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You’ve heard of tupperware parties. Now there are coupon parties. Here is alink to a 5-minute video from ABC News about a couple of mom’s turned entrepreneurs after discovering the value of coupons. Now they have trained hundreds of people to host similar coupon parties all over the US. Click here to watch the video, [...]

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This morning on Weekday, a radio program on National Public Radio, was a great discussion about our current financial situation. Here is some information about today’s show and guest speaker. What is the purpose of government? The preamble to the Constitution tells us the nation’s reason for being in 52 words. They can be reduced [...]

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Have you ever considered that most of what happens in your life happens because of the way you think? Your thinking directs your emotional reaction, which in turn directs your behavior. The way you react to a situation is not just a representation of the events; your reaction also depends on what you think the [...]

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If you’re a Wall Stree executive who drove your firm into the ground and nearly capsized the U.S. economy, it seems like all you have to do these days to get a multibillion dollar bailout from Congress is put your hand out. But if you’re like Guillermo San Pedro, a hardworking truck driver in Los [...]

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Neuroeconomics and behavioral economics can tell us how and why we believe certain things about money — and how to outsmart our brains when it comes to making financial decisions. By Teri Cettina, Bankrate.com When it comes to handling money, most of us aren’t as rational and logical as we think. As with losing weight, [...]

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By Karen Gaudette, Seattle Times business reporter When we’ll hit bottom is anyone’s guess. What’s clear is that the Seattle-area residential real-estate market has fallen a long way from its peak and is still headed down. The median price of a single-family home in King County has tumbled nearly $100,000 — or 20 percent — [...]

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Here is another great audio news article about the credit card companies that are now using interesting strategies to determine who gets more and who gets less credit these days. Click here to read or listen to the article in its entirety.

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Here is a great audio news article I heard on the radio Tuesday February 3rd about how credit card companies so often sell us on spending. Click here is the link to read or listen to it.

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After getting hundreds of billions from taxpayers, banks want to reach into your pocket again. They are jacking up interest rates on your credit cards and reducing credit limits (which can negatively affect your credit score), so they can collect more money from you as their other investments tank. You can do something about it! [...]

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