Can I make a personal finance magazine article about myself? I want to make my own spoof maganize cover/article about my business.

Yahoo article personal finance? I saw an article a few weeks on yahoo, and i fogot to save it, but it stated soemthing about saving 2500 and putting into a cd account or something into that effect, and letting it stay there for 20 year span with a 8% interest rate, if anyone read the article or have more information about it, please contact me, i would greetly appreciate it. the other person really didnt understand my question and failed to anser my question

yahoo article personal finance? I saw an article a few weeks on yahoo, and i fogot to save it, but it stated soemthing about saving 2500 and putting into a cd account or something into that effect, and letting it stay there for 20 year span with a 8% interest rate, if anyone read the article or have more information about it, please contact me, i would greetly appreciate it

What are the Finance and investment columns you like and regularly follow? Can you provide links to most popular personal finance and investment columnists ? Are all the articles which appear in newspapers like NY Times etc accessible through paid membership - are there any which are free on the net

How can I submit articles to magazines? The articles are part of a book my partner and I are working on regarding personal finance.

Have you tried the online personal finance tools, like Wesabe.com? Everyone is trying to better manage their personal finances. Some of the online personal finance sites appear to be gaining in popularity. If you are unfamiliar with them, Ars Technica, recently wrote an article about Wesabe.com: http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/01/hands-on-wesabe-helps-you-pinch-pennies-avoid-banke-fees.ars Other sites include: Mint.com and Quicken Online. - If you use one of the sites mentioned, what do you think about them? - If you don’t, would you ever consider trying them out? Why or why not? Full disclosure: As some of you already know, I represent State Farm. I am just here to gather your feedback as we work to help people make better personal finance decisions. Thanks.

Why are the richest Americans mostly Dems? http://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/article/103490/special-package

What are the advantages in investing in a 529 college plan at the age of 35? I read an article from Kiplinger's Personal Finance (2/2008) and it said that by the age of 35 we should invest in a 529 college savings plan. What is the advantage of doing this? They did not specify if this was for me or for the kids so I am kinda curious on what you guys think.

Why would banking institutions do something like THIS? Isn't this the very kind of thing that gets consumers into trouble with credit? This seems very unethical to me!! http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/article/cpmoney/homebuyers-urged-beware-mortgage-policy-tied-secure-line-credit-20090122 My bank went and upped my LOW CREDIT Visa from 11 percent to 19. They claim I "missed" my minimum payments when in fact I paid down each month. When I actually CHECKED my statements I realized that the DUE DATE floats around each and every month....like it's not due the 20th of each month, one month is the 17th, next the 21st....and even if it went in AFTER the due date it did not count as CREDIT towards the NEXT MONTHS minumum. What a bunch of total frickin con-artists. And before all the finger waggers get on board, my house is paid for long ago. Visa is the only debt we have and chit happens you know? Kids need braces, cars break down, roofs leak, yadda yadda.

Best places to retire?Followup to a question on personal finances.? I was told selling my house might be good financial move. Maybe it is. I don't like where I live now. There are all these articles on where to retire to and I don't know what to do. I want to go to a University town in a warm part of the US, preferably without hurricanes, tornados, or earthquakes. (I guess there is such an area) If it is not real warm in winter, but is semi-warm and maybe close to hot places, it would help. My family is small and spread all around the US - from NYC to Ohio to the SW. I am a widower and looking for a girl friend. My hobbies are photography, computers, naturism,gardening and all that old man stuff. Maybe I will buy an RV to see the USA. My age is over 70, but not much over and am healthy now. The place has to have good medical care and not be expensive for living. That includes housing as I want a house around $250,00 and reasonable cost of living. A good over 55 community with good social life would help a lot as I am isolated here in a bad spot.

budgeting and finance? I stumbled on a page once that now i cant find. it was a personal finance page but targeted just for women, and it had to do with shopping etc. kind of like those pages: mint.com etc but with a twist just for women. i lost it and cant find it, i read about it in an article and just clicked on the link. i was wondering if anyone has heard about it just in case. let me know

Why is the supposed "liberal" media making personal conjectures in news articles against Obama? Bush did this kind of thing all the time when he did something the public wouldn't like and the Media NEVER called him on it. ""Obama's campaign disclosed the joint appearance — but offered few details — one day after announcing that he would reverse from an earlier position to reject some $85 million in public financing for the general election. That announcement opened him up to a flood of criticism and dominated the news cycle. *** Thus, Obama's campaign sought to redirect attention by putting word out a full seven days in advance that Obama and Clinton would campaign together. *** "" http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_el_pr/obama_clinton_5 OK - she's a republican shill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nedra_Pickler but why are they still publishing her biased articles?

