Declining Deficit Should Not Mean Rising Borrowing September 23rd, 2014 @ 9:20 am PDT
The latest deficit news is all positive. Fiscal year 2014 will be the fifth straight in which the federal deficit has declined as a share of GDP. The deficit was 10.8 percent of GDP in Barack Obama’s first year, a scary statistic. This year it will be 2.9 percent, below the four-decade average of 3.1 […]
On Injustice January 11th, 2014 @ 9:45 am PST
The Financial Crisis: Why Have No High-Level Executives Been Prosecuted?
Federal Student Loan Repayment Change March 21st, 2012 @ 10:08 am PDT
Since 1996 — that’s 16 years! — I have been paying $182.26/mo on my federal student loans. The money is directly debited from my checking account each month. A few years ago the amount changed from $182.26/mo to $182.25/mo, and the Department of Education sent me a letter which I had to sign and return […]
Why Your Stitches Cost $1500 July 31st, 2011 @ 8:13 am PDT
Via: Medical Billing And Coding Via: Medical Billing And Coding
AIG Has $182 Billion of Your Money September 22nd, 2009 @ 4:46 pm PDT
Looking for outrage
This Makes No Sense September 24th, 2008 @ 11:06 am PDT
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
Microsoft Money and a Mac July 26th, 2008 @ 12:21 am PDT
In which I go on a long and detailed rant about the preposterous lack of adequate personal financial management software for the Mac
BoA September 17th, 2001 @ 7:58 am PDT
Some notes on the economy
Robbing Peter to Pay Paul December 14th, 2000 @ 2:36 pm PST
Today I made a daring attempt to rob Peter to pay Paul. Unfortunately for me, Peter’s alarm system was much more robust than I had expected. Paul is going to be angry with me. Peter is a jerk. [Note: In today’s episode, the part of Peter was played by American Express and the part of […]
American Express Blue August 15th, 2000 @ 7:37 pm PDT
In which I get a new credit card