HELL IM JUST A GUN TOTIN,GOD LOVIN, CONSERVATIVE, LIBERTARIAN REDNECK FROM OHIO AND I THINK YOUR JUST AN IDIOT. WANTED YOU TO HEAR IT IN PLAIN SPEECH. OK DARLIN.. THANK YOU RJ BROWN
I bet that in the current extremely volatile markets due to the credit crisis and worsening real estate markets, many do not find the answers to their questions about personal finance. This glossary will help you to understand some of the issues but our Wealth Manager allows the users to simulate an infinite number of scenarios, discovering the impact of various factors such as buying a property, inflation or even sending kids to university on your personal finance.
Prosperitypersonal’s Wealth Manager simulates graphically and interactively financial goals. By dragging and dropping icons in the simulation area, visitors can perform various simulations depicting different scenarios customized to their personal situation.
We are a group specialised in financial tools and advisoy and given the recent trumoil in the market have decided to launch a site with a new generation personal finance tool allowing users to simulate graphically and interactively their long term finances. We believe that it might be of interest to you and your readers as it shows personal finance in a graphical form as well as the way to handle it to forecast future investments.
We are a group specialised in financial tools and advisoy and given the recent trumoil in the market have decided to launch a site with a new generation personal finance tool allowing users to simulate graphically and interactively their long term finances. We believe that it might be of interest to you and your readers as it shows personal finance in a graphical form as well as the way to handle it to forecast future investments.
Ha! Beat me to the small dogs at the end of the bed trick! It's the only reason I put up with their morning sneezes (disguised as kisses, but I know better).
I've been holding off on the heat using some of these tricks, too. At my parents' house, which is like an icebox on the best of days, my mother has a heated mattress pad on the guest bed - I turn it on for about five minutes before jumping into bed, and that bit of heat is all I need to keep me cozy throughout the night.
And flannel longjohns are TOTALLY sexy. You just have to know how to work them (says the single, hairy-legged woman who lives with two dogs).
This is one of the better post in a while. I don't understand how people are missing the connection between a frugal living blog, the current state of our economy and how it directly relates to capitalism, socialism, and the upcoming election.
McCain's socialism doesn't excuse Obama's. If anything, it's a disparagement of the (socialist) political system of these united states.
The fact that we're already socialist isn't a reason for serenity, either. This socialism will come to a head later; we current young will pay the price for the socialism of our elders (witness the social security deficit and climbing national debt), much of which started during the last depression.
Our so-called allies' socialism, too, is more reason for pause than reason to "stop freaking out." Europe, especially Austria, has a great deal of difficulty financing its social welfare programs because these relied on population growth which is no longer present. That is, we've seen the consequences of redistribution already. Perhaps we'll have to see them firsthand, instead of elsewhere, before we admit this.
As for this depression being the perfect place to start experimenting with socialism again, this article suggests that you are wrong on this count as well.
Ms. Dickson, I cannot claim that you have lost me as a reader, as I was not one to begin with. However, your ability to string together a paragraph of coherent sentences does not excuse your lack of editorial detachment, nor your rationalization (as opposed to reasoning) of your support for Mr. Obama. If the comments above are to be believed, it is clear that this article has convinced nobody but the Obama apologists that his policies are a good thing, and has in fact driven off a number of Mr. McCain's supporters from your site.
As a consequence of all these things, I encourage you to change something about your writing: your topics, your research, or your venue. I'm sure there are a number of strictly Democratic or Socialist party sites which would be glad to have you as a contributor.
When my first girl was born and she was 2 years old, she was dressed up as a tooth fairy princess in a ballerina pink outfit I got from a Thrift Store. Attached some pipe cleaners and fish netting for the wings on her back and a homemade wand (chopsticks and paper star)and a tiara. Then I was dressed as a large tooth made of a felt material, attached were promo items of toothbrushes and toothpaste. Of course, I just superglued everything. And my husband the pillow and a baby blanket that I pinned on him. Other items I could have added: quarters, dollars on the pillow, a note; dental floss on the tooth, etc...but this was all in one 1/2 day's process.
Your article reflects a profound lack of understanding of how effective, stable economies or societies function. Under the system you advocate, you would likely have neither the technology to write the blog you write for nor the freedom to do so. I've been able to tolerate the clear liberal slant that comes through in many posts on this blog, but this is ridiculous. I've got better things to do with my time...too many other quality blogs on finance and frugality to waste any more time on this, even to get to the good stuff. Just wanted you to know why you're losing another subscriber.
...that Ayn Rand's books are still in print. Because without a healthy does of individualism and the need for individual success, there is no motor to drive any innovation. While it isn't hard to make the argument for need for a government, and some government intervention and regulation, it is also extremely important that we do not disincentivize the individual.
Face it, "From each according to his(their) ability, to each according to his(their) need" only creates more needy people, not more able people.
