In the midst of our current financial and economic upheaval, a lot of supposed action is being suggested and taken.  It reminds me of some comments made by one of my favorite authors, G.K. Chesteron, in... fill a lot of landfills.  But the one thing most of it doesn't allow us to do is think.  And now, more than ever, we need to think, and then act.  And now, more than ever, we need to think, and then vote

This morning I went out to get the mail and got the quarterly 401K statement from Wells Fargo Investments. I have been dreading the moment for the last month as the stock market has gone down the tubes, so was not too surprised to see that it has de-valued by 8%. Lovely...

...in my entire life - been farther from suicide than I am right now. So what kind of American are you?  Are you going to fold and whine and off yourself because things didn’t work out so well for your 401K?  Or are you the kind of American who is going to beat this thing and go from zero to rich before this so-called “Depression” is over with? If you are the latter, I want to meet you.  You are my...

...How many of you out there can tell me where your money is invested? Yeah you, in the back row with the Mets pajama top on. Do you know into what stocks or bonds or certificates the people who run your 401K plan put your hard earned bucks? " It'sindamarket" you say. What market? What stocks? That's the problem. We really have no idea where these geniuses invested our money. We had no control of it...

Been told and told again, do not look at your 401k.....but fuck man, due to the drop in the DOW the other day, I just had to.  FUCK ME. FUCK ME. FUCK ME.  With that being said I will be on the street corners of Rundburg and I35 during the night hours shakin that ass (for those not in Austin, that is our whore/crack corner).  My ass is already sore and burns, so WTF!   Quick cash right?  :)  

-24.2% HARDER BABY, HARDER! OH YEAH, FUCK ME LIKE YOU HATE ME, CAUSE YOU OBVIOUSLY DO! {sigh} At this point of the bloodbath, I have now lost nine years of earnings including employer match! From...I stand to make a good return if it comes back. But is that throwing good money after bad? Wow, I sound just like a professional gambler, and that scares me most of all. What is everyone else doing

...leave him. I mean I need to be on my own and be able to do my own thing. I'm tired of being treated like crap and being told that I could not do anything. I have also decided that I'm going to stop my 401K at work and what they normally take out of me I'm going to put into my account as well. I mean what else am I supposed to do. I need to start somewhere. And I'm not telling Dean that I"m doing any...

...you feel incredibly stupid. This latest stock market drop has me worried, so I decided to try and somewhat organize my finances this morning.  I set up an account at mint.com, and I discovered my 401k account is available online.  (Which is a good thing.  I was digging through my papers, looking for last quarter's statement, admonishing myself.  "You kept the damn chiropractor pamphlet, but you...

...in the statistics listed below, which were sent to me in one of those annoying emails.  This one amused me, though.  It is important that I note over the past week my husband and I lost his entire 401K when his former employer had to be rescued by the government.   If you had purchased $1000.00 of Delta Air Lines stock one year > > ago, you would have > > > > $49.00 left today from your original...

...have achieved without my mama or my daddy's help (unless you count conception, bankrolling, general guidance and love over the years!).  My name is on our mortgage right next to my husband's.  I have a 401K account in my very own little name.  I can argue my husband in circles for hours regarding the issue of immigration (one of the few major issues we tend to disagree on).  I have some web sites and...