I read this article on setting a personal code of values...? ...and that u base them on what is important to you and not on what is accepted by society my values are very diff from my common-law's are these compromisable or should I just cut my losses? my last question on incompatibility i think was too general 1. He doesnt want me reading his text messages or IM's but talks about me behind my back and lets others insult me 2. He says he has a right to privacy but when I say i dont want my personal info shared with his family and friend, ie, our arguments, finances, my anxiety etc...he says he has a right to vent and i have no right to tell him not to and i cant tell him who to talk to about what etc... 3. He is more of a dictator parenting, i am more of a talker, compromiser, understanding why kids are doing what they are doing 4. if your spouse has an issue with strippers for example, u dont go or be in a room where there is one, it shouldnt have to be a fight for freedom, ur spouse's feelings should be more important kh..u read into it what u want to read into it...i never once said his feelings are irrelevant, i also never got into the details of him sharing absolutely everything with absolutely everyone ive offered to pay for a therapist, for him, for me and for us together, at my expense as he doesnt work i said some things in a relationship need to be private, people dont need to know everything about our lives and nowhere did i say everything had to be my way, i mentioned four specific things causing probs right now and u make such a general accusation, my how beautiful the world must look up there on your pedestal so u must think its okay then for a spouse to talk behind the others back as long as they dont know about it, as long as i respect his privacy issues and not read his messages then ill never know about him disrespecting my privacy issues and all will be well right?

Money makes you SAD/ANGRY/MEAN/HAPPY?>>>please read full article before answering!?

Help me decide from a few topics -- Which book should I write? Hi! I am going to write another book, this time a non-fiction ebook. I am constantly taking notes on various topics (and I write lots of non-fiction articles), but can't decide between a few topics. I'll eventually write them all, but deciding which one to write first is incredibly difficult for some reason. My topics: *Budgeting to save lots of money *Starting a successful small business online *Running a successful web development company *Increasing the exposure of your online business *Finding a job in the IT industry (resumes & interviewing etc) *Making money online without investing anything *Saving money on your college education *Unique college situations and how to deal with them As you can tell, I'm a huge business and personal finance geek. :) I make all of my money online, but I want to avoid making a cheesy "make millions online" book. I have yet to make a million dollars, but I do make a living online and I'm very experienced. Any thoughts?

Would you vote for someone who claimed angels were on his side and that the opposition followed old scratch ? I read an article about Brent Rhinehart who is an Oklahoma County Commissioner. He is campaigning for re-election despite the fact that he has been charged with "abusing his office for personal gain" and with felony campaign finance charges. He is sending out a "comic" book to try to get voters to back him. You can check it out here: http://www.anorak.co.uk/anorak-in-new-york/185867.html . Anyone else think that there is something wrong when a person like this represents 220,000 voters?

