Archive for April, 2009

Gold for A Loaf of Bread

As the Zimbabwean dollar grew weaker and weaker every day, gold has become the preferable currency. Zimbabwe has been trying to lift the burden of their desparate cash shortage by introducing greater bank notes almost every month for a few years now. The Zimbabwean dollar has inflated away to almost nothing.

Consolidating Debt Without A Loan

There are many debt consolidation companies that you can turn to for help but unfortunately you may have already experienced yourself that if your loans are secured or your debt is not high enough, you won’t qualify for a consolidation loan. What you could do is take out another bigger loan to pay off all [...]

Saving Money For A Luxurious Vacation In Difficult Times

A few days ago I read Jonathan Burton’s article titled ‘How you can save more money when money is tight‘. In his article he tells the story of Christopher Pollard whose fiancee had just been laid off and they were still looking forward to their luxurious vacation to Europe. The first paragraph that mentioned about [...]

Loan Modifications In 2008 Failed To Control Defaults

In the last 3 months last year in 2008, many struggling homeowners were offered loan modifications that are more like breathers on payment followed by a recommencement of the original mortgage terms with (sometimes) even higher payments. In the end many of the refinanced mortgages fell back into default. This was reported by federal bank [...]

Online Discussion With Jean Chatzky, Author of “How Anyone Can Prosper In Even The Toughest Times”

As every dollar counts in today’s financial crisis, a community of experts offers help and provides money advice in real time to those who are deep in their credit card debt, filing for a tax return or building up their 401k investments. LivePerson.com where the community is are hosting a free, live online event with [...]

Zig Ziglar’ Video – Having A Balanced Life

I found this inspiring video from Zig Ziglar. Enjoy!