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/mob0070/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0070/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 13:00:11 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=93 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0070/feed/ 1 0:30:10 This is the last episode of Millionaire or Bust for 2008. We covered a lot of ground in this show. Even though the week on Wall St. was shortened, there was a lot that happened. Of course, we had to start off by talking about oil, which bounced bac[...] This is the last episode of Millionaire or Bust for 2008. We covered a lot of ground in this show. Even though the week on Wall St. was shortened, there was a lot that happened. Of course, we had to start off by talking about oil, which bounced back above $37 despite the U.A.E. announcing their plans to make their portion of the cuts necessary to meet the oil production reduction announced last week by OPEC. Then we decided to go with more good news and discuss Amazon’s announcement that 2008 was their best holiday season ever. We also discussed why that was the case. Then, before we all started flying too high on good news, we talked about the mixed news of the bankruptcy judge approving Circuit City’s financing. Then we got into two plans that were designed to stimulate the economy. The first is an energy conservation plan the incoming administration might consider implementing and the second is three periods of national sales tax holidays that the National Retail Federation is calling for in 2009. In case you have an appliance break, we discuss what you should do when an appliance breaks. Should you fix it? Or replace it? If you need a place to access to thousands of reviews of local service providers, the article recommended Angieslist.com, which is a consumer rating site that charges $5 to $10 a month for membership. If you’re looking for free DIY instructions or to order parts they recommended RepairClinic.com. And if you’re looking for a second opinion on what to do with that broken appliance, they recommended Applianceguru.com, which is an appliance repair forum. Then, in case you were considering buying a house, we discussed the ten worst real-estate markets for 2009 and falling mortgage rates which reached a new record low. And before wrapping up the show, we took a look at a CNN poll which says that 74% of Americans think behavior like Bernie Madoff’s (the guy with the $50 billion fraud we discussed recently) is common. And no, I didn’t forget. Here’s the Rent vs. Buy Home Calculator I promised, to help you decide if it’s a better idea for you to buy a home or keep on renting. Talk to you all again in 2009! Have a great New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day 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/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/mob0037/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0037/#comments Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:00:41 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=58 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0037/feed/ 0 0:27:02 This week’s gas price update: $4.499/gallon We start off this week discussing Fourth of July sales. Then we discussed television service replacements. Here are the links to a few of the options we mentioned: Free Internet-Based Cable/Satteli[...] This week’s gas price update: $4.499/gallon We start off this week discussing Fourth of July sales. Then we discussed television service replacements. Here are the links to a few of the options we mentioned: Free Internet-Based Cable/Sattelite Replacements Joost.com – CBS shows – PC & Intel Based Macs Hulu.com – NBC & Fox – PC & Mac ABC.com – ABC – PC & Mac Southparkstudios.com/ PC & Mac Paid Cable/Sattelite Replacements Netflix.com – DVDs by mail or movies through internet streaming (Free 14 day trial) iTunes (Application) iTunes Movie Rentals Amazon Unbox Next we covered a story from VNU Net by way of Yahoo! News UK on Internet Scam Auctions as well as discussed other perils of shopping online from sellers that aren’t well known to us. We’re always looking for feedback, so if you have a question, comment or show suggestion let us know. You can leave us a voicemail, email us or leave a comment in the show notes. Thanks for listening! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no