Nothin' From Nothin' Leaves Nothin'
Monday, July 08
So, the June jobs report came out Friday, the 5th. It seems that after celebrating Independence Day, only 47% of adults in the US have a full-time job. I don’t think the other 53% are celebrating their independence from employment!Here’s the article:http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07...
Good Feelings Don't Pay the Bills
Tuesday, July 02
A recent study shows that 76% of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck.Here's the article:Interesting, isn't it? People "feel better about their finances", but the numbers make one wonder why. There are at lease two lessons we can learn from this article.1) Most people are one unexpected fina...
Postponing the Inevitable
Monday, June 17
A new article shows the five states with the highest foreclosures. While that is interesting, the most important part of the article is the information regarding the increase in foreclosures. Here's the article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/5-states-highest-foreclosure-rates-160446395.html Here'...
State of the Market: Payroll to Population
Tuesday, June 11
A new poll sheds light on the state of our economy as a whole. It cites a statistic that most people don't look at: payroll to population. Here's the article:Here's the pull-quote:The decline in P2P (payroll to population) versus 2012 indicates that fewer people worked full-time for an employer ...
The "Not-So Great Recovery"
Friday, June 07
A recent article points out that our country's "Great Recovery" hasn't, in fact, been so great. In fact, it hasn't even been good. Here's the article: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_ECONOMIC_FORECAST?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-06-05-09-31-43 Here's...