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One Week Left of “Summer”

Monday, August 17th, 2009

I’m back.
I’ll catch you up on the life of JLP.
On August 8th, my wife and I went to see Chris Isaak in concert. AWESOME SHOW! If you get a chance to see him, GO! You will not be disappointed.
Then, Sunday night my cousin and his three daughters came into town for a [...]

10 Economics Blogs The Wall Street Journal Recommends

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

There was a very interesting story in today’s WSJ about how economics blogs are becoming popular due to the state of the economy. Attached to the article is a reader’s guide to econoblogs, with a list of 10 of their favorites. Here’s the list:
• Calculated Risk
• The Conscience of a Liberal [...]

I Need Submissions for Next Week’s Roundup!

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Thanks to everyone who took part in this week’s How-to Roundup. If you were part of the roundup, please help spread the word so that it gets some eyeballs.
If you want to take part in next week’s roundup on AFM, I need the following:
1. A paragraph or so stating WHAT YOU THINK MAKES [...]

WHERE’S MY TRAFFIC?????????

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Time for a heart-to-heart with my fellow AFM readers.
I have refrained from saying anything on my blog but I can’t for the life of me figure out where my traffic has gone.
Look at this trend:

Everything was okay until around January of this year when my blog got hacked. I’m wondering if my traffic has [...]

Anyone Having Problems Posting Comments?

Monday, June 8th, 2009

I recently installed a different commenting software program. For the most part I like it, but this afternoon I got an email from Sam (a long time reader and commenter on this blog) telling me that he hasn’t been able to comment for over a month now. Anyone else having problems? If [...]

AFM Is NOT Affiliated with Publisher’s Clearing House!

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009

In January 2008, I posted an article looking at Publisher’s Clearing House’s $5,000 per week giveaway for life. Most of the first comments came from regular AFM readers. However, as time passed, I started noticing comments from people who stumbled across the post through search engines. Either these commenters didn’t bother to [...]

I’ll Be Back This Afternoon

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009

I took the day off yesterday because I had one of those lovely sinus headaches. When they come on, I’m reduced to nothing. I can’t think, can’t read, can’t sleep,…nothing.
I have some business to take care of this morning but hope to be back to bloggin this afternoon. I know you are [...]

Ten For Tuesday (January 27, 2009)

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

Here is this week’s Ten For Tuesday. Enjoy.
1. Forecasters are predicting a historic drop in retail sales for 2009.
2. Democrats are trying to lower economic expectations. Look, I know the economy stinks. I just think it’s funny how they didn’t do this during the election.
3. The Finance Buff has a [...]

Blog of the Week – Your Money Relationship

Monday, January 26th, 2009

This week’s Blog of the Week (I didn’t post a Blog of the Week last week) goes to Your Money Relationship.
I became aware of this blog only recently but I like what I have read so far and I think you will too.
For those of you interested in selling stuff on [...]

AFM is Experiencing Technical Difficulties

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

I’m having commenting issues this morning. If you have problems leaving a comment that’s why. I have a work order in with my host. Hopefully we’ll get this fixed soon. Stay tuned…

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