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Now I’m not an alarmist who thinks that the world is going to end in 2012, but I am coming around to the idea of “going green.”  Now I know that there are tips all over the internet from re-using coffee filters to shopping at second-hand stores.  And while I’m trying my hardest to do …

Even in the best of financial times, planning for retirement is an uncertain proposition.  And here we are now on the tail end of a recession that’s been likened to the Great Depression.  Housing prices are still wilting, the stock market is exceedingly unstable and many have seen their 401k’s and retirement funds dwindle to …

 Summer’s finally here, and that means the sun is out, the surf is in, and barbeque grills everywhere are being fired up in preparation.  But the rise in warm weather could signal a tidal wave of a different sort for a lot of people – much higher energy bills. That’s right, in order in combat …

Unexpected events, like the loss of income in your family or an illness, are some of the leading causes of bankruptcies in America.  It’s not always that we’re bad at managing our credit, sometimes life just has a way of testing us financially. A Gallup Poll found that 41% of Americans have little or no …

I love living in Southern California.  Sure, the state’s got worse management than a fast food franchise chain, but I’ll be damned if you can beat the weather and location.  And with summer just around the corner, and the beach calling my name just about every afternoon, it’s hard not to love it out here.  …

On Monday’s blog post I discussed the increasing costs of eating healthy.  While Americans seem to be gravitating towards healthier foods over junk foods, the change can sometimes be difficult since it’s usually much cheaper to fill up on empty calories and food you know are bad for you. With that said I was providing …

The notion of eating healthy isn’t something new, but it’s a concept that’s much more prevalent in America over the past few years.  There’s even a brand new ABC reality show called Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution where the host sets out to change eating habits in America’s unhealthiest cities.  Not only is he taking on …

Ok on the surface it’s a pretty sweet deal. The “cash for clunkers” program is probably going to help our globally overheated, ozone depleted, melting little planet by getting those evil gas-guzzling beasts off the road. (Sense just a tad bit of cynicism?) It might give the auto industry a little boost, and will probably …

Everyone’s tightening their belts. They know that the only way to get out of their credit hole is by paying off their debt, which means cutting corners, not going out to dinner and shows as often, buying fewer clothes, and getting the generic brand. Sorry, what was that last one?