Monthly Archives: September 2009
Expanding Your Context
| September 30, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
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By: Roshawn Watson For those of you who are avid readers of business-related news, there are several great content sources that you already are or should be aware of. Some of the biggest players are Business Week, NY Times Business, Bloomberg, and the Wall Street Journal. Incidentally, I just found out that LIBOR is offering […]
Uncommon Money News (Vol. 72)
| September 27, 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! This week, I participated in the Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #108 hosted by: The Skilled Investor. We have the following posts included in […]
Salary Declines For Generation Y
| September 23, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson The employment outlook for recent college grads has not been great this year. Unemployment, underemployment, and now salary declines have made this job season quite challenging. Generation Y have unfortunately found themselves as expendable shock troops in a campaign of corporate “downsizing.” Generation Y Particularly Vulnerable in Recession With the stock and […]
Save For Retirement or Avoid Student Loans
| September 15, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson Student loans are just terrible. As the costs of colleges continue to rise disproportionately to incomes, many graduates keep loans around now almost as long as mortgages. According to Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, the price of tuition and fees at some four-year public institutions have increased by 35% since 2001; CNN reports that […]
Selecting A Debt Consolidation Company
| September 9, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
I have been away but wanted to share this guest post by Robin Williams. It is about how to select a debt consolidation company. Remember, debt consolidation is not the answer to debt. Getting a handle on the psychological problems (out of control spending) and life circumstances (i.e. job loss) is the real answer. There […]
Uncommon Money News (Vol. 71)
| September 4, 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! This week, I participated in the Carnival of Financial Planning #105 hosted by: The Skilled Investor. We have the following posts included in this carnival: […]
Being A Landlord By Default
| September 3, 2009 | Posted by Roshawn Watson under Uncategorized |
By: Roshawn Watson With decimated real estate markets across the country, many homeowners are facing some very difficult financial decisions. Although choosing to become a landlord can be financially rewarding, many homeowners are finding that this option is not all that it is cracked up to be. Why the Increase in Reluctant Landlords Homeowners who […]
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