There is a famous oil man from Oklahoma that got rich the same way. He ripped off land owners by purchasing their mineral rights for next to nothing by lying to them and taking advantage of his knowledge of the fine print. Then, all of a sudden, they drilled on the land and found oil or natural gas!! He still uses that...more

I'm totally with you on your reply. I also have spoken often about the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act in the '90s. I believe it was the 1st and most  major thing that started the banking and mortgage mess. Then the same administration lowered the mortgage loan requirements which added fuel to the embers.  Anything af...more

I had some money in a bank money market account. It paid a good rate and I liked the service. Then Chase bought the bank. I started noticing my interest deposit were getting smaller over the next year. Then it dropped dramatically. I looked at previous statements and noticed the interest rate dropped from 4% to 0.9% ov...more

These ash clouds may affect the weather more than most people realize. Usually they tend to create a cooling effect in that they deflect the rays of the Sun away from the Earth. If it continues to spew an ash cloud and it drifts across the US and Canada there may be a cooler weather pattern for the next few months. It'...more

Part of the problem with debt collection is the "zombie debt". These are old debts that have been written off but some how get sold to a collection agency and they enter it as new debt. Doesn't matter how old it is, it can follow you forever and is hard to prove it isn't yours. Thus, as most have said, ask for written ...more

Being talented is not an excuse for not being responsible. But then again don't we have a government that is wanting those that have more to pay more? Seems as though someone recently said, "How much money does one person need"?, in regards to paying more in taxes. Those in the movie and music industry need to watch ou...more

Japan was the same prior to WWII. They may still be but not so openly. They believe(d) that white people were to be enslaved to serve the Japanese culture. All other races were less than slaves and to be used like animals. Maybe they, and China, are using the markets and economy to enslave America instead of military e...more

We have let the politicians drill into us that we MUST be politically correct for so many years that it actually is beginning to hurt us more than helping. Other countries have picked up on it and have found that they can control us by using this against us. If we are always apologizing then we have "lost face" with th...more

Used cars that sell for near new prices is crazy. They are selling a perceived sense of quality. If you buy a 3 year old used car with 30k-45k miles on it but could have bought a new car for just another $500 the math doesn't add up. In 3 years that used car will be 6 years old with up to 90k miles on it. The value wil...more