http://www.millionaireorbust.com teaching you how to think about your finances Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:07:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2009 david@millionaireorbust.com (Flying Squirrel Media) david@millionaireorbust.com (Flying Squirrel Media) personal finance 1440 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/images/podcastlogosmall.jpg http://www.millionaireorbust.com 144 144 teaching you how to think about your finances teaching you how to think about your finances personal finance, business news Flying Squirrel Media Flying Squirrel Media david@millionaireorbust.com no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0109/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0109/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:21 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=218 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0109/feed/ 1 0:10:59 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust gets right into it. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Down 177 points. Oil: Up $4.25/barrel from $65.56 to $69.81. Gas: Dropped another 4.3 c[...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust gets right into it. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Down 177 points. Oil: Up $4.25/barrel from $65.56 to $69.81. Gas: Dropped another 4.3 cents/gallon this week from $2.504/gallon to $2.461. 2 more bank failures makes, one in Michigan and one in Minnesota make 97 for the year. Auto Update: U.S. September auto sales plunge; GM, Chrysler hit hard, while Ford lightly touched. The Bright Side: Recession to reduce U.S. winter heating fuel costs. Where We’re At & Where We’re Going: Economic growth seen slowing by year’s end. Feedback: We received some feedback on last week’s show from Maria Isabel and Shawno of the Hyper Nonsense podcast. Closing: I want to let everyone know that I’ll be at Blogworld in Las Vegas October 15-17. So, if you’ll be there and want to meet up, contact me and we’ll try to setup a meetup, probably in conjunction with listeners and viewers of Talli’s two shows “Being Healthy for Busy People” and “Being Healthy TV.” If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0097/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0097/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 12:00:46 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=128 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0097/feed/ 1 0:19:59 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the topic was tricking yourself into saving. I covered this topic because sometimes it seems impossible to save and we need to come up with some way to make it mandatory, regardless. But first, I[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the topic was tricking yourself into saving. I covered this topic because sometimes it seems impossible to save and we need to come up with some way to make it mandatory, regardless. But first, I covered the news for the week: The DOW went from 8,438 to 8,281, a drop of 157 points. The Oil Price: $64/barrel Average Gas Price: $2.611/gallon Seven banks fail, pushing 2009′s total to 52. Bank employees are protesting ‘anti-consumer’ practices by banks. The bankruptcy judge approves the sale of GM assets. Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison. Then I got into the topic of the week, which was inspired by an article about U.S. migrant money pools. The main thrust is that sometimes we have a hard time saving money, but by either having money automatically withdrawn from your account or by being responsible to someone else to save, you will be able to “trick” or force yourself into saving. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0094/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0094/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:30 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=125 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0094/feed/ 2 0:23:18 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I talked about saving money by doing swaps rather than buying everything. But first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right again, the Dow was up! It’s been right 7 out of [...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I talked about saving money by doing swaps rather than buying everything. But first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right again, the Dow was up! It’s been right 7 out of 9 times. 10 banks were cleared to repay the US Treasury $68 Billion in TARP funds. Gas prices were up again. Chrysler and Fiat made it official. The financial crisis spurred a spike in ‘suburban survivalists.’ Then I got into the main topic, which was swapping. I chose this topic because in a down economy, the best way to have more money in the bank is to save more money. For a lot of people who have lost jobs or taken pay or benefit cuts, that is difficult. This can help them. And for those who want to take this opportunity to invest more cheaply, this gives them an opportunity to have more money to invest. The article mentioned during the topic and some links inside that article are: Squeezed by the economy, shoppers become swappers. Meetup.com Swaptree.com Paperbackswap.com Totsswapshop.com freecycle.org craigslist.org If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0088/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0088/#comments Mon, 04 May 2009 18:27:34 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=119 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0088/feed/ 4 0:17:33 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was emotional investing. But, first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right, the markets were up. Two more banks failed. Consumer sentiment soared as confidence re[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was emotional investing. But, first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right, the markets were up. Two more banks failed. Consumer sentiment soared as confidence returned. Oil prices hit their highest levels in a month. Important News: Tax credits mean some taxpayers will owe more money at tax time. Chrysler makes a deal with Fiat and files for bankruptcy. Then finally I talked about emotional investing. That included what to watch out for, what you can expect to see amongst pros, what you should do and a story from Science Daily saying that stress is not your friend when it comes to making good financial decisions. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0087/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0087/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:25:07 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=115 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0087/feed/ 2 0:20:03 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was, “What’s a value investor to do?” But, first I covered the news for the week: Police investigating death of Freddie Mac CFO Murder-suicide inquiry turns to fa[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was, “What’s a value investor to do?” But, first I covered the news for the week: Police investigating death of Freddie Mac CFO Murder-suicide inquiry turns to father’s financial dealings New US jobless claims rise to 640,000 Oil & Gas Price Updates DOW down, but Nasdaq up for 7th week U.S. regulators close 4 banks and a credit union GM plans major summer shutdown Recession, health concerns get Americans gardening February home prices up House Introduces 401(k) Fee Disclosure Bill (sent in by Christian who has a post discussing it at his site Vilkri.com) And finally we get to the main topic, which is: What’s a value investor to do? At a time when almost every stock is on sale, it’s harder to sort out the real deals from the junk, so I give some tips from a Money Magazine article. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0069/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0069/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2008 13:00:44 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=92 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0069/feed/ 1 0:29:51 On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we covered the big three stories. We discussed the Fed reducing the benchmark rate to as low as zero, Bush providing loans to save the automakers and how oil did when OPEC announced a major production cut. We [...] On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we covered the big three stories. We discussed the Fed reducing the benchmark rate to as low as zero, Bush providing loans to save the automakers and how oil did when OPEC announced a major production cut. We then discussed how gas prices edged lower after going up for four straight days. Then because of Talli’s question in a prior show about whether the luxury car manufacturers were suffering in this economy, I pulled a story about Porsche sales falling as the crisis reduced demand for their cars. Next, we talked about the housing market and how new housing starts fell more than expected last month. Then we talked about a survey of employers that showed that about half of businesses will cut back on raises, citing the weak economy. We discussed how, despite the way they feel about their jobs, workers are afraid to change jobs during this economy. We talked a little about why switching jobs might be a good move for some, even though it can be risky in some circumstances. Then we discussed whether or not these are tough economic times. People are stealing Christmas trees and selling their gold and jewelry for cash. You be the judge. Then, since we were fed up with hearing about bonuses for the heads of failing companies, we talked about the fitting bonuses given to the executives at Credit Suisse this year. Finally, bonuses that we can get behind! Then, in case you wanted to fly to Switzerland to congratulate the board for their choice of bonuses, we discussed how jet fuel prices dropped, but airfares haven’t yet and why that is. Before we wrapped up the show, we had to call out a country for a Millionaire or Bust Gold Star award. We talk about how Portugal told its banks to lend or else they would have to give back their bailout loans. About time someone in some part of the world actually made the banks use the money they were given for the purpose it was intended. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give us a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot us an email and help us improve the show. We appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no