ANYONE WHO HAS SPARE TIME? i need help with summarizing an article if thats not a problem i need 5 sentences? can somone summarize this article using these words Unemployment Budget Inflation Recession Depression Deficit Interest Rate Deflation Prosperity Recovery Surplus National Debt Standard of Living "How many of you have jobs?" financial advisor Angela Dockum asked the marketing students at Columbia River High School. A third raised their hands. "All right. How many of you have money left over at the end of the month?" Not a hand raised. They laughed sheepishly. Dockum, a guest speaker in the class, smiled. Composed with a slight Southern lilt, she forged ahead to the nut of her lesson. "A lot of Americans are in that rut," she said. She herself had once maxed out credit cards and had to pay them off. She didn't want these 17- and 18-year-olds to make that same mistake. Not in this economy. Embarrassed or not, many of the students seemed to understand. Not because it had been taught in school — personal finance classes are rare in schools — but because they live in this rut Dockum talks about, internalizing the tension their parents feel when layoffs are announced, wondering whether they'll have the money to attend college next year, after all. Add to that news headlines about the economy collapsing, banks closing and corporate America going bankrupt, and there's little left to inspire confidence in the future. A new generation James Gaynor, 17, who invited Dockum to his class, has been through two family recessions. "Our financial situation has been shaky since 9/11," James said. In that time, his father, nearing retirement, got laid off. His mother had been attending college, so the family found itself with additional debt. Years later, his mom also got laid off, and the family has been patching together jobs to make ends meet. Gaynor, a soccer player, coaches and referees up to 25 hours a week to pay for his playing costs. He wonders what his life might have been like if he'd been born 15 years earlier. Would he have been the middle class teenager his younger years seemed to promise? Those questions aside, James knows these times have pushed him to be smarter about money, smarter about scrimping and saving. He doesn't feel entitled to anything and knows he could lose everything in a matter of days. "It's taught me to grow up and mature a lot faster than other teenagers my age, given my circumstances," he said. "But I also see it as a positive, an advantage I have over other people." That's partly why he wants to be a civil engineer, a steady, intellectually appealing job, he says. Karah Ambrose, 17, is another student who has become more money conscious. Her mother stays at home, and her stepfather works in the real estate market. So Ambrose nannies to pay for gas and school lunch. She wears her uncle's oversized green fleece, and she's proud of that. It's proof that she's frugal, that she's not wasting her money on frivolous shopping sprees. Situated in a suburban part of Vancouver, Columbia River High students aren't known to pride themselves on touting expensive brands or driving late model cars. But bragging about frugality is new. "I love to go shopping, but it's like a scavenger hunt," Ambrose said. "It's like a competition. What can I get on sale?" Ambrose said her generation of teens is somewhere between Depression-era pack rats and the current generation of 20- and 30-somethings that had vague dreams and entrepreneurial ambitions coming out of high school and college. "We understand the need to save and the want to spend," she said. Gaynor agreed and pointed out that he, too, wears hand-me-downs. When Ambrose and Gaynor talk, there's no glimmer of American dream idealism. No discussion about grandiose plans of becoming an entrepreneur, a retiree at 35, a freelance writer living off fumes and the joys of life. "My mom tells me, 'Don't worry about money, do what you want, God will provide,'"Ambrose said. "She says, 'Don't sweat the small stuff.' But I have to. How can I not think about money?" At Clark College, Professor Gene Johnson said he senses that anxiety about the future from his personal finance students more so these days than five years ago. "They recognize that corporate America is not a great generator of new and lasting jobs," Johnson said. "The job tenure has gone down. It used to be that people would go to work and retire, but that's not the case anymore." But Johnson isn't too worried for his students. He says young people — those 40 and younger — should invest all their savings in stocks in a no load mutual fund account. He recommends financial services companies TIAA-CREF and Vanguard and socking away money — 10 percent of earnings, ideally. "We thought our parents were leaving us with a terrible world," said Johnson, 62. "Inflation was raging, jobs weren't so hot, especially in 1973 when I got out of the Air Force. But now our parents look pretty doggone good. Now we

getting more out of your tax? i wrote this article could you read it and tell me other tips you know of that i can add? http://www.gomestic.com/Personal-Finance/Earning-More-Back-in-Your-Tax.649879

What are the principles and key issues of planning for a Christian.? I need write-up or articles on Personal planning which should address such issues as: marriage, finance, time-management, home, church activities, career, house-ownership, business, investment, etc

