Dec

30

Tax Policy: Maximum Child Credits? (Against Child Credit)

December 30, 2008 | 2 Comments

In the past, my Representative (Jim McGovern) has responded to every single petition I have made to him — negatively.  Since my success in convincing him to represent me has been so far unsuccessful, I have decided to write to him on measures that although equally unpopular, would make people think about our national’s financial [...]

Dec

10

US Mortgages Worse Than My Prosper Account

December 10, 2008 | 2 Comments

This is no laughing matter.  Blomberg reports that “One in 10 American homeowners fell behind on mortgage payments or were in foreclosure during the third quarter…” .  My prosper account is not doing great either.  
I have so far removed $3,000 from the original $20,000 investment, which makes current principal investment in Prosper $17,000.  (These come [...]

Dec

8

Chasing Customers – To Get Them To Pay

December 8, 2008 | Comments Off

No, I haven’t hired Gino* yet.  But this credit crisis has everyone suffering, especially when clients do not pay.  So far I haven’t had a client tell me “I will not pay you“, or “I have gone bankrupt” (those tales go on the Prosper section).  However I have had two interesting situations:

The Hideaway – You spot [...]