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That's very sad indeed.

Thank you for sharing my article. :-)

I don't like the idea of these bail outs either; especially because some people got greedy and made money off the "easy credit" and now we are left holding bag.

Regarding bad mortgage issue, I know that it's both lenders and borrowers fault that led us to this mess. But, if I am the authority who's bailing out these banks, I wouldn't hessitate forcing them to re-write some of the bad mortgages/loans so that there will be less default (i.e, converting adjustable and interest only mortgages to something reasonable, may be a fix at 1% higher than normal fix rate [yes, the banks will have less profit and the borrowers will have to pay for it too]). I don't see anything wrong with forcing the banks to take less profit for the good of the economy at this point.

I agree with ToughMoneyLove -- Get off the net and you'll feel better much quicker. :-)

Thank you. :-)

Thank you Steve

Steve, thanks for the link. The post will be re-published tomorrow. It was scheduled during my vacation and it wasn't quite ready...a blooper. :oops:

Congratulation on reaching your anniversary. I think you're a great writer and I am glad to be associated with you and Brip Blap.

I haven't been to the movie theater for ages because it's so expensive. And we haven't rented a movie for a long time also. First we stopped going to the movie, then stopped going to Blockbuster, stopped buying used movies, canceled Netflix, downgraded to basic cable, and everything is fine so far. We saved a lot of money in the process.

A lot of great tips here. Just by bringing lunch to work, I am saving about $35 a week. Also good suggestions on stop buying sodas and junk food.

Very true. I wrote something similar a while ago and spending the first 2 years in community college before transferring to a better school is definitely a good way to save money.

Excellent. In our household, there is no secret. What's mine is hers and what hers is hers.

Pete -- Thank you for mentioning PF Buzz. I also want to congratulate you on starting the Money Life Network. Looks like you have a great team, and I believe that your network will be very successful.

Good resources. I am definitely bookmarking this.

PS: I love your PS Buzz bookmarklet logo.

I think what you did was absolutely right and wonderful. The blog will always be here. You're money won't grow or go away if you don't watch it for a few days.

But time with your family is something that you can never get back, or redo...once it's gone, it's gone.

I thought #4 saves gas...isn't that drafting? :-)

Great post!

Pete, I hope you and your wife will be able to return home soon.

Best of luck with pro-blogging. It certainly comes at the right time. Congratulation.

That's a very thought provoking example. I will have to do some math on this one.

That's so sad. I am praying for you.

I paid $50 fee for mutual fund sales (partial). My brokerage must have changed a few things during the merger.

Terrific job. Thank you for hosting the carnival

I have no idea what you are talking about in the first two paragraphs, but I am very happy to be associated with you and Brip Blap. Great conent and I wish you the best in the second quarter.

Yeah, the economy looks really bad right now. It's incredible that a company that just built their brand new high rise in midtown Manhattan not long ago is being sold for $2 a share.

I also don't like the fact that the dollars is going down the drain.

Do you have any thought on what to do to protect wealth in this situation?

Thank you for sharing our group project with your readers.

I am glad to be part of your success. I always enjoy reading your articles -- they are more deep thought/philosophical than typical articles in the PF blogosphere.

And congratulation on passing the 100,000 and 200,000 mark.