Uncommon Money News (Vol 16)


By: Roshawn Watson

In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Here are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!

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Economy

House Prices Falling Faster than Great Depression (I also wrote a commentary about this article over here)

Should you rent or own property during these times? (also check out…)

George Soros said it here, and others are following and proclaiming an oil bubble!

Beating $4 Gas with a $1 Bus

Entertainment Money News


Panda’ piles up cash with $60M opening weekend

Anne Heche Pays a Hefty Sum in Her Divorce Settlement

Suing Scribe Wants Hannah Montana Gold

Charity run by Anne Hathaway’s boyfriend investigated

Other Personal Finance News

Who makes more (geeks or jocks)? Check out this interesting analysis of median incomes based on the type of student you were.

Should a Rich Kid Accept a College Scholarship? Kiplinger tries to tackle this issue.

Zillow banned in Arizona (Zillow is a website that allows you to look up the values, “zestimates,” of homes, among other things). Is Arizona going WAY too far? You decide

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