Recession 2007 ??? I have written about the great imbalances of the US economy. Yet in all of my previous articles on the subject I have been unable to pinpoint when these imbalances will result in a bust. One can never be completely sure of the future, of course, as one does not have full information about all factors shaping future events. Thus, it is possible that this prediction will go wrong if the US experiences some future positive shock, such as for example a significant decline in oil prices. Australia seemed poised for a recession in 2005 after its housing market busted, but this was averted as the prices of Australia's commodity exports soared because of increased demand from China. However, barring such an unexpected positive shock, it seems increasingly clear that we will see a US recession this year. The main reason for this is that the housing bubble that fueled the recovery of the last few years has essentially burst. While mortgage debt continues to climb, albeit at a slower rate than before, and while housing prices have flattened rather than declined so far, other housing market indicators point to a housing recession. New home sales have reached multi-year lows and the inventory of unsold homes reached multi-year highs. Meanwhile, residential investment has declined significantly from its peak in late 2005. From 6.3% of GDP in the third quarter of 2005 to 5.3% in the fourth quarter of 2006. However, that is still above the 4% average of the 1980s and 1990s, and also significantly above the 3.3–3.4% level of the recessions of 1982 and 1991.[1] So far, the economy has seemingly handled this fairly well and experienced what one might call a "soft landing," with growth being slow but still well above zero. Yet there are increasing signs that the worst is yet to come. Much of the housing bubble was financed by so-called subprime mortgages, mortgages to people with a low credit rating. Subprime mortgages were encouraged greatly by the government, with the Federal Reserve providing a cheap source of credit and with Bush encouraging it as part of the "ownership society" that he envisioned. But after the Fed was forced to raise interest rates again, and as the introductory teaser offers expired, the cost of borrowing for the subprime borrowers increased sharply. And as subprime lenders almost by definition have weak personal finances, many have proven unable to handle that. And so we now see how the default rate has increased sharply. This will mean two things: first, new subprime loans will decline sharply. So far this year, subprime loans have declined 37% from last year.[2] This will not only mean lower demand for new houses, but also increased supply as an increasing number of subprime borrowers are forced to leave their homes. This fact, as well as the fact that construction spending is still at historically high levels means that it is likely to decline a lot more. And if this causes outright decline in housing prices, it will have a very adverse effect on consumer spending. The household savings rate was -1.2% in January and February.[3] Meanwhile, despite record high asset valuation, the household debt to asset ratio reached record levels last year, as did the mortgage debt to housing value which hit a record high of 47% in the fourth quarter of 2006.[4] Looking beyond the aggregate number, you can see that 27% of all homeowners have less than 20% equity (more than 80% mortgage debt) in their homes and 16% have less than 10% equity, making them highly vulnerable to a fall in prices.[5] All of this implies that the current spending pattern is dependent upon a continued rapid increase in asset prices, from levels which are historically already extremely high. Household real estate values, which in my first article on the subject I reported to be 184% of disposable income, up from the historic range of 135% to 150%, had in the fourth quarter of 2006 risen to 213% of disposable income. Meaning that there is certainly a high risk of falling prices — which, given the negative savings rate and the record high level of household debt, would imply that consumer spending will have to fall. With residential investments likely to continue to fall and with consumer spending likely to be weak as well, the one thing that could save the US economy would be business investments. Business investments are still at a relatively moderate level, and in relation to corporate profits they are in fact historically low. However, there are signs that corporate profits have peaked. The increase in profits over the latest year has been concentrated in the financial sector and in foreign subsidiaries of US firms. In contrast, profits at domestic non-financial industries (the sector that invests) have started to decline: in seasonally adjusted terms, they were 2.5% lower in the fourth quarter of 2006 than in the first quarter.[6] And with profits showing signs of declining, it is perhaps less important that they are still at high levels in absolute terms, because what matters for business leaders is not so much current profits, but expected future profits — or to be more precise, if businesses think additional investments will generate even higher profits. And with the pessimism generated by the decline in profits and the trouble in the housing market, an increasing number of business leaders seem to think that the days of high profits will be over soon. Business investments fell during the fourth quarter of 2006, and judging by the weak data for non-defense, non-aircraft durable goods orders,[7] the outlook for 2007 is not particularly good. But what about the Federal Reserve? The Fed has always been "the knight in shining armor" always saving the day by cutting interest rates — and they will do so again. At least, that's what many people on Wall Street seem to think. And of course, Ben Bernanke would certainly be willing to provide "liquidity" — with or without helicopters — if he thought a recession was coming. However, the fact that commodity prices continue to soar and the dollar is falling means that Bernanke will have limited scope to cut interest rates, particularly in the aggressive way that Greenspan did after the tech stock bubble burst. With businesses being reluctant to invest, and with subprime mortgages discredited, one has to wonder: where is Bernanke going to create the next bubble, the one that will mask the hangover from the housing bubble in the same way that the housing bubble masked the hangover from the tech stock bubble?

