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/mob0113/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0113/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:12:34 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=248 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0113/feed/ 4 0:15:49 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust takes a look at the news of the week and looks at how being healthy can save money for us and the country. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: [...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust takes a look at the news of the week and looks at how being healthy can save money for us and the country. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Gained 310 points going from 9,713 to 10,023. Oil: Gained $1.12/barrel from $77.53 to $78.65. Gas: Dropped 2.4 cents/gallon going from $2.693/gallon to $2.669. Bank Failures: We had 5 more bank failures over the past week bringing the current total to 120. Which Way is the Wind Blowing? Unemployment has hit 10.2%. Health & Finance Five health care problems that cost $1 Trillion out of the $2.2 Trillion spent on Health Care in the USA every year. Announcement Going forward Millionaire or Bust will be moving away from a weekly schedule, due to the fact that I need to dedicate more time and energy to our other website, BeingHealthy.TV. Talli and I are creating more and more content there every week and I needed to decide where to throw my main focus. As the bigger of the two sites, BeingHealthy.TV won. And speaking of winning, Talli’s audio podcast Being Healthy for Busy People is a finalist in the 2009 Podcast Awards. Back to the point though, MillionaireOrBust.com will still be producing content, but not on a regular schedule. As time permits and inspiration strikes, I’ll be producing podcasts and, new for me, blog posts on finance related topics. I will be moving away from news a bit to focus more on money saving tips and money making tips though. Thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast and thank you to everyone who stays subscribed. It has been and continues to be an honor to have such a great group of listeners. Sincerely, David van Sunder 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! announcements, podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0112/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0112/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:10:59 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=237 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0112/feed/ 1 0:11:36 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust takes a look at the news of the week and I go slightly out on a limb and say a little about where I think the economy is headed this holiday season. Here are today’s segments and the associated [...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust takes a look at the news of the week and I go slightly out on a limb and say a little about where I think the economy is headed this holiday season. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Dropped 259 points going from 9,972 to 9,713 during the past week. Oil: Dropped $2.50/barrel from $80.03 to $77.53 in the past week. Gas: Gained 2.2 cents/gallon going from $2.671/gallon to $2.693. Bank Failures: We had 9 more bank failures over the past week bringing the current total to 115. More Banking Related News: CIT filed for the 5th largest bankruptcy in United States history in terms of assets. Madoff Scam News Madoff’s accountant is expected to plead guilty November 3. Madoff investor found floating in the pool. Which Way is the Wind Blowing? It’s believed that the United States has emerged from the long recession. Economists believe jobs will return in 2012. 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/mob0111/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0111/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:21:18 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=231 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0111/feed/ 3 0:09:58 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust was recorded after a missed week. I have to apologize because I take my responsibility to my listeners to get a show out weekly, very seriously. Unfortunately, the trip to Las Vegas for BlogWorld p[...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust was recorded after a missed week. I have to apologize because I take my responsibility to my listeners to get a show out weekly, very seriously. Unfortunately, the trip to Las Vegas for BlogWorld proved too much for me as far as getting this show out on top of everything else I had to do that week. But I’m back in the saddle! Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Gained 107 points over the past two weeks. Oil: Up $7.77/barrel from $72.26 to $80.03 in the past two weeks. Gas: Gained 18.9 cents/gallon over the past two weeks going from $2.482/gallon to $2.671. Bank Failures:We had 8 bank failures over the past two weeks to bring us all the way up to 106. And here is missing bank failure #98. Tax & Retirement Investment News: IRS said in a statement that the maximum contribution limits for your 401(k) and other retirement plans will stay the same next year as this year. Main Topic: This week’s main topic discussed some things Talli and I planned to do to save money while in Las Vegas and how we did against our expectations. 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/mob0107/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0107/#comments Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:00:08 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=184 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0107/feed/ 3 0:21:10 Last week, I said that this week would most likely be a “vacation week” unless I received enough user contributed material or a guest hosted the show. Well, Shawno of the Hyper Nonsense podcast stepped in and did an excellent job. If yo[...] Last week, I said that this week would most likely be a “vacation week” unless I received enough user contributed material or a guest hosted the show. Well, Shawno of the Hyper Nonsense podcast stepped in and did an excellent job. If you enjoy the show on a weekly basis, you’ll enjoy the show that he’s put together for this week. He decided to focus on an area that has been a focal point of the past year: bank failures. It sounds dry, but he put together an interesting show that I think you’ll enjoy. I know I enjoyed it. Here are the articles and links mentioned in this week’s show: About.com on Bank Failures Top 10 Stadiums with Banks Sponsors More bank failures coming. 