The basic underpinnings of the American Epoch are based in individual liberty and the advancement of the self. It is what has, and will make us great. Any one who derides the businessman derides the best in us all.
(Oh, and I agree, I don't need any political rantings I didn't sign up for. Unfortunately, this isnt the only blog this is happening to).
I found the article to be interesting, but I had to laugh out loud at some of the comments here. I come from Australia, a country with pretty much all the "socialist" trappings of the UK and we share the same Queen with them and Canada. We've had no problem what so ever with Prime Ministers coming from a poor background, our current Prime Minister came from a single parent family so poor that they spent part of his childhood living out of a car.
Strangely instead of being held back by the evils of socialism, he was able to get government help to get a university education, health care and housing and become leader of our country.
Tony Blair the last Prime Minister of England/UK was the illegitimate son of an actress adopted and raised by a shipyard worker. Not exactly a great example of an elite background, or of being held back by socialism either.
Having lived with a level of socialism that would, it seems freak out a great many of the commentators here I have to say I LIKE having free medical treatment when I need it, a cheap education, that enabled me to start my own business, government. I am more than grateful that when things go wrong in my life there will be government services and a welfare net to help my family again, as they have in the past.
I know nothing I say will change any of your minds, but I do find it annoying that people that have no idea about what life is like in a country they would call "socialist" make such sweeping condemnations of it.
Sorry to see you getting so much grief for a well written article.
Maybe we simply need to do away with ALL social programs in the US, including two of our largest, the military and our prison complex.
I venture a guess that given a couple more months of this economic downturn more people won't mind a little help and won't care what it's called. I doubt they will be standing for much more corporate welfare at that point.
...that Ayn Rand's books are still in print. Because without a healthy does of individualism and the need for individual success, there is no motor to drive any innovation. While it isn't hard to make the argument for need for a government, and some government intervention and regulation, it is also extremely important that we do not disincentivize the individual.
Face it, "From each according to his(their) ability, to each according to his(their) need" only creates more needy people, not more able people.
The basic underpinnings of the American Epoch are based in individual liberty and the advancement of the self. It is what has, and will make us great. Any one who derides the businessman derides the best in us all.
(Oh, and I agree, I don't need any political rantings I didn't sign up for. Unfortunately, this isnt the only blog this is happening to).
The hubs turned the heat on one night this week because a freeze was forecast, and I turned it off the next day. We were just "discussing" whether it was going to go on again or not before Nov. 1 (me: no). I just read your tips aloud, and now the hubs is off to put on a damn pair of socks. I'm already wearing sweats, slippers and a wool hat and drinking warm milk, so looks like I'm a believer in your plan! I also like to cuddle on the couch with my laptop to keep warm.
Thanks for the great article. I am trying to do the same with my family and have made some progress. I started my business that specializes in processing mortgage insurance refunds for people. The fun part is that they usually do not even know that they have a refund due them.
It is successful due to my family's involvement. The opportunity was far greater than I expected and I needed them to step in and help my manage all aspects of the business. After we decided to offer others a chance to get involved for no upfront money and work from their home, either part time or full time, our labor problems were solved.
I have always wanted to help others find ways to earn a living while having personal time with family and friends.
Thanks again. Click on my name listed above if you have any comments or questions.
Awesome article. This whole election I've been wondering why Americans STILL see socialism as a huge threat and a sure path to eliminate their liberties. You really put into words almost exactly what I've been thinking about. As a Swede (yay), I can really support the notion of socialising parts of society, without going all-out communism.
are Crocs (actually generic Dollar Store kind) with one pair wool socks or two pairs regular socks underneath. I wear these in the house and boots outside. (We have muddy farm, so no mixing up the two.)
I have too many kids to fit any dogs in (and my dog is over 100 pounds.) But I know many dog lovers who do the same as you!
1000 an hour? Lawyer, yes (not controlled by the government) Doctor, no, try like $40 for a follow visit and $200 for a consult. There are going to be a lot of doctors in the future and here is why: Lets get straight A's in high school, go to a good college, get straight A's (no life), go to Medical School (7yrs and no life), finally graduate, have the government tell you that you cannot charge more then X amount for a visit, pay your staff, have someone claim you made them worse, lawyer takes your money
HELL IM JUST A GUN TOTIN,GOD LOVIN, CONSERVATIVE, LIBERTARIAN REDNECK FROM OHIO AND I THINK YOUR JUST AN IDIOT. WANTED YOU TO HEAR IT IN PLAIN SPEECH. OK DARLIN.. THANK YOU RJ BROWN
I bet that in the current extremely volatile markets due to the credit crisis and worsening real estate markets, many do not find the answers to their questions about personal finance. This glossary will help you to understand some of the issues but our Wealth Manager allows the users to simulate an infinite number of scenarios, discovering the impact of various factors such as buying a property, inflation or even sending kids to university on your personal finance.
