Category: Finances

Posted on

Oil speculation

One issue that is in the news lately is the possibility that oil speculators are responsible for the high oil price s that has hit the American consumers lately. I believe this is very true and I want something done about it. I am tired of paying top dollar prices at the pump for a product that is clearly abundant.

Oil is everywhere and there are many countries producing it. When one country decides to cut production, another one will fill in the void. It is oil speculation that is driving up the price. Our government needs to take steps to prevent these actions and bring sanity back into the markets.

Posted on

The president’s role

It seems that every time I go to get some gas at the gas station, the price has risen a few more cents. It is making things tough for me as I rely on my car for many things. I need to get back and forth from work as well as do my daily errands at this store or that. Many people blame the president for not doing enough to lower these prices.

I for one do not blame the president for this mess. I believe that those in the stock and futures markets are to blame. These Nervous Nellies are always worried about supplies getting low. I do not believe this will happen. When one country has a problem with supply, others will take up the slack. That is just my opinion.

Posted on

Divorced

The article written by Alonso Kramer

When I got divorced three months ago, I had no idea how much of our finances were handled by my ex husband. He paid the bills from the day we got married to the day we got divorced. I asked him to help me get things set up financially before our divorce was final, and thank goodness he did. He told me that he had just set us up for fixed-rate energy. You can click here to see what he set up. I even had to learn how to do online bill pay when we got separate bank accounts because I had never paid a bill online. I guess I was pretty dependent on my husband for handling our finances. I never really had to be solely financially responsible. When I had a roommate in college, she paid all of our bills for our apartment and told me how much I owed her each month. I would write her a lump check and be done with it. When I married my husband, he insisted on handling all of the finances and I was relieved not to have to handle them. I guess I will have to get used to handling all of the finances now that I am on my own.

Posted on

Claimed or not

The government has a long memory in many cases. You would be surprised how much information they have on the average citizen. This info is written down somewhere and it can come back to haunt you when it is brought to light. There are other times however when you can do well just by knowing the truth.

The truth is that many people have money owed to them by the government. Unclaimed tax refunds are one area where the government owes out a lot of bills. I believe that those who don’t always file their taxes should check out the situation and see if they are owed money. It could be a very good day for some.

Posted on

Economic theory

President Obama has unveiled his new plan for the coming years. He has maintained that the need to serve the poor while taxing the rich is the right way to go. His latest plan includes tax hikes on the wealthy while keeping programs for the poor and those who need medical care going.

Many republicans have already opposed the plan calling it bad for the economy. They want tax cuts instead of tax hikes. Either way, the government still owes trillions of dollars to foreign countries. I guess we will have to see how this turns out.

Posted on

Advertising and publishing

One thing that every business owner knows is that the more people you have buying your products, the more money you make. It’s an age old system that always works. The problem always seems to be finding the customers you need and want. That’s the trick if you want to make money in this world. The good news is that there are companies that can help do that for you.

One way to increase the traffic you have on your internet business site is to have someone promote your business by directing and sorting the clients you have and gaining new ones by using special techniques to do this. One company on the internet that can help can be found at their homepage. They have the capabilities and experience needed to make your wishes come true.

They specialize in two main areas. They can help both advertisers and publishers. It doesn’t matter which way you need to go, they have you covered. It only takes a short while to begin experiencing the benefits of using this sort of service. You are almost guaranteed to start gaining the right customer base that you need to keep your sales high. I am sure you will agree with me once you start making the money you want and deserve.

Posted on

Stocks moving up

While the news about stocks and bonds has not always been good these days, there are still some people who are hopeful. The stock markets on average have been moving up since the New Year has begun. This is good for most people.

I personally think that the economic news for this country will be better for the rest of this year. I am one of those who think that our country is going to take an economic upturn this year. I hope that we will all do well.

Posted on

Cars and oil

One thing that I have always grown up with is the myth that my car’s oil should be changed every 3,000 miles. I was surprised when I found that this is not always the case. Many modern cars can go far longer without an oil change and we can save a lot of oil by obeying this new news.

Evan the state of California is getting on the bandwagon. The state is advising consumers to check and be sure that their car needs an oil change. This can be done on many web sites in just a few minutes. We must all do our part in saving oil and this is a great way to do so.

Posted on

Gold is gold

The market for gold has been great over the last several years. The bad economy as well as world unrest has led many investors to invest their money in gold. The price has remained high since many people are interested in keeping their money safe. Gold has traditionally been a stable market.

Lately, some have been fooled into believing that gold is no longer a safe way to invest money. I believe that they are wrong. I think that those who sell gold because of short-term reasons are wasting an opportunity to make a lot of money as well as being assured that they will have wealth when all other forms of money sink.

Posted on

Dropping gas prices

I was certainly glad to find that putting gas in my car is not the chore it used to be. Due to many factors, the price of gas has been dropping over the last several weeks. This has helped my budget at just the time I needed it.

The holidays are looming and I need every penny I can get. I just can’t figure out why the price of gas changes so often. I feel we are being cheated somehow but I don’t know what to do.