Month: July 2009

Roshawn Watson Those who thought that subprime mortgage mess was over may be in for quite the shock. Although mortgage lending criteria have become more stringent along with the credit crunch, this unfortunately is not enough to prevent the greedy and ethically-challenged from tainting the real estate market. Shady investors are now engaging in the… Continue reading Mortgage Crisis Redux?

By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! I would like to thank the Carnival of Financial Planning my post the Rich Get Poorer. It was hosted at the Living Almost Large. To… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol. 67)

By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! I would like to thank the Carnival of Financial Planning and Carnival of Twenty Something Finances for including my posts the Rich Get Poorer and… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol. 66)

By: Roshawn Watson With few exceptions, such as a divorce decree, you are not legally liable for debts you have not personally signed for or agreed to pay. There is an inherent sense of fairness to this principle: your finances cannot be obligated to pay for something without your consent (except perhaps to the taxman… Continue reading Outrageous Law Transfers Parents’ Debt To YOU

By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! I would like to thank the Carnival of Financial Planning and Carnival of Twenty Something Finances for including my post the Rich Get Poorer. It… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol. 65)

By: Roshawn Watson Students go to universities to gain an education, to discover their interests, to network, and to pursue degrees in their chosen fields of study. It should be a time to focus on academics and perhaps to have some fun. However, students are increasingly being targeted by predatory credit card lenders. Moreover, instead… Continue reading Colleges Pimping Their Students

By: Roshawn Watson Michael Jackson has been plagued by rumors of financial difficulties for years, yet Jackson has always maintained (when he did comment) that the rumors were untrue. Make no mistake, it does appear that he owed hundreds of millions of dollars at the time of his death. This is believed to be largely… Continue reading Michael Jackson Was Still Rich

By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! To my readers: I am so honored by your support. Thank you for reading, subscribing, and for voting for articles from this site on social… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol 64)