Archive for 'Links to Love' Category
Color Pictures from 1939-1943
Check out this fascinating collection of color photographs of people during the last years of the Great Depression. It’s really fascinating to see how people lived back then and then compare that to how people are living today. The color adds such a punch to each of the pictures. http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2010/07/26/captured-america-in-color-from-1939-1943/
Investment Broker Facing Sentencing
ING Investment Broker, Rhonda Breard, appeared to have it all. She owned 3 luxury homes and 27 cars, trucks, boats and RV’s. She even had her own Infomercials titled, “Help Me Rhonda”. Unfortunately for all the investors, it was all a scam. Rhonda stole over $11 million over at least 10 years. Now she’s facing [...]
The Story of Alexandra Jarrin After 99 Weeks of Unemployment
The New York Times has an article about Alexandra Jarrin. Alexandra has spent the last couple years on unemployment. She exhausted her benefits and now is struggling to make it day to day. She has a college degree and was working on her masters but ultimately lost her job as “Director of client services” in [...]
Woman Conducts IPO on Her Future Earnings
Wow. Kjerstin Erickson has decided to offer some of her future income for cash up front. She is currently seeking investors to invest $600K with her in exchange for 6% of her lifetime earnings. It’s a very interesting approach. Two others have decided to seek $300K in exchange for 3% of their future earnings. Would [...]
Want to See if Your Bank is in Trouble?
MSNBC has a feature on their website that lets you check the health of your bank or credit union. I took a look at my credit union and found that they have a troubled asset ratio of 18. That’s actually pretty good. There are over 389 banks (as of Dec 31 2009) that had a [...]
Most Americans Still Unprepared for Retirement
Wow. CNNMoney has an article up today about a recently released survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute. They surveyed 1153 US workers and retirees older than 25 years of age in January. Here are some of the results: 54% of workers said they have less than $25,000 saved for retirement 24% have delayed their [...]
Do We Need Earthquake Insurance?
This is a question I’ve struggled with over the years and have posted about in the past. I’ve gone back and forth on whether I should have earthquake insurance. A few years back, I decided that the odds were against me and I bought some. The premiums are $370 per year which is not that [...]
Your Money: The Missing Manual
JD over at Get Rich Slowly has written a book that is due to be released shortly. JD has built up a massive following at Get Rich Slowly and his writing style is top notch. If his book is half as good as his blog (I’m sure it’s just as good), it should be a [...]
Bob’s Red Mill Owner Gives Company to Employees
In a sign that not all people are capitalistic monsters, Bob Moore, the founder of Bob’s Red Mill in Oregon, has decided to give his company to the 209 employees that work there. Bob could have sold the company for a large sum of money but decided that money isn’t everything. WOW! Bob has turned [...]
Family Gives Up Their Lifestyle to Help Others
Parade has a great article about a family that moved in to their dream home but ultimately sold it, bought a house that was much smaller and half the price, and then donated the difference to charity. One thing that I found interesting about their story is that doing this didn’t hurt their family, rather [...]