Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse by Thomas E. Woods Jr. My rating: 5 of 5 stars Meltdown is a evidence-based, academically credible, and brutally honest analysis of the causes and effects of economic depression faced in the United States since [...]
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Mini-Review: Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and the Government Bailout Will Make Things Worse
March 31st, 2010
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My FonWallet Story: Making It All Public
April 13th, 2009
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Update: April 26th, 2009. I’ve had a few brief conversations with Todd over telephone and IM, and have offered to cease pursuing both judgments and remove this post from this website provided a prompt, reasonable payment schedule for the personal judgement against Todd. He has committed to proposing me a payment settlement plan by the end of [...]
10 Woes Of Small Business Ownership
March 5th, 2009
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You work more than anyone else. You cannot take time off at leisure. You carry constant stress. You get paid less. You get paid last. You pay for other peoples taxes and benefits. You always deal with the “problem” cases, not the fun ones. You are asked for more-more-more, often by those who already have [...]
The Financial State of Arizona
February 13th, 2009
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The Arizona Joint Legistlative Budget Committee (JLBC) released two documents yesterday quantifying the effects of U.S. economic fear, uncertainty and doubt as it applies to Arizona’s 2009 budget, and proposals for 2010. The big question on U.S. minds is, “How will all this affect my business?” By most accounts the answer is not positive. The [...]
The Poorest Cities
September 20th, 2008
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I don’t fit in well with either of the major U.S. political parties. I certainly have opinions which favor one side or the other, but overall consider myself somewhat middle-leaning with a tendency towards libertarianism. I nevertheless found this editorial observation by Glenn Beck interesting on the top ten poorest American cities. On a related [...]
Financial Primer For Self-Funded Startups, Part 1
September 10th, 2008
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You’ve considered starting your own business–ExampleTech–and have pondered the initial investment, opportunity costs and personal risks. Here’s a brief financial primer on what you need to understand before taking the big leap, and key issues you’ll need to grok for after ExampleTech begins operations. My big leap is OpenRain, for which I manage financial planning and performance amongst a [...]