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/mob0102/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0102/#comments Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:00:42 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=133 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0102/feed/ 3 0:12:17 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is the first after my birthday week off. So, let’s get right back to where we left off. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers: How the major sto[...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is the first after my birthday week off. So, let’s get right back to where we left off. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers: How the major stock indexes fared this week. Oil was down over $4/barrel form 2 weeks ago. According to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report, the average price of gas in the U.S.A. was up 10.5 cents from 2 weeks before. 5 more banks failed. A Great Deal: JetBlue offers all-you-can-fly plan for $599. Crime & Punishment For Madoff’s right hand, hearing ends in handcuffs. Man linked to alleged $53M fraud wants Ferrari. Attacks on US homeless are becoming a trend. And last we had some Feedback from “Fresh Start”. They left a response to Christian’s Feedback from Show #100 about missing out on the best days of the stock market. 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/mob0101/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0101/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:00:54 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=132 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0101/feed/ 2 0:19:30 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is the first after Show #100 and the first as I tweak the show’s format. What does that mean? Hopefully, a better show that is more focused on helping you to grow your wealth. It also means I n[...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is the first after Show #100 and the first as I tweak the show’s format. What does that mean? Hopefully, a better show that is more focused on helping you to grow your wealth. It also means I need your feedback in order to mold the show into something that helps you all. So, drop me an email or give me a call. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers: The Dow, S&P and Nasdaq were all up. So, since the coin toss was wrong again, it was retired. Oil was up almost $2 from the week before. According to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report, the average price of gas in the U.S.A. was up almost six cents from the week before. We also had 5 more banks fail. Which Way Is The Wind Blowing?: Housing is beginning a slow rebound. What to Watch For: Insurers are blaming rising home & car premiums on the weather. Down With Entitlement: The largest California public union approves strike authorization. Jobless NYC woman sues college for $70K in tuition. And That’s A Good Idea Why? West Virginia governor proposes $500 payments for state workers. 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/mob0100/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0100/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:00:08 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=131 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0100/feed/ 5 0:25:17 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is our hundredth episode special. With some help from Talli from BeingHealthy.TV (who was also my former co-host) I cover feedback from Carlos from Puerto Rico, Christian from Vilkri.com and Erk from [...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is our hundredth episode special. With some help from Talli from BeingHealthy.TV (who was also my former co-host) I cover feedback from Carlos from Puerto Rico, Christian from Vilkri.com and Erk from erkpod.com.au. Then as usual, I get into the news! Oil at $68.75/barrel up from $63.56/barrel. U.S. gasoline prices fall to $2.48/gallon. Seven regional banks fail. Guaranty Financial, No.2 Texas bank, may fail. On Friday the federal minimum wage jumps to $7.25 an hour from $6.55. Economists differ as to whether that will hurt or help low-income workers. NJ woman’s bake sale helps her make mortgage payment. Next week the format of M.O.B. is going to be changing, so keep your eye out for that. Thank you all so much for making this run off 100 episodes so special. Without you all, it wouldn’t be possible. 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/mob0093/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0093/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:00:10 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=124 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0093/feed/ 1 0:12:28 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, we had a straight news show since I’ve spent the last two nights working on a video promo for Talli’s new video podcast Being Healthy TV until 6 am and I want to finish early enough th[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, we had a straight news show since I’ve spent the last two nights working on a video promo for Talli’s new video podcast Being Healthy TV until 6 am and I want to finish early enough that I remain coherent. (And for those of you wondering, I’m actually in the promo. I’m the extra with the short hair.) Now, let’s get straight into the news for the week: Dow finishes the week up 263 points, and the coin toss is at 75% now. Monumental news, but no surprise: GM and Citi were kicked out of the Dow. In bank news, regulators shut an Illinois bank. The US lost 345,000 jobs in May, which was a good sign. Oil falls slightly after touching a 7-month high. Gas prices rise above $2.60 after the 40th straight days of price rises. U.S. pending home sales surge 6.7%. 