paid: $82,920 Financial analysts Do this: Assess the financial situations of an [...]
You Have ONE Day to Recharacterize Your IRA…
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009My Charles Schwab friend sent me the following email (adjusted slightly because I received it two days ago). JLP- Greetings! Two countdowns, one problem: Nobody knows about them. 1. In 73 days, the 2010 Roth conversion opportunity will go into effect, allowing people earning over $100,000 to convert to a Roth IRA and enjoy tax [...]
Should We Bring Back Usury Laws?
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009In the last post, one of the questions I asked Charles Geisst was about usury laws. For those of you not familiar with the term, usury laws are essentially caps on the rate of interest that lenders are allowed to charge borrowers. In the past, usury laws were set at the state level but have [...]
An Interview with Author, Charles Geisst
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009I received a copy of Charles Geisst’s newest book, Collateral Damaged: The Marketing of Consumer Debt to America*, from the publisher. As the subtitle suggests, the book is a history of consumer debt. I found it interesting and insightful. After finishing the book, I decided to ask Mr. Geisst if he would answer a few [...]
The Carnival of Personal Finance #226 – The AFM Turn’s 5 Edition
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009Welcome to the 226th edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. I asked to host this edition as a way to celebrate the fact that I have been blogging for 5 years. Hard to believe, but it’s true. Anyway, here is this week’s roundup, arranged in topic order (the only way I know how to [...]
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