Without researching chapter and verse regarding God’s point of view about credit card debt, the cold, hard truth is that those little pieces of plastic can generate a lot of stress and turmoil in your life without half trying. High balances, high interest rates, and usurious late fees combine with often chilly customer service to turn this “free” money into an albatross around your neck. The good news is you do have some leverage when negotiating with the credit card company for better rates. Try the following process.
Month: January 2011
Side Step the Bubble Machine: Using Direct Investment to Shield You From Wall Street
A recent article published by Matt Tiabbi in Rolling Stone magazine articulated role that Goldman Sachs is believed to have played in market manipulations since the Great Depression. The thesis of this article is that Goldman Sachs places itself in the middle of speculative bubbles by selling financial instruments that it knows are of low quality, and then re-purchasing them at depressed prices after the market bubble collapses. In the midst of the populist political rhetoric and conspiracy theories peppered throughout the article, there are some important points that can be taken away by those who are astute enough to see them.
Too Big to Fail: How Incompetent Companies and Politicians Are Kept in Power
Within the lexicon of business terminology, there is a popular phrase entitled “too big to fail” that is frequently used to describe large industry players that are kept afloat by the government when they are faced with financial ruin. The theory behind these bailout initiatives is that liquidating a major industry player will result in a total market collapse. These claims are very difficult to substantiate since the government frequently uses this rationale to justify its arbitrary actions, but never seems to allow one of these failing ventures to go into liquidation like a normal business.
Holistic Survival
In the midst of financial collapse, massive government deficits, high unemployment, bailouts, and inflationary spending there is a rising tide of people that are becoming skeptical about the prospects for continued economic growth in the near future. There are many people who are sounding the alarms of doom, but there are precious few who are offering viable strategies for individuals to prosper in such an environment. One of the places that these strategies live is Holistic Survival.
401k: What To Do When You Are Stuck Investing In Stocks
There are many investors who have heeded the advice of Jason Hartman, and are looking to diversify their investment positions out of the stock market. However, many of these people have a large percentage of their investment assets tied-up in a company 401k that has limited investment choices. What can a person do that is being held captive to a limited menu of investment options in the current environment?
How Bible Scholars Can Make Money Blogging on the Slimy Beast
Do you have a better than average knowledge about the Bible and want to make money blogging on that topic? Do you like to write? If so, you have just qualified yourself to be the next great religious blogging sensation. Now all you need is about two years of focused effort and you could be rolling in the dough and educating people in the process. And even if you’re not cashing six figure checks at the point, making a difference on this sometimes slimy beast we call the Internet is a good reason to plow ahead also.
Fiscally Fit: A Check-Up for Your Financial Fitness
Fiscally Fit: A check-up for your financial fitness
1) When is debt good?
a. When I feel like spending money
b. When I am buying something that I can see & touch
c. When I am buying something like a house or car
d. When I am buying an asset that produces income
SS 24 – Work Hard & Become A Leader; Be Lazy & Become A Slave. – Proverbs 12:24
Jason Hartman talks with Jim Collins, a Pastor, Motivational Speaker, Businessman and Author, he is the Founder of Beyond Positive Thinking Ministries and the Pastor of Victory in Christ...
Refi ‘Til Ya Die
Empowered Investor Network has a series of core concepts that we communicate to our investors. One of these is to “Refi Till Ya Die” with your rental property portfolio. While this description may sound a bit snarky, it is a very powerful strategy for multiplying your wealth over the long-term.
How Packaged Commodity Investing Can Make You Wealthy Like King Solomon
Now that we think about it, we probably shouldn’t have promised you the wealth of Solomon because a lot of that comes from your devotion to building the right relationship with God. Where we come in is to educate you on the profit possibilities inherent when you raise your gaze to see past the rigged stock market. A term we like to use, coined by Solomon Success founder, Jason Hartman, is Packaged Commodity Investing®.