Prosperitypersonal’s Wealth Manager simulates graphically and interactively financial goals. By dragging and dropping icons in the simulation area, visitors can perform various simulations depicting different scenarios customized to their personal situation.
You can find the tool on www.prosperitypersonal.com under the “Wealth Manager” section (http://www.prosperitypersonal.com/WealthManager.html)
We are a group specialised in financial tools and advisoy and given the recent trumoil in the market have decided to launch a site with a new generation personal finance tool allowing users to simulate graphically and interactively their long term finances. We believe that it might be of interest to you and your readers as it shows personal finance in a graphical form as well as the way to handle it to forecast future investments.
You can find the tool on www.prosperitypersonal.com under the “Wealth Manager” section (http://www.prosperitypersonal.com/WealthManager.html)
We are a group specialised in financial tools and advisoy and given the recent trumoil in the market have decided to launch a site with a new generation personal finance tool allowing users to simulate graphically and interactively their long term finances. We believe that it might be of interest to you and your readers as it shows personal finance in a graphical form as well as the way to handle it to forecast future investments.
You can find the tool on www.prosperitypersonal.com under the “Wealth Manager” section (http://www.prosperitypersonal.com/WealthManager.html)
Oh, man, those open sores are giving me the willies! I suppose that's the point, though.
Ha! Beat me to the small dogs at the end of the bed trick! It's the only reason I put up with their morning sneezes (disguised as kisses, but I know better).
I've been holding off on the heat using some of these tricks, too. At my parents' house, which is like an icebox on the best of days, my mother has a heated mattress pad on the guest bed - I turn it on for about five minutes before jumping into bed, and that bit of heat is all I need to keep me cozy throughout the night.
And flannel longjohns are TOTALLY sexy. You just have to know how to work them (says the single, hairy-legged woman who lives with two dogs).
This is one of the better post in a while. I don't understand how people are missing the connection between a frugal living blog, the current state of our economy and how it directly relates to capitalism, socialism, and the upcoming election.
Great job!
McCain's socialism doesn't excuse Obama's. If anything, it's a disparagement of the (socialist) political system of these united states.
The fact that we're already socialist isn't a reason for serenity, either. This socialism will come to a head later; we current young will pay the price for the socialism of our elders (witness the social security deficit and climbing national debt), much of which started during the last depression.
Our so-called allies' socialism, too, is more reason for pause than reason to "stop freaking out." Europe, especially Austria, has a great deal of difficulty financing its social welfare programs because these relied on population growth which is no longer present. That is, we've seen the consequences of redistribution already. Perhaps we'll have to see them firsthand, instead of elsewhere, before we admit this.
As for this depression being the perfect place to start experimenting with socialism again, this article suggests that you are wrong on this count as well.
Ms. Dickson, I cannot claim that you have lost me as a reader, as I was not one to begin with. However, your ability to string together a paragraph of coherent sentences does not excuse your lack of editorial detachment, nor your rationalization (as opposed to reasoning) of your support for Mr. Obama. If the comments above are to be believed, it is clear that this article has convinced nobody but the Obama apologists that his policies are a good thing, and has in fact driven off a number of Mr. McCain's supporters from your site.
As a consequence of all these things, I encourage you to change something about your writing: your topics, your research, or your venue. I'm sure there are a number of strictly Democratic or Socialist party sites which would be glad to have you as a contributor.
Another reader lost. Enjoy your decrease in subscribers just so you could go on a rant.
Thats all well and good, except that Obama has put quite an effort to deny any socialist associations. So, i guess he is a liar
When my first girl was born and she was 2 years old, she was dressed up as a tooth fairy princess in a ballerina pink outfit I got from a Thrift Store. Attached some pipe cleaners and fish netting for the wings on her back and a homemade wand (chopsticks and paper star)and a tiara. Then I was dressed as a large tooth made of a felt material, attached were promo items of toothbrushes and toothpaste. Of course, I just superglued everything. And my husband the pillow and a baby blanket that I pinned on him. Other items I could have added: quarters, dollars on the pillow, a note; dental floss on the tooth, etc...but this was all in one 1/2 day's process.
Your article reflects a profound lack of understanding of how effective, stable economies or societies function. Under the system you advocate, you would likely have neither the technology to write the blog you write for nor the freedom to do so. I've been able to tolerate the clear liberal slant that comes through in many posts on this blog, but this is ridiculous. I've got better things to do with my time...too many other quality blogs on finance and frugality to waste any more time on this, even to get to the good stuff. Just wanted you to know why you're losing another subscriber.
I'll skip the Halloween application, but I could see this as a part of a evil/neato April Fool's trick... Waaahaaahaaahaaaa!
