http://www.millionaireorbust.com teaching you how to think about your finances Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:19:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 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/refinancing/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/refinancing/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:27:55 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=260 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/refinancing/feed/ 2 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0084/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0084/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:00:01 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=110 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0084/feed/ 3 21:18 In this week's episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was retirement healthcare. Since so many people overlook saving for healthcare costs in ... In this week's episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was retirement healthcare. Since so many people overlook saving for healthcare costs in retirment, I thought it was important that I called it out as an important issue. But first, we started the show off with the news: No bank failures this week. That's only the second week this year. We had the fourth straight up week for the economy as the Dow ended above 8,000 in the best 4-week run since 1933. Tying mortgage modification to affordability lowers redefault rate, federal study finds. Two million jobs have been lost so far in 2009 and nine million people are underemployed as of March. Mortgage rates were at a record low for the second week. Factory orders rose for the first time in 6 months. One in ten Americans is on food stamps. A federal tax hike hits smokers. U.S. plans to ease GM into bankruptcy according to a report. And finally we get to the main topic, which is retirement healthcare. This is an important topic because saving for retirement isn't just about living expenses. You also have to budget for healthcare because Medicare won't cover everything. In fact, I have some scary numbers to give you. I also have some things you should think about as you save for retirement. 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/mob0066/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0066/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:45:48 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=89 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0066/feed/ 0 25:23 On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we have plenty to talk about, as always. The majority of it revolves around shopping and Black ... On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we have plenty to talk about, as always. The majority of it revolves around shopping and Black Friday. So, we jump right into discussing how the holiday sales are for the small retailers. Then we get into buyer behavior on Black Friday including how consumers are spending. Unfortunately, it seems that the holiday buying season is off to a slow start, but we do touch on a couple bright spots in online sales. Then we discuss what seems an unlikely group that might be helping Black Friday sales, foreign shoppers. We take a look at how US retailers are slashing prices to drive sales, but we're uncertain whether that will be enough to drive sufficient sales. We also dispense some advice regarding which gift cards to avoid. While this episode is mainly about shopping, we couldn't leave without discussing the large drop in mortgage rates and OPEC's thoughts on raising oil prices and how that might affect you. 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/mob0048/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0048/#comments Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:15:45 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=71 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0048/feed/ 0 6:07 On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we have our first midweek short episode. What a week to have a first short episode! The financial ... On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we have our first midweek short episode. What a week to have a first short episode! The financial markets were imploding, so rather than get to a couple quick money saving tips, I had to give an update on the markets. I caught you all up on what had happened since the last episode was recorded. I talked about Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy, Merrill Lynch's possible sale, AIG's bailout by the United States government, the start of trading on Thursday, home mortgage rates and so much more. In order to keep the show short, I wasn't able to explain the ramifications of the week's events too deeply. That will have to wait until the next full length show on Monday when we'll have a little better idea of what hit us this week. podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no