Month: November 2009

By: Roshawn Watson Builders everywhere are scaling down home sizes, amenities, and prices. Today’s post-crash buyers are not willing (nor able in some cases) to extend themselves like before, and the impact on the housing market is substantial. New Home-Buyers Forego the McMansionsNo longer are 5000 square feet homes the expected norm for your typical… Continue reading Is Bigger Better? Scaling Down The American Dream

By: Roshawn Watson Brand New Post Coming Friday Nov 20: 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 have participated in the Carnival of Financial Planning 115 ed hosted My Trader’s Journal . The included… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol. 77)

By: Roshawn Watson Savings rates have increased dramatically over the course of this last year, and so has investing. At least 26% of consumers believe their more frugal ways will be permanent. We have gone through the financial grinder and emerged more frugal. Unfortunately, many of us are also in debt. It is difficult enough… Continue reading Stop Investing To Get Out of Debt

By: Roshawn Watson Brand New Post Coming Friday Nov 13: 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 have participated in the Carnival of Financial Planning 113 ed hosted at Simple Trading System and 114… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol. 76)

By: Roshawn Watson Are the wealthy dishonest? While it is certainly a fair question, it is also a polarizing one. The typical dichotomy is that there are some who feel like there is absolutely no way for honest people to get ahead financially while the wealthy often feel maligned for their prosperity.Image credit: spock What… Continue reading Are Wealthy People Dishonest?

By: Roshawn Watson Brand New Post Coming Thursday Nov 5: Are Wealthy People Dishonest? 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 have participated in the Carnival of Financial Planning 112 ed hosted at Zach… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol. 75)