May 2009

Life in the Post-Recession Era: The third-worldization of America

May 8, 2009

Ever think about what life will be like in America after the recession passes? If it passes? What if the economic collapse we’ve seen—and that’s just what it is, a collapse—does permanent damage to the U.S. economy, from which this country never fully recovers? Clearly the measures we’re taking to jump-start the faltering economy will [...]

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Where’s “Is Frugality Un-American”?

May 7, 2009

A reader wrote in to ask what happened to a favorite Funny about Money post, “Is Frugality Un-American?” When I searched the blog archives, I couldn’t find it. Thought it must have dropped out during the transition from WordPress.com to Bluehost.com, and so went to the old site’s dashboard…where it still didn’t surface. But I [...]

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Sick as a dawg

May 7, 2009

Wonder where that phrase came from? Why are dogs any sicker than any other critter?  Whatever… Came down with the flu yesterday afternoon and by evening had a nasty cough, sore throat, headache, and fever of 100 degrees. That’s high for me, because (being a dinosaur) my normal temperature is lower than most…it’s a fever [...]

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Community Colleges: Baby-boomer nirvana

May 6, 2009

Next fall, I want to take 125 credits at Paradise Valley Community College. Think they’ll let me audit those? For those of us boomers who are into lifelong learning, this place is some sort of heaven. The English Department chair gave me a college catalogue, which I’ve been perusing with growing amazement and joy. Some [...]

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Moments of Fame

May 5, 2009

Speaking of carnivals, it’s time to tip a hat to the carnivals and festivals that have kindly featured Funny’s posts this week.  Over at Weakonomics, Phil hosts the Carnival of Personal Finance with a fun and often funny birthday theme. Here’s an interesting article from Invest Wisdom that defines the P/E ratio; the language is [...]

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Carnival of Money Stories is back!

May 5, 2009

Hey! Gather Little by Little reports Adam at Your Money Relationship has taken the initiative to revive the much-missed Carnival of Money Stories! GLBL Guy will host the inaugural edition on May 11. Hooray! I’ve always loved this carnival and missed it when it fell into disuse. Adam is looking for hosts, so if you [...]

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