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/mob0091/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0091/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 09:00:15 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=122 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0091/feed/ 1 0:21:25 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was pooling resources. But, first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss called it again. The Dow was up last week. In bank failure news, we had the failure of BankUnited a[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was pooling resources. But, first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss called it again. The Dow was up last week. In bank failure news, we had the failure of BankUnited and two Illinois banks, making 36 for the year. Oil stayed above $61 with the weakening US dollar. We also had higher gas prices. GM received $4 Billion more from the US Treasury. Cattle rustling is on the rise in the U.S. as the recession bites. Amtrak cut some fares in the Northeast by 25% for the summer. With the news out of the way, I talked about resource pooling as a way to save money. That’s a very fancy sounding way of talking about sharing and helping each other in order to save money on duplication of purchasing amongst your network. A little planning and sharing could save you and the people you know hundreds or thousands of dollars over time. For some people maybe hundreds or thousands per year. I also mentioned one new article that talked about neighbors sharing equipment. The links I mentioned from that article are available in the article itself. Before I wrapped up the show, I covered some feedback. The first was a comment from Shawno from the Hyper Nonsense podcast talking about the cost of landlines versus cellphones in reference to an article mentioned in Episode #89. The second was an email from Ryan Hafey from the Network of Money Makers podcast. He was recommending an iPhone Money Management app called “Accounts – Checkbook.” – iTunes link – ($1.99) If you want to try out the app, there is also a free version called “Accounts Lite – Checkbook” that allows you to make up to 15 transactions. – iTunes link – (Free) 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/mob0086/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0086/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:00:15 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=114 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0086/feed/ 5 0:21:25 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was, “What should you do with your refund?” But, first I covered the news for the week: DOW had it’s sixth straight week of gains Two more U.S. banks close to bri[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was, “What should you do with your refund?” But, first I covered the news for the week: DOW had it’s sixth straight week of gains Two more U.S. banks close to bring the total equal with the count for all of 2008 JPMorgan Chase earns $2.1 billion Oil prices stage slight rebound New US weekly jobless claims slide 3% United Airlines is to charge obese people double Consumer prices in 1st annual drop since ’55 And finally we get to the main topic, which is: What to do if you get a refund? I got into what I think you should do with your refund, what I am going to do with my refund and talk about an AP Poll that talks about how taxpayers are being more frugal with refunds 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/mob085/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob085/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:00:58 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=113 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob085/feed/ 2 0:14:56 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I covered the news for the week shortened by Good Friday: Five straight up weeks for the economy. The Bank failure count for 2009 reaches 23. Wells Fargo shocks Wall St. by predicting record prof[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I covered the news for the week shortened by Good Friday: Five straight up weeks for the economy. The Bank failure count for 2009 reaches 23. Wells Fargo shocks Wall St. by predicting record profit. ‘Tax Freedom Day‘ arrives today. California’s anti-tax crusaders talk revolt. Some job seekers invest in plastic surgery to compete in this economy. French “bossnappings” pose dilemma for Sarkozy. 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 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0082/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0082/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:00:47 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=105 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0082/feed/ 4 0:14:12 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, we started off with mixed news: The DOW closed up for the second straight week even though it was down Friday at 7,278. May crude edged up 3 cents to settle at $52.07 a barrel. The price of U.S.[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, we started off with mixed news: The DOW closed up for the second straight week even though it was down Friday at 7,278. May crude edged up 3 cents to settle at $52.07 a barrel. The price of U.S. gasoline was down for the first time in 3 weeks. Bank of America’s CEO said that B of A could repay TARP funds in 2009. This week in bank failures brought us 3 banks failures, bringing us to 20 so far this year. Plus there were two big credit union failures. The number of new housing projects that builders broke ground on in February rose 22.2% from January. US Postal Rates are to go up to $0.44 on May 11. The Obama administration on Thursday launched a new Website to provide information to home owners about its mortgage modification and refinancing programs. The Website is makinghomeaffordable.gov. JoS. A. Bank Clothiers on Tuesday announced a program that offers a full rebate on the price of a suit if the purchaser loses his job. And, the consumer can keep the suit. Then, with the news out of the way, I go over five scams that are on the rise as a result of the recession. 