...that Ayn Rand's books are still in print. Because without a healthy does of individualism and the need for individual success, there is no motor to drive any innovation. While it isn't hard to make the argument for need for a government, and some government intervention and regulation, it is also extremely important that we do not disincentivize the individual.
Face it, "From each according to his(their) ability, to each according to his(their) need" only creates more needy people, not more able people.
The basic underpinnings of the American Epoch are based in individual liberty and the advancement of the self. It is what has, and will make us great. Any one who derides the businessman derides the best in us all.
(Oh, and I agree, I don't need any political rantings I didn't sign up for. Unfortunately, this isnt the only blog this is happening to).
If it's any consolation for the negative comments, I am very grateful for this post. Thank you.
I found the article to be interesting, but I had to laugh out loud at some of the comments here. I come from Australia, a country with pretty much all the "socialist" trappings of the UK and we share the same Queen with them and Canada. We've had no problem what so ever with Prime Ministers coming from a poor background, our current Prime Minister came from a single parent family so poor that they spent part of his childhood living out of a car.
Strangely instead of being held back by the evils of socialism, he was able to get government help to get a university education, health care and housing and become leader of our country.
Tony Blair the last Prime Minister of England/UK was the illegitimate son of an actress adopted and raised by a shipyard worker. Not exactly a great example of an elite background, or of being held back by socialism either.
Having lived with a level of socialism that would, it seems freak out a great many of the commentators here I have to say I LIKE having free medical treatment when I need it, a cheap education, that enabled me to start my own business, government. I am more than grateful that when things go wrong in my life there will be government services and a welfare net to help my family again, as they have in the past.
I know nothing I say will change any of your minds, but I do find it annoying that people that have no idea about what life is like in a country they would call "socialist" make such sweeping condemnations of it.
Sorry to see you getting so much grief for a well written article.
Maybe we simply need to do away with ALL social programs in the US, including two of our largest, the military and our prison complex.
I venture a guess that given a couple more months of this economic downturn more people won't mind a little help and won't care what it's called. I doubt they will be standing for much more corporate welfare at that point.
Nah, your other ones were just either irrelevant or poorly researched. This one rises to actually "bad."
...that Ayn Rand's books are still in print. Because without a healthy does of individualism and the need for individual success, there is no motor to drive any innovation. While it isn't hard to make the argument for need for a government, and some government intervention and regulation, it is also extremely important that we do not disincentivize the individual.
Face it, "From each according to his(their) ability, to each according to his(their) need" only creates more needy people, not more able people.
The basic underpinnings of the American Epoch are based in individual liberty and the advancement of the self. It is what has, and will make us great. Any one who derides the businessman derides the best in us all.
(Oh, and I agree, I don't need any political rantings I didn't sign up for. Unfortunately, this isnt the only blog this is happening to).
The hubs turned the heat on one night this week because a freeze was forecast, and I turned it off the next day. We were just "discussing" whether it was going to go on again or not before Nov. 1 (me: no). I just read your tips aloud, and now the hubs is off to put on a damn pair of socks. I'm already wearing sweats, slippers and a wool hat and drinking warm milk, so looks like I'm a believer in your plan! I also like to cuddle on the couch with my laptop to keep warm.
I blog at www.shopliftingwithpermission.com.
Thanks for the great article. I am trying to do the same with my family and have made some progress. I started my business that specializes in processing mortgage insurance refunds for people. The fun part is that they usually do not even know that they have a refund due them.
It is successful due to my family's involvement. The opportunity was far greater than I expected and I needed them to step in and help my manage all aspects of the business. After we decided to offer others a chance to get involved for no upfront money and work from their home, either part time or full time, our labor problems were solved.
I have always wanted to help others find ways to earn a living while having personal time with family and friends.
Thanks again. Click on my name listed above if you have any comments or questions.
Jim
Awesome article. This whole election I've been wondering why Americans STILL see socialism as a huge threat and a sure path to eliminate their liberties. You really put into words almost exactly what I've been thinking about. As a Swede (yay), I can really support the notion of socialising parts of society, without going all-out communism.
are Crocs (actually generic Dollar Store kind) with one pair wool socks or two pairs regular socks underneath. I wear these in the house and boots outside. (We have muddy farm, so no mixing up the two.)
I have too many kids to fit any dogs in (and my dog is over 100 pounds.) But I know many dog lovers who do the same as you!
Linsey
though they differ slightly.
http://livingthefrugallife.blogspot.com/2008/10/staying-warm-with-thermo...
1000 an hour? Lawyer, yes (not controlled by the government) Doctor, no, try like $40 for a follow visit and $200 for a consult. There are going to be a lot of doctors in the future and here is why: Lets get straight A's in high school, go to a good college, get straight A's (no life), go to Medical School (7yrs and no life), finally graduate, have the government tell you that you cannot charge more then X amount for a visit, pay your staff, have someone claim you made them worse, lawyer takes your money