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HOW WASHINGTON WORKS: Still Enough ‘Pork’ In Heath Care Bill To Cost Taxpayers Billions (The Washington Post)
Skipping through the Candy Land of the health-care bill, one is tempted to hum a few bars of “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.”
What a deal. For dealmakers, that is. Not so much for American taxpayers, who have been misled into thinking that the sweetheart deals have been excised.
Not only are the deals still there, but [...]
13 Great Ways to Live Well On Less Money (MSN.com)
Every dollar you spend has consequences elsewhere in your life. Remembering that will change the ways you spend and save.
Can you remember life before $100 sneakers and $5 coffee, when people actually lived on what they earned and still had a little something socked away for a rainy day?
“People moan and groan about why they [...]
WHITE HOUSE PROFILE: Rahm Emanuel On The ‘Hot Seat’. Is Obama Ready To Cut Him Off? (The New York Times)
AS A DOZEN or so top White House officials gathered in Rahm Emanuel’s corner West Wing office one morning in early January, the president’s political director, Patrick Gaspard, reported on the latest poll numbers in Massachusetts. With less than two weeks until a special Senate election, the Republican candidate was gaining momentum — just nine [...]
Seven Proven Ways to Live A Happy Life (Joyful Days)
There has been a lot of research into how to live a happy life, and these are just some findings I came across.
“Proven ways” refers to generalised results suggested by these studies and until you try each one out for yourself, it remains unproven for you as an individual.
So why not try a few and [...]
Tips For First-Time Home Buyers – 2010 (US News and World Report
2010 First-Time Home Buyers’ Guide – US News and World Report.
MORTGAGE WOES: 67% Of California Home Sellers Could Not Pay Their Mortgages (The Orange County Register)
Most California homesellers — a whopping 67% – who sold their homes last year couldn’t pay their mortgages, a survey by the California Association of Realtors shows.
“For the most part, the bottom line was, ‘I’m being squeezed out of my home because I couldn’t make my mortgage payments,’ ” said Leslie Appleton-Young, the association’s chief economist.
In response to another question on specific [...]
SECURITY FRAUD: When You Should, Shouldn’t Give Out Your Social Security Number (Creditcard.com)
Your Social Security number is one of the keys to your financial health. It’s a unique indentifier lenders use to assess your creditworthiness. It’s also exactly what a would-be thief needs to apply for a credit card, mortgage, car loan or job in your name.
If you’re like most Americans, it’s also something you give out [...]
10 Things Your Family Doctor Won’t Tell You (SmartMoney.com)
1. “Good luck getting an appointment.”
Patients feeling a cold creeping up shouldn’t wait too long to call their primary-care physician since there’s probably already a long line of patients waiting to see him or her.
A good primary-care doctor — someone to coordinate your health care, help choose your specialists, and be the first to [...]
Largest US Banks Not Lending To Small Business (Business Week)
Small business customers at the nation’s 18 largest banks reported less success getting credit than customers of other commercial banks, according to a report released today by researchers at the National Federation of Independent Business conducted by Gallup.
One likely explanation for the difference: Big banks rely on automated credit scoring to make loan decisions, while [...]
DIAPPEARING JOBS: 10 Businesses In Trouble (Yahoo!)
People in almost every profession may feel like jobs are scarce right now. For many industries, this is a temporary situation. But jobs in some fields are expected to continue disappearing even after the economy picks up.
Is your industry on the decline? The federal government projects that a number of industries will lose jobs from [...]
