Author: Chuck Cheek

“….free markets aren’t really free, they’re kind of rigged to benefit a select few.” Read the entire article here: http://prairieweather.typepad.com/the_scribe/2008/01/free-lunch-davi.html

Use this calculator to see how much you could accumulate by not eating out as much, eliminating the newspaper, not renting as many videos and cutting back on other discretionary monthly expenses. See the calculator at the following link: http://finance.yahoo.com/calculator/banking-budgeting/bud-11

When you have to visit a public bathroom, you usually find a line of women, so you smile politely and take your place. Once it’s your turn, you check for feet under the stall doors. Every stall is occupied. Finally, a door opens and you dash in, nearly knocking down the woman leaving the stall.… Continue reading Woman Using a Public Bathroom

By Richard Gibbons October 16, 2008 Here is some humorous advise and some practical advise. Fun reading. http://tinyurl.com/58nv46

Here is a book that may interest some folks: UnSpun : finding facts in a world of disinformation by Jackson, Brooks. Summary Americans are bombarded daily with mixed messages, half-truths, misleading statements, and out-and-out fabrications masquerading as facts. The news media -once the vaunted watchdogs of our republic-are often too timid or distracted to identify… Continue reading Unspinning the Spins

1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me for the path is narrow. In fact, just piss off and leave me alone. 2. Sex is like air. It’s not important unless you aren’t getting any. 3.… Continue reading Zen Advise

By Richard Cohen Tuesday, September 23, 2008 http://tinyurl.com/4kbbl6 Excerpt: “The complicated, exotic and downright erotic financial instruments cooked up at the investment houses were, in fact, little understood not only by the buyers but also by the sellers.” Another excerpt: “Financial markets have moved well beyond the trading of things that could be seen or… Continue reading A Lesson the Markets Ignored (The ‘ol financial gurus didn’t know what the h… was happening either)

I am helping the huge AXA Insurance Company save money and they don’t even know about it. I expect that hundreds and perhaps tens of thousands of other folks are secretly saving them money also. I’ve had the check since mid May so the AXA Accounting Department is probably upset that the company books won’t… Continue reading Big and Efficient or Big and Dumb?

Below is an excerpt from a article in the New Yorker Magazine titled, Obama, McCain and the Truth About Taxes. Tuesday 16 September 2008 by: Maya Schenwar According to the recent Tax Policy Center study, both candidates’ plans would increase the national debt. However, Obama wins here on the fiscal conservation front: McCain’s proposal would… Continue reading Obama, McCain and the Truth About Taxes

Although I believe my computer is well protected I found a couple of things in this article I will implement immediately. For example, using a different password for each account even though it will add to my overall count of around 40 current passwords that are different in some way. Good luck. Here is the… Continue reading Online Blunders That Threaten Your Identity