Archive for May, 2008

A California real estate investor is going to lose his home plus 9 investment properties to foreclosure according to this report at Reuters
Shawn Forgaard, a 37-year-old software company project manager, bought one home for his family to live in and nine more as investments. He stands to lose all the investment houses in the mortgage [...]

The free market is starting to do what the politicians keep rambling about… actually respond to consumers.
That’s good for small business and work at home business because work at home businesses tend to stay part time because owners fear they cannot obtain reasonably priced health care coverage.
But with so many individual consumers seeking health insurance, [...]

When the “normal” economy is causing a financial pinch, people turn to folks who have developed their own methods for surviving without lots of cash. In this case it’s the Amish.
This reminds me of a family I know who got started in business just this way. They started buying “bents and dents”… often from insurance [...]

I must have spring fever. I keep thinking about gardens.
Now while I’m building a Square Foot Garden, just for some fresh tomatoes, some activity, and to save some money, I’m checking some other things too.
Have you heard of the AeroGarden? (See below)
It’s an “aeroponic” (as opposed to “hydroponic”) gardening system. I’m thinking of getting [...]

According to Bloomberg, there’s 650,000 homes in foreclosure in the United States out of 18 million.
One real estate investor quoted in the article had this to say:
“This country needs a cleansing,” billionaire real estate investor Sam Zell, chairman of Equity Group Investments LLC, said yesterday at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles. “We [...]

This is from Newsmax and it’s about how to REVERSE the process. But the frightening thing is that the lack of exercise and fast food causes liver disease - in youth!
Thankfully the damage seems to be able to be reversed … at least when changes are made.
For adults and children who’ve repeatedly indulged in fast [...]

According to Business Week, the economic slump hits men the hardest. Why’s that? “Men, concentrated in the weakest sectors, are losing jobs in this downturn, while women make gains.” Those sectors are manufacturing and construction.
They eat from the same dishes and sleep in the same beds, but they seem to be operating in two different [...]

I’d heard of the online video environment (Game?) called “Second Life”… but here’s how a guy earns his income through Second Life, it’s called Second Life Loot
I can’t vouch for it… I’ve never been on Second Life and I just hear about Second Life Loot today.
But here’s how their website begins…

Tomorrow, Intuit will host its second “Get Back to Business” webinar tomorrow, May 7 at 1 – 2 p.m. PST and I thought you might want to listen in or let your readers know…
It’s called “Cash is KING: Increasing your cash flow during a recession.” It will presented by Pam Newman, president of RPPC Inc., [...]

Are you optimistic for your business? Many small business owners plan to GROW their businesses at this time. They’re letting other people worry about “recession”!
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire - April 18, 2008) - The recent QuickBooks “Get Back to Business” survey found that small business owners are optimistic about their businesses despite uncertain economic times. [...]