Yakezie Round Up & Uncommon Money News (Vol. 97)
June 8, 2010 | 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!
Recently, I participated in three carnivals: Carnival of Financial Planning Vol. 144 hosted at the Free Money Finance, the Money Hackers Carnival – The BBQ Edition hosted at Saving Money Today, and the Yakezie Carnival hosted at Beating Broke.
No joke: Goldman Sachs shorted Gulf of Mexico
Bank of America to pay borrowers $108 million
$621 Million Fine May Keep Goldman Sachs Away From The Court
Vulgar voice mails force debt collector to pay $1.5 million (POW)
Woman: Citibank Fired Me for Being “Too Hot” (POW)
A Banker Reveals How Banks Try to Take Your Money
White House sends BP a $69 million bill
BP shares drop, costs approach $1 billion
4 Big Businesses Built With Small Cash
Economy
Job hopes rise on flurry of economic reports
4.7 million Americans out of work for a year or more
Owners Stop Paying Mortgages, and Stop Fretting
Nouriel Roubini: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance watch! (POW)
McMansion welfare: Why does government subsidize home ownership?
Retailers post 9th straight month of gains (POW)
Private sector adds 55,000 jobs in May
Entertainment Money News
Idol struggles to sell singles
How Much Americans Spend on Entertainment (Graphic) view!
American investors: Predictably stupid losers
Greek’ rocks but ‘Shrek’ reigns at No. 1
Career and Personal Finance
5 high-paying, low-stress jobs
Loyalty takes butler from poor Nepal village to NY
Lottery winner blows $14 million prize in only 8 years (POW)
Yakezie Mini-Carnival
How Learning To Say No Will Help Your Life And Your Finances at Personal Finance By The Book
Make More Money, Have More Time, Feel Amazing Part 2 at Barbara Friedberg Personal Finance
Only The Poor and The Super Rich Say Money Can’t Buy Happiness at Financial Samurai
Dave Ramsey Was Wrong at Eliminate The Muda
Yakezie Carnival at Beating Broke
Wrapping Up John Bogle’s Enough at Engineer Your Finances
Copyright 2012, Roshawn Watson, Pharm.D., Ph.D. All Rights Reserved.
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