On January 25, 2012, the Federal Reserve announced that it will be keeping interest rates at historic low rates near 0%. For the past few years, this has been the state of affairs as the Fed, led by Chairman Ben Bernanke, attempts to stimulate the economy. While historic low rates offer some opportunities for those…
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What the Online SOPA Protests and Blackouts Achieved
If you were surfing the World Wide Web on Wednesday, you probably noticed that many of your favorite websites were blacked out. You certainly noticed Google’s logo being covered. You may have see that Wikipedia was unaccessible in the English language. You could have even been humored when you saw your favorite blogs, Facebook friends,…
Three More Economic Wrongs a 22 Year Old Could Fix
Well, well, well! It worked. Nobody thought it would but it did. A report that came out today said that Bank of America may lose as much as 9% of their customers over that little $5 debt card fee. They were so shaken up by this that they threw that fee out. Not only Bank…
April 15th Tax Day Relief Deals
The day is finally here! I’m excited, not because of tax season finally being over (somewhat), but now I actually get to see my wife at normal hours of the day again! I’m a tax widower no more. Every year on April 15th, many national chains offer several Tax Day Relief deals and discounts to…
Do Pennies Still Make Cents? A Penny For Your Thoughts…
Ah, the penny. The bright, shiny, Abraham Lincoln adorned, copper (cough, zinc) penny. If you haven’t already heard, the United States Mint announced four new one-cent coins for 2009. The redesign is in recognition of the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth and the 100th anniversary of the first minted Lincoln penny. So, I guess,…
