Monthly Archives: May 2009
Uncommon Money News (Vol. 61)
| May 28, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
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By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! I am especially appreciative to ALL SIX BLOGS CARRYING OUR POST: Good Old Middle Class or Wealthy You Decide. This post has been garnering a […]
Is A Credit Card Safer Than A Check Card?
| May 26, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson I was recently participating in a forum about credit card deadbeats and was amazed by some of the debt myths being perpetuated by experts (I use this term loosely). Moreover, one was so brazen as to attack me likely because his (or her) differences in opinion about debt and his misinformation. Of […]
How Much Money do American Idols Make?
| May 22, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Sure they win a highly coveted music contract and instant fame, but do the American Idol winners actually get the paycheck to go with it? As reported yesterday on E News and Forbes, the top 10 American Idol earners (excluding the judges and people behind the scenes) are featured in the video […]
Uncommon Money News (Vol. 60)
| May 22, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
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By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! I am especially appreciative to the Intelligent Speculator for hosting the Carnival of Financial Planning. I am happy that our Hobby Lobby Raising Minimum Wage […]
The Sad State of American Finances
| May 19, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Harris Interactive recently released the 2009 Consumer Financial Literacy Survey. This survey sampled 1000 Americans over 18 years old between March 13-16. Their results demonstrate that most Americans have considerable financial deficiencies. Here are their revealing findings… Financial Literacy 41% of U.S. adults gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F […]
Uncommon Money News (Vol 59)
| May 12, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
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By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! To my readers: I am so honored by your support. Thank you for reading, subscribing, and for voting for articles from this site on social […]
Rich But Financially Inept
| May 12, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Fast money doesn’t generally equate to long-term wealth. NBA stars are the perfect example. They make more money in a few years than most can hope to earn in a lifetime, yet over 60% of them go broke within 5 years after retiring. Such are the perils of many professional athletes: rich […]
Celebrity Apprentice 2 Season Finale
| May 12, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
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By: Roshawn Watson I can’t believe Joan Rivers won Celebrity Apprentice. What a great finale (albeit a 3 hr one) and surprising outcome! Who knew Trump would follow through with the final task criteria. I loved that Annie had that “I won” look on her face right as Trump said “you’re FIRED!” Embedded video from […]
Uncommon Money News (Vol. 58)
| May 8, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
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By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! To my readers: I am so honored by your support. Thank you for reading, subscribing, and for voting for articles from this site on social […]
ls Recession-Induced Frugality Sustainable?
| May 5, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson The party is over For the last 25 years, our destructive habits of financial excess and self-indulgence have characterized the nation. We’ve been guilty of overleveraging, overspending, having no sense of delayed gratification, and a negative savings rates. Nonetheless, our awareness of our atrocities was lessened by rising home values, ballooning 401Ks, […]
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