Will You Live Long Enough To Pay Off A 40-Year Mortgage
Owning home during the last three years has been like fall into a gold mine. Values have just gone up, up and away.If you are a homeowner you just can't stop smiling. The size of your home's equity may be matched only by the latest Power Ball total. But what about the first time home buyer or ...
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Interesting and Different Southern Caribbean (Off-) Shore Excursions
For those of you who have been on our site, or followed some of our articles, you are aware that we are taking a Southern Caribbean cruise aboard the magnificent Golden Princess cruise ship. This is a family get-together-vacation with three (and one half) generations joining in. Our whole family ...
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Bankers in Denial
Denial is a ubiquitous psychological defense mechanism. It involves the repression of bad news, unpleasant information, and anxiety-inducing experiences. Judging by the German press, the country is in a state of denial regarding the waning health of its economy and the dwindling fortunes of its ...
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Housing Bubble, Interest Rates, Timber Costs; What Has Changed?
What has really changed in the housing market with regards to timber dumping from Canada, lumber costs since the Professional Building Magazine issue in Sept. 2001. How is this affecting the housing market or the predicted housing bubble burst which was suppose to cripple the economy. We have seen ...
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3 Quick Tips to Keep Your Pit Bull Out of Trouble and Healthy Too
The following article will share with you three (3) tips you can use to curb behavior problems and keep your Pit Bull healthy too.Tip #1: K9 to 5. Work is a must.By work I mean something your Pit Bull must do in order to shed excess energy. A job is not only a great way to exercise your dog, its ...
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It Was Not That Long Ago
It was not long ago when in 2001 when we had 2 million lay offs. Two million Americans lost their jobs. That is not very bad considering the enormity of the employment base in this country, but it is still too high for my blood. It is a travesty when the greatest nation in the world cannot control ...
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A Guide to Getting Bad Credit Home Improvement Loans
You might be wanting to look into bad credit home improvement loans but are unsure of where to start. After all, how do you get a good loan when your credit isn't the greatest?What you probably don't realize is that there are a number of lenders who offer bad credit home improvement loans, which ...
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Behold: The Prince of Persia. . . the War in Iran has begun!
DJ VU (Where have I heard this before?)(Note: May I warn you from the outset . . . this treatise may commence with the levitas of “secular” indiscretions, comments and analysis . . . but it will culminate with relevant theological gravitas . . . bear with me; and, oddly enough, the ...
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Collectible Action Figures - Is About Fun Memories And More Money
Superhero action figures first stormed the doors of department stores and toy stores nearly 35 years ago. Constructed of various kinds of plastic and clothed in uniforms, costumes and capes G.I. Joe, Superman, Spiderman, the Lone Ranger and others marched, flew and rode off store shelves and into ...
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China's New Currency Regime
The base unit for the renminbi is the yuan, which is how the Chinese currency is most commonly referred to. The official ISO abbreviation for the yuan is CNY, but it is also commonly abbreviated in the forex industry as RMB.The yuan had been pegged at 8.28 to the dollar since 1994. While China ...
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