Silver linning,  you are doing a great job, keep up the good work!! there are (usually) better investments for most people than their 401k though. a 401k is a tax deferred retirement savings plan. if you believe taxes are going to stay the same or go down, stay with it. if, on the other hand, like most of America you f...more

that is a fantastic idea, MQ...although i'm a little curious; if you are going to screw the banking system AND the fed reserve, how are you going to earn interest on your money?? or is your great idea to put it into investments in the ever stable stock market?? what if it loses money up front and doesn't grow as you pl...more

Thanks for the props, golf and Cake, I can't believe we have become sooo distant as a nation.   Chickie, excellent work on the high credit score, you must have worked very hard to keep your score that high and you should be proud. Although certainly you could possibly think you are so elite that you begrudge someo...more

Here is another reason why this country is going into the pooper; the media, in this case the writer, Amy, is either trying to excite somewhat reasonable people into thinking they are getting the shaft by "the system" or she should not have been asked to write an article on real estate/finance because she is either too...more

another Suze gaff-hack with horrible advice! where do they find these people?!?! in order to figure out HOW you should pay your mortgage off early, 1st you have to figure out WHY you would pay your mortgage off early!!! for starters, paying off your note early puts more of YOUR money in the BANK's pockets. if you are p...more