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/mob0042/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0042/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:00:46 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=64 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0042/feed/ 0 0:24:52 Gas Price Update: 4.159 First, we talk about David’s new iPhone, why he bought it and why financially it was a good choice for him. After that round of justifications, albeit rational ones, we delve into the current state of the economy. We [...] Gas Price Update: 4.159 First, we talk about David’s new iPhone, why he bought it and why financially it was a good choice for him. After that round of justifications, albeit rational ones, we delve into the current state of the economy. We talk about what the federal reserve has done, how consumer credit debt and personal incomes went up while oil prices went down. We discuss how the dollar gained against worldwide currencies and why Dustin Reid thinks it did so. In the financial sector, we discuss the problems the horrible quarterly loss that Fannie Mae reported, which was more than triple what analysts were expecting, reflects ongoing deterioration in housing market conditions. Then with all this turmoil that is roiling the economy as of late, we discuss some things that you can do right now that will help to keep you on the right track to becoming a millionaire. Unfortunately, not everyone is on the right track, so we discuss how many Americans have inadequate emergency funds and we quote some statistics from a money.cnn.com article. We also look at HELOCs (Home Equity Lines of Credit), which some people use instead of emergency funds and we state why that might not be a good idea with a one, two punch of examples from news.yahoo.com. Since you’re all going to forsake your HELOCs and make sure your emergency funds are properly funded and placed, we discuss appropriate places to keep your emergency funds. Next, we discuss issues that are afflicting Countrywide, Bank of America and Citigroup which could impact their customers in the future. Then we take a peak internationally to see how other countries are faring and how our economies are intertwined. We look at inflation in a couple countries and the world-wide banking crisis and it’s impact on international financial markets. Then we wrap up with some feedback from Matt in Seattle. For those that have their finances in place, but are looking to tune up their health as well, we put in a plug for Talli’s excellent health podcast Being Healthy for Busy People. podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0033/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0033/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:11 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=53 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0033/feed/ 0 0:32:41 This week we talk about the Apple WWDC and buying gadgets. We specifically discuss ways to avoid constant tech gadget upgrading and the advantages of doing that, but the same advice could apply to almost any type of nonessential purchase. We take a[...] This week we talk about the Apple WWDC and buying gadgets. We specifically discuss ways to avoid constant tech gadget upgrading and the advantages of doing that, but the same advice could apply to almost any type of nonessential purchase. We take a look at a story from money.cnn.com on how to Never pay retail again. We discuss the writer’s use of coupons for both online and offline purchases and using the price matching and price beating guarantees that stores offer. We mention ways to check on price drops after purchase so that you can get the difference refunded like PriceProtectr.com. Then we look at haggling and how it can save you money in places other than flea markets, garage sales and car lots. Last we tackle some meaty topics in two pieces of feedback we received from our listeners. The first is from Marci, asking about investing, IRAs & financial advisors. The second is from Justin, calling me out on not mentioning that Paul Navone, the $11/hr millionaire mentioned in MOB #26, made the majority of his money on rental income. podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no