The United States housing recovery isn’t going as planned. Homeownership remains at record lows, while many Americans are priced out of the real estate market entirely. The latest solution that Washington is proposing to give a house to those who can’t afford it in the first place – does that sound familiar? – is to […]
Archives for January 2015
Falling oil prices creating bankruptcies, job losses
The current trend of oil prices, which have fallen to a near six-year low, is benefitting consumers as they saved approximately $1 billion last year, but it’s also creating a tremendous collapse in the energy sector, resulting in shutdowns, loan defaults and significant job losses. CNN Money ran a story earlier this week profiling several individuals who worked […]
Report: 5 very simple ways to boost your finances in 2015
Every year, we always want to improve our finances. Unfortunately, the small matter of life can actually insert barriers to many of those monetary objectives. Well, this report from DailyFinance offers very simple methods to start boosting your personal financial situation in 2015: Organize your finances: pay stubs, taxes, investments, etc. Track your money by […]
Video: Watch Bill Gates drink clean water made from feces
Bill Gates has been quite busy since stepping down as chairman of Microsoft. He has been busy trying to solve the world’s problems, including the lack of access to clean drinking water. Gates is making news after publishing a video of himself drinking a glass of water that was made from feces. According to a […]
U.S. debt revs up $100 billion on final day of 2014
As the United States focuses on the attempted coup d’état of Speaker of the House John Boehner, falling oil prices and President Obama’s potential year of vetoes, one important facet of U.S. politics was ignored as the year came to an end: the national debt. On the final day of 2014, the total national debt […]