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 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0081/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0081/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:00:45 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=104 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0081/feed/ 2 0:16:09 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust we focus on the good news of the week, which there was a lot of: This week all the major indices were up. Madoff plead guilty and was jailed for his $65 billion fraud. OPEC kept output steady to h[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust we focus on the good news of the week, which there was a lot of: This week all the major indices were up. Madoff plead guilty and was jailed for his $65 billion fraud. OPEC kept output steady to help heal the sick economy. Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase said they are in the black for this year. A growing number of banks are already aiming to return TARP funds. This week I also received comments from: Shawno of hypernonsense.com Trevor of financialnut.com Matt from Stockton from the Pizza Go Here podcast and Podcast Stockton provided these links on identity theft: good graphs about identity theft identity theft by family kids identity being stolen 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 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0080/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0080/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:00:42 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=103 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0080/feed/ 4 0:20:07 The main topic of this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is carving some savings out of your budget. But, before I talked about that, I had to give you this week’s news: First off, we had the 17th bank failure of the year, making eig[...] The main topic of this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is carving some savings out of your budget. But, before I talked about that, I had to give you this week’s news: First off, we had the 17th bank failure of the year, making eight consecutive weeks with at least one bank failure. Then on Sunday, Circuit City closed it’s doors for the last time. And while oil and gas prices were going up, the DOW, S&P 500 and NASDAQ were all dropping. To combat that and the horrendous unemployment numbers that were released, the top ranking House Republican called for a spending freeze. Of course since people knew they were on their own to help themselves in this economy, workers started spending less on eating out according to a survey. For those of you looking to save a bit more money, I discussed a few ways to carve a little extra money savings out of your budget that I was thinking about as I poured through my bills while doing my taxes. 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 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0078/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0078/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:00:38 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=101 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0078/feed/ 1 0:17:30 This is a short episode of Millionaire or Bust this week, for several reasons. We had some aggressiveness issues with our dog Hunter, so we had to give him up, since we have a baby and that’s just not safe. That was rough on the family. Imme[...] This is a short episode of Millionaire or Bust this week, for several reasons. We had some aggressiveness issues with our dog Hunter, so we had to give him up, since we have a baby and that’s just not safe. That was rough on the family. Immediately following that, we had a family party for my son’s first birthday and then today I had to take my son in for a checkup and shots with the pediatrician. Then right before posting, I realized that some settings got completely messed up and destroyed the audio quality. Getting that fixed took awhile which is why the show is up about 9-10 hours later than usual. Sorry for any inconvenience everyone. I quickly covered the news today: The latest bank failure out of Oregon put us at 14 for the year in comparison to 25 for all of 2008. Japan’s economy shrank at the fastest pace in 35 years. Hyundai sweetened their plan to assist car buyers that lose their jobs within 12 months of buying their cars. Americans drove fewer miles for the 14th consecutive month. As the U.S. downturn deepens, repair businesses thrive. Some U.S. states might eliminate the death penalty in order to save themselves money as they fight budget crises of their own. With all this negative news coming in, I thought I’d throw in a surprising story sent in by Tim (Orange Tim) of Australia. Apparently, in defiance of the global recession, Australians are spending more than ever on weddings with an average cost of wedding that is around 50% higher than ours after the exchange rate is taken into consideration. Then we covered a lot of feedback which we received from Matt from Seattle, Shawno from the Hyper Nonsense and Shawnogram podcasts and Christian from Vilkri.com. 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 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0076/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0076/#comments Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:00:34 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=99 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0076/feed/ 3 0:23:22 On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, Talli is out sick, but I’m still standing, so I bring you the news, some listener generated content and then some tips on how to save money on your monthly expenses to help get you through this economic [...] On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, Talli is out sick, but I’m still standing, so I bring you the news, some listener generated content and then some tips on how to save money on your monthly expenses to help get you through this economic downturn. For the first story, I talk about Denny’s free breakfast grand slam. Then I talked about the buyout offers GM extended to all its hourly workers. In my penultimate story, I talked about the job losses in January which were the worst in 34 years. Finally, I covered the closing of 3 more U.S. banks. Two were in California and one was in Georgia. Next, we had a comment that was sent in by Erk the train