Category Archives: General Information

Don’t Give Up!– also posted in Frugality, Home Finance, Personal Finance

This may surprise you since I live in the South, but I am a college football fan. Although, what may actually be a surprise for some of you is that I am a Kentucky fan, even in football. The game this weekend between my beloved Wildcats and Arkansas made me think about personal finance. The [...]

Something to Learn from the Financial Meltdown– also posted in Credit, Home Finance, Personal Finance

The New York Times has a great article providing some background on why we are in the mess we are in. The article states: But by the time Mr. Mudd became Fannie’s chief executive in 2004, his company was under siege. Competitors were snatching lucrative parts of its business. Congress was demanding that Mr. Mudd [...]

Admit You are Wrong– also posted in Basics, Personal Finance

I was watching the VP debate last night and one thing stood out as it pertains to the topic of personal finance. Governor Palin was asked who was responsible for the sub-prime problem, the people, Wall Street, or both. Her answer bothered me. She said that the people were not to blame but the predatory [...]