Month: May 2010

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! Recently, I participated in three carnivals: Carnival of Financial Planning Vol. 143 hosted by the Skilled Investor and the Money Hacks Carnival hosted by Engineer… Continue reading Yakezie Round Up and Uncommon Money News (Vol. 96)

By: Roshawn Watson New data suggests that Americans are saving less and spending more, as the vicious economic cycle repeats itself once again. In the last quarter, the savings rate was approximately 3.1%, a steep decline from last year’s 12-year high of 5.4% during the same quarter. Moreover, our expenditures increased and is outpacing our… Continue reading Savings Down, Spending Up but What Does it Mean?

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! Recently, I participated in three carnivals: Carnival of Financial Planning hosted by the Digerati Life, the Yakezie Carnival: Credit Card Information hosted by Free From… Continue reading Yakezie Round Up and Uncommon Money News (Vol. 95)

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! Recently, I participated in three carnivals: Carnival of Economy, Business, Credit, & Debit hosted by One Family’s Blog, Money Hacks Carnival #115 hosted by Money… Continue reading Yakezie Round Up & Uncommon Money News (Vol. 94)

By: Roshawn Watson Statements such as “the rich don’t pay their taxes” can be misleading because they often ignore factual evidence to the contrary. Mr. Warren Buffett has been a frequent critic of US tax laws and a proponent for a more progressive tax system. At a 2007 fundraiser, he mentioned… “[We] pay a lower… Continue reading Do The Rich Pay Their Fair Share Of Taxes?

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! Recently, I participated in four carnivals: The Best of Money Carnival at Eliminate the Muda (I’m so honored), the Carnival of Financial Planning Vol 139… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol. 93) & Round Up

By: Roshawn Watson Recently, Yahoo Finance republished an article from US News entitled the “8 Questions for the Constantly Broke.” I enjoyed reading it. I wanted to highlight the major points from the article, provide some rationale and context for the advice given, provide some helpful and relevant rules of thumb for some of the… Continue reading 8 Questions for the Constantly Broke

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! Recently, I participated in two carnivals: the Money Hacks Carnival #113 and The Best of the Best in Money and Personal Finance #14 at Len… Continue reading Uncommon Money News (Vol. 92)

First, I have to apologize for this long-gestating release of Why We Should Be Motivated. Work-related circumstances beyond my control prevented me from releasing it on Saturday as initially intended. Inspiration for Why We Should Be Motivated In writing Through the Looking Glass last month, I realized that my personal paradigm for viewing our money… Continue reading Why We Should Be Motivated