March 14 Carnival of Economic Stories

Welcome to the March 14, 2009 edition of carnival of economic stories.

Tami Blodgett presents "Inspired Choices For Staying Emotionally Balanced posted at Online Wellness: A Safe Haven, saying, "During this time of tremendous emotional, mental, physical, spiritual and economic upheaval, it is imperative that we set a conscious intention to stay rooted within ourselves. Catherine offers choices for Staying Emotionally Balanced.
Online Wellness Association provides a safe platform for online practitioners and clients."

Mina Togonon presents The Domino Effect of Economic Galloping posted at 24 Hour Paradigm, saying, "A quick realization of the global economy sends others in panic. As a beginner, personal financial planning can be really crucial especially in the midst of recession and mass lay offs. How about your personal finance? Well, personal improvement requires you to do some quick steps to rise again from economic challenges. What can you do?"

Debt Freedom Fighter presents Looking for an Unsecured Credit Card With Bad Credit posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.

Deposit Accounts presents The FDIC Is Running Out of Money: Is Your Money Safe? posted at Deposit Accounts.

Dorian Wales presents The Japanese Banking Crisis of the 1990's: Are We Facing a Similar Stagnation? posted at The Personal Financier, saying, "What can we learn from the 1990's Japanese banking crisis and the long slump in the Japanese stock market? Are we facing a similar scenario?"

Ashan Jay presents Unemployment rates for February; How bad is it? posted at ashPresentom.

Silicon Valley Blogger presents My Stimulus Tax Credit: Should I Spend or Save My Tax Break? posted at The Digerati Life, saying, "Thanks!"

Wenchypoo presents Using Our Own Money Against Us Part 3: Making Mole Hills into Mountains posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo's Mental Wastebasket.

Mr Credit Card presents Cleaning Up Your Credit Report After Bankruptcy posted at Ask Mr Credit Card.

Michael Fridman Jr. presents The “MAN” Experience posted at The "MAN" Experience.

David presents The Present and Future Value of Money posted at Personal Finance Ology, saying, "Learn the difference between the present value and future value of your money as I explain the adage “A dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow.”"

steven germain presents Rough Fractals: AIG - Behind The Scenes... posted at Rough Fractals, saying, "A personal economic story from someone who was there - the names have been changed to protect the guilty..."

Save Money presents Frugal Frauds Revealed posted at How I Save Money.net.

Jim DeSantis presents You Are A Banker And A U.S. Automaker posted at On Line Tribune Front Page Blog, saying, "In an old Hollywood movie, actor Burgess Meredith's
character said he invented - "conspicuous consumption".
This is what we have become and this is at the heart
of our economic disease - conspicuous consumption
without regard for the consqquences."

Tony presents Small Business- The Ultimate Obama Casualty posted at Biz World Blog, saying, "The policies pursued by President Obama are going to make things even tougher on small businesses."

John Duke presents Happy 9th Anniversary posted at OrangeHornet>.

Investing School presents What are Treasury Securities posted at Investing School, saying, "Treasury Securities are the safest investment of them all but is it really the right investment for you? First, let's find out what they are."

Steve Bernal presents What Do They Mean When They Say "Conscious Business"? posted at What Do They Mean When They Say conscious Business?, saying, "conscious Business is primarily about people who are aware of the impact each of their habits and actions has on their environment. It is about people who live their lives based on the knowingness that everything is interconnected. It is about people, who know who they are - who know about their strengths and weaknesses and who desire to live and work with joy, creativity, ease and love instead of fear, power and domination.?/td>"

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of
carnival of economic stories
using our
carnival submission form.
Past posts and future hosts can be found on our

blog carnival index page.

Technorati tags:

carnival of economic stories, blog carnival.

Looking For Something New To Pack For lunch Try These Recipies

With everyone trying to save money these days, people who used to buy lunch are now bringing it from home. The problem with that is that it can get pretty boring. Eating the same thing for lunch 3 or 4 days out of 5 will have you spending money on lunch againg before you know it. The key is to get creative. Here is an article by Sally Sampson with some great lunch recipies. Check it out and you will have some insipred lunches in no time

Save Money On Phone Service with Magic Jack

Check out this video about the Magic Jack phone system. It points out some of the pro and cons of the system. I know you have seen the commercials. If you want to read the article you can view it here. The reviewer seems to like it and says it will save you money. The video shows you just how easy it is to use. The drawbacks are very minimal in my opinion

I don't have one as I use my cell phone for everything. This article will make you consider getting one. I know I am thinking about it.

What is Your Prediction On How Low The Dow Will Go

All eyes are on the Dow right now. The Dow was at 14,000 in October of 2008. Currently it is around 6,500. I am thinking it may go below 6,000. How low will it go or is this the bottom. What is your prediction for the Dow. Take a guess and come back to see how close you were

Who Wants $9,500,000.00 To Workout From March To June

Apparently not Jason Taylor. This is one of the crazier stories I have read about a professional athlete and money. Jason Taylor had a clause in his contract that would have paid him a 500k workout bonus if he stayed in Washington to workout with the team. He didn't even need to make every workout just 75% of them. If he would have lived up to that he would have been paid 9 million dollars for the upcoming season. Taylor decided he wanted to spend the time in Miami with his family. I know he has made a ton of money since being in the NFL but to make that decision is crazy. Taylor is on the downside of his great football career. He will probably be in the hall of fame one day. By choosing not to work out the Washington Redskins released him. by releasing him the Redskins do not have to pay him as NFL contract are not guaranteed Now did Taylor overplay his hand and thought they would not cut him only he knows. I am sure another team will sign him. The problem for Taylor is he was injured last season and did not play in many games. So the salary he will get will not be anywhere near the 9 million he would have received had he stayed with the Redskins.

It is funny how some people are just not in tune with the state of the economy and the struggles some families are going through. I guess when you get millions of dollars to play a game over the past 12 yrs or so it distorts your perception. Lets hope that Taylor took care of his money and will be ok. In my opinion for him to feel this way says to me either he does not have the passion for the game any longer or feels he has enough money in the bank to be fine for the rest of his life. He could have sat his family down and said I really want to spend time with you guys so this is my last year. After the season is over he could of spent the rest of his time with his family and an extra 9.5 million dollars to boot.