Financial Reflections

Personal Finance for those stuck in the middle.

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Why The Stimulus Won’t Fix The Economy

By admin • Feb 16th, 2009 • Category: Debt, Economy, Government, Investing, Real Estate

Between the bank bailout, the auto industry bailout and the stimulus plan, the US government has throw almost one and a half trillion dollars into the economy. Here’s why it doesn’t matter in the long run.


2008 By The Numbers

By admin • Dec 31st, 2008 • Category: Economy, Investing, Jobs, Reflections

It’s been a wild year.  A 700 billion dollar bailout, a 50 billion dollar Ponzi scheme, the Big 3 auto makers begging and stock indexes dropping like a rock.  I decided to take a look at a how a few key numbers changed over the year to help see just where we are — and [...]