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Bush remorseful on financial crisis: " I'm sorry, it's happening".

Valadynx123 @Valadynx123 (278) • Philippines 1 Dec 08

President George W. Bush expressed remorse that the global financial crisis has cost jobs and harmed retirement accounts and said he'll back more government intervention if needed to ease the recession.

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What Obama will do with your 401k...

missybal @missybal (4489) • United States 28 Oct 08

This takes the cake... the Democrats want to take your 401k. Just another thing for the government to mess up for us. This is beyond wrong... Sen. Barack Obama's Democratic allies in Congress are looking into a radical new plan...

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Should 401(k) Retirement Accounts Be Replaced By Goverment Run Ones?

justin0101 @justin0101 (102) • United States 24 Oct 08

Congress may consider banning personal 401k accounts and replacing them with government-run accounts. all workers would see 5% of their paychecks deposited into a guaranteed government a account making 3% interest. The government...

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money in your savings account

bubblyapple @bubblyapple (2653) • Philippines 4 Oct 08

Since the news are always about the financial crisis here in the United States, I can't help but feel agitated too. I don't have a lot of money in the bank or any financial institution, but whatever amount that is there, it is...

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separate finances?

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 18 Sep 08

Well my husband and I pretty much have everything together (except for retirement accounts that have to be in our separate names). His sister and her husband have separate bank accounts. Don't know how they pay the bills that way,...

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Compare the canidates!

Lakota12 @Lakota12 (42600) • United States 30 Aug 08

ISSUE JOHN McC A IN / B A R A K OB A M A Favors new drilling offshore US Yes :McCain No : Obama Will appoint judges who interpret the law not make it Yes: McCain No : Obama Served in the US A rmed Forces...

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Why hasn't the nose to the grindstone mentality worn out yet?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 5 Jun 08

The old timers will tell you that our world is going to Heck in a handbasket because of the lack of motivation that they see in my generation and in the one following. However if they objectively look at the causes behind the...

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Do you live beyond your means?

sarahkskeeters @sarahkskeeters (235) • United States 9 Apr 07

When you want something, do you just go ahead and buy it, regardless of if you have the money to spend right now, or do you make yourself wait? My husband and I both work, we own our house, have 2 cars, and a new baby. Needless to...

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Reassess finances immediately, turn cash into a material gain

Radicalpatriot @Radicalpatriot (665) • United States 28 Feb 07

Better to buy things instead of hanging on to any cash you might have. Looks like the current market instability will be around for a while, and best thing to do is go ahead and turn cash into some type of solid object. Real...

Early Retirement: The hurry-up offense

weee_ann @weee_ann (1453) • Philippines 23 Dec 06

(Money Magazine) -- Ten years ago, Anne and Joe Raspanti said "I do" in Hawaii. Among the things those two words changed for Joe were his plans for how, and where, he'd spend the rest of his working life. As a deputy security...

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