driving podcaster from Australia whose various podcasts you can find at channelerk.com. Erk was talking about the travel shows that we did recently and mentioned the following websites: wotif.com lastminute.com.au In response to Erk’s admonition to be careful when surfing the internet outside your home network where your passwords and credit card information could be compromised, I suggested a VPN such as hotspotvpn.com to encrypt your data and keep you safe. For the last segment of the show, I covered price comparison sites that were specifically geared towards recurring monthly costs, so that we can all save some money without compromising our lifestyles: Cell Phones & Credit Cards – billshrink.com Insurance – insweb.com or esurance.com Loans – bankrate.com or lendingtree.com Prescription Medication – drx.com Get your free credit report – annualcreditreport.com 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 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0068/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0068/#comments Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:00:20 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=91 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0068/feed/ 2 0:30:01 On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we give you the bad news before we give you the good news. This week, two more regional banks fail. One is in Georgia and the other is in Texas. We also discuss the state of the auto industry, the White House[...] On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we give you the bad news before we give you the good news. This week, two more regional banks fail. One is in Georgia and the other is in Texas. We also discuss the state of the auto industry, the White House’s intention to bail them out and what effect the current and potential issues the automakers are experiencing are having on government tax revenues and expenditures. With all these bankruptcies, foreclosures and job losses occurring, we discuss what seems an inevitable rise in homelessness. Times are tough, so if you can help out someone in need through donation to a charity or through volunteering your time, consider doing so. From a financial stand point, it’s a write off. From a personal standpoint it’ll make you feel good and improve your health. Don’t believe me? Check out Talli’s article on it at BeingHealthy.tv. Then we discuss the largest fraud since Enron, which was allegedly perpetrated by Bernard Madoff to the tune of $50 Billion. We also discussed what areas of the economy were experiencing job growth, the public transport boom and the 10% rise in U.S. Video Game Sales. 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 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0065/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0065/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:30:47 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=88 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0065/feed/ 3 0:31:23 On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we have plenty to talk about. We start off by discussing how the DOW did this week and how President-Elect Obama’s nominations for cabinet positions may have affected it. We also discussed the still fa[...] On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we have plenty to talk about. We start off by discussing how the DOW did this week and how President-Elect Obama’s nominations for cabinet positions may have affected it. We also discussed the still falling gas prices. Then in banking news, we discussed three more bank failures, Citigroup’s slashing of 52,000 jobs, Genworth’s deal to buy a bank in a bid to receive TARP money and GMAC filing for bank holding status in order to get TARP money, as well. Then of course, we had to discuss GM hitting it’s lowest price since the Great Depression and their desire of a bailout. Before we left the subject of GM, David had to get in a rant about how they earned their spot near bankruptcy. Since Thanksgiving is coming up this Thursday and Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year follows it, we covered two stories. The first talked about how households intend to spend less this year on Christmas gifts than last year and how the sale of gift cards will also be down this year. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! 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 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0051/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0051/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:20:24 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=74 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0051/feed/ 2 0:24:31 On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we start off the show by giving a recap of the events of the week, including the purchase of Washington Mutual by JP Morgan after its seizure by the FDIC, the next most likely bank failures, the possible fate [...] On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we start off the show by giving a recap of the events of the week, including the purchase of Washington Mutual by JP Morgan after its seizure by the FDIC, the next most likely bank failures, the possible fate of British mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley, and an update of the major us stock indexes. Then we get into the current consumer credit limit crackdown by many credit card companies and how it might impact you, what you should do and why. Finally, with the political season in full swing, Talli and I take the last portion of the show to present and explain the platform for the MOB party. We stand for: No Debt Having an emergency fund Having and sticking to a budget Retirement savings before education savings Regular investment Taking care of your own retirement Having appropriate insurances Financial education If you approve of our platform as we presented it in the podcast, please head on over to iTunes and give us a nice review. A vote for us is a vote for teaching others how to provide for their own financial futures. If you disagree, leave us a voicemail feedback with your ideas explained clearly and calmly (unlike the politicians), so that we can play it on the show. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no