Economy, Business, Credit, and Debt at The Roundup #2

Welcome to the December 17, 2008 edition of our Roundup.


Economy:


Michael Haltman presents Would You Believe We Are In Recession? posted at The Political and Financial Markets Commentator, saying, "You are not going to believe this, but today I heard that the data suggests that despite the fact GDP had only one quarter of contraction, it appears that we are in recession. Technically we would need two consecutive quarters, but many market analysts, those seers of reaction and not proaction, with a smattering of arm chair quarterbacking after the facts have seemingly been established thrown in, think we are already there."


Tushar Mathur presents Count the number of US banks collapsed this year posted at Invest In India, saying, "With slumping home prices and the worsening economic crisis taking an increasing toll on financial institutions, as many as 22 American banks have collapsed so far this year."


Mert Erkal presents Survive From Financial Crisis by Make Money Blogging | Make Money With Blogs! - Search For Blogging posted at www.searchforblogging.com, saying, "During the great depression of the 1930’s, blogging was not an alternative way to make money, but today it is. You can make regular income from blogging by 2009 if you take some serious steps from today. There are some blog mentoring programs you should consider joining in order to become a pro-blogger."


Henri Schauffler presents Mortgage Broker Jobs: Mortgages In Freefall, But Mortgage Professionals Have Options | Entrepreneur Freedom posted at Henri Schauffler.


Business:


Great Management presents The 7 Simple (but ignored) ‘Rules’ For Ensuring Your Meetings Are Productive posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "Here are 7 simple basic ideas, which are often overlooked, that can improve the quality of the meetings you organise and the meetings you attend."


Simon Stapleton presents 10 Big Reasons Why Freelancers Must Use Elance and Rentacoder (or Other Freelance Marketplaces) | SimonStapleton.com posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "Freelance Marketplaces, like Elance and Rentacoder, have grown very popular with freelancers and their clients because they are a ‘platform solution’ to many freelancer business problems. For a small(ish) fee, freelancers enjoy many benefits. What are they, and why use these platforms?"

Joe Hayes presents Forex Tips updated Sat Nov 15 2008 12:13 pm CST posted at Restoring Your Finances and Your Faith, saying, "Beginner tips for those thinking about trying to get into the foreign exchange (Forex) currency market."


David Weliver presents FNBO Direct Voted Best Online Savings Account posted at Money Under 30, saying, "Saving money by paying yourself first is a prerequisite to financial success. One online savings account, FNBO, is rising above the others for making saving money easy and accessible for all."


Credit:


Britannica Blog presents Credit Cards & the Genius of Marketing | Britannica Blog posted at Britannica Blog, saying, "The flood of credit card offers in the mail has begun to subside. This may be all there is of an upside to the current economic embarrassment, but it’s no small potato. They used to come several times a month.


Deposit Accounts presents Will Opening a Deposit Account Affect My Credit Score posted at The Money Blog.


apply4-credit presents Raise the Ratings or Reduce the Debt posted at Apply 4 Credit.


Credit Card Assist presents Who Here Hates the Junk Mail and Why it Can Be Dangerous posted at Credit Cards Blog | CreditCardAssist.com.


Will Edwards presents On Giving Up posted at Inspiration, saying, "There is no question about it, if you want to be successful on the internet, you need to be persistent. I think most people think they are persistent enough when they start out, but when they give-up, they demonstrate that they just are not."


Debt:


Debt Free Destiny presents Is Your Cash Flowing on a Daily Basis? posted at Debt Free Destiny.


Finance Tips 101 presents Have You Considered Debt Consolidation? posted at Finance Tips 101.


DebbieDragon presents Starting Early and Saving Often posted at Debbie's Debt Advice.


Debt Freedom Fighter presents Where Can I Obtain A Loan? posted at Discover Debt Freedom!.


Others:


Shaun Connell presents How to Invest in Stocks posted at Financial Planning, saying, "Free tutorial! Want to invest in stocks? Learn what you need to know in five steps, and you'll be investing in no time."


Wayne John presents UserVoice is a Better Way to Obtain Customer Feedback posted at Wayne John, saying, "If you value feedback from your users, or simply want to give them an easy, professional way to let you know what they think, then you need to look at UserVoice. This is the best feedback tool I've seen. If you run a blog or web site, you need to look at this!"

Sherin presents Learn personal financial planning with soccer - Part 1 posted at Investment Internals.


Dr Martin Russell presents A Cautionary Story Of A Financial Adviser posted at Word of Mouth Marketing, saying, "What would you think of a financial adviser or stockbroker who had told you to get out of the stockmarket and into cash back in June/July of this year?"


Matthew Paulson presents Beware of Liquidation Sales posted at American Consumer News.


Savings Toolbox presents Save Up For College With FreshmanFund's 529 College Savings Plan Gift Registry posted at Savings Toolbox.


Money Smart Life presents Safe Places to Invest Your Money in a Bad Economy posted at Money Smart Life.


Tisha Tolar presents Overwhelming Workload - YES! You Can Do it! posted at Empowering Mom.


Fiona Lohrenz presents Reassuring Day Care Parents posted at Child Care Only.


Andrew Chilton presents Why I Must Become Financially Independent posted at Retire at 40, saying, ""Why I Must" reasons to become financially independent."


Livingalmostlarge presents Guilt from success? posted at LivingAlmostLarge, saying, "Do you feel guilty from being successful?"


Relax presents Let’s talk about money posted at The Wise Curve, saying, "The good news is that being rich is not really difficult because it is just a state of mind."


Jodi presents Self Development #2: Do It Now posted at Domain Named You, saying, "Want to start taking a road to financial independence? Do it now!"


The Shark Investor presents How To Outgrow The Self-Help Learning Stage posted at The Shark Investor, saying, "How to really start action to improve your finances"


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