Why do Dems Fight Against Our Police Officers? http://messageboards.aol.com/aol/en_us/articles.php?channel=Personal+Finance&boardId=70178&func=6&articleId=30656 "The counterpunch from other, nonwealthy shareholders has now arrived in the form of a letter from union chief Chuck Canterbury. He's president of the National Fraternal Order of Police, whose 324,000 members have plenty of pension-fund dollars invested in Exxon. In a May 17 letter to Exxon Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson, Mr. Canterbury made clear he and his members don't agree that Exxon should be used to promote social goals if it means putting worker retirements at risk." you can go to Wall Street Journal or call the National Fraternal Order of Police if you want. This gentleman is the president of FOP

Do you think the United States it the Greatest Country in the World? I got proff that it is. read this article. http://biz.yahoo.com/ibd/080102/issues01.html?.v=1&.pf=personal-finance i guess no one wants a best answer. I thought I would of got a better answer to this. oh well. man. I thought there would be some pride here in the US. guess everyone has a stick up there ass. now Im starting to think are country sucks because of people like you. thats why no one likes u. because of people like you. cant decide. putting up for vote. enjoy life as we know it. it might not exist someday....

Does anyone know how to get started in freelance writing? I can write articles dealing with personal finance/business and health/wellness.

Do you “Tweet” or "Facebook" and Drive? I just came across the following article talking about how drivers are “Facebooking” and “Tweeting”while driving: http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=62123 What do you think about the article and findings? Perhaps this is a public service message, but it isn’t the wisest or safest course of action to use a mobile device while driving. Engaging in this kind of activity puts yourself and others at risk. Full disclosure: As some of you already know, I represent State Farm. I am here to gather your feedback as we work to help people make better personal finance decisions. Thanks.

how do I go back to previous yahoo issues (days)? i am searching for an article few days back on the yahoo website ( finance or personal section I guess)

Printing article(s) are incomplete when you go to print preview the pages are incomplete, why is that? When I want to print some of your articles regardingwhatever subjects that I maybe interested in, I first go to print preview mode...what a shocker...I find that alot of the articles your web-site is listing for printing are not printable...because they are in-complete, check some of them and see for yourselves, today I wanted to print one of your articles..see... http://finance.yahoo.com/how-to-guide/personal-finance/12832 can you go to that site/article and tell me what you see when you are in print preview mode and how can that be fixed so that future articles won't be appearing like they are incomplete when the print preview mode is entered, some people don't check before they start to print their articles, and they finally get their printed articles and they find that they are alot of them in-complete....what can your department or section that maintains these areas of exposture, do about this across the board, a real time fix...for everyone, not just me....David Brown...

Have you ever wondered why we went so blindly in the Human Right Act? If you ever wondered why have we spent so much money and time on Human Rights think no more because the answer is very simple. Tony Blair took us lock stock and barrel into the Human Rights Act accepting all that came with it and costing the UK a small fortune? Was this because he was devoted to Human Rights and he thought we should champion it. Think again is was personal finances that was at the bottom of this prior to going head on into Human Rights dear Mrs Blair's Law firm decided to specialise in yes you have it Human Rights. You may feel this is insider dealing nd you would be very right the sad news is since dear Tony left No 10 his wife's law firm is not doing so well. The Blair's have made millions out of the Human Rights act. Please read the link for a more detailed report. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1051548/Cherie-Blairs-law-chambers-lost-business-Tony-left-No10.html I am not saying I agree or disagree with the act what I am saking is do you feel Mr Blair accepted the act to make a quick buck. And did you read the link? Also as I have read the act to me it does see some including baristers are exployting the act and using it in a bid to get clients off charges and we all know that is not the intent of the act.

Tips on moving in together? My boyfriend and I are going to be moving in together in the next month. I know that a lot of people today live together before they get married. I was wondering if you all have advice on how to handle the financial end of this situation. I am worried about the finances the most because I know a lot of relationships have problems in this area but I will also take any tips or advice on living together without being married. Personal experiences, articles, websites, etc. Anything will help because this will be a completely new experience for me. Thanks in advance. :)

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can anyone help me to correct my English resume? I gonna to find a good job, here is my resume. It may have many error..... I'm not sure if some word is aptitude. THANK YOU! Skills English: Passed CET-6 Be able to read article quickly and smoothly, and to talk in ordinary conversation. Computer: National Computer Rank Examination Certificate (Grade: 2) Skilled in use of Windows, Office , Photoshop, and most of common softwares Has been responsible for the typesetting of <Finance Perspective> ,which is a magazine published by students of Finance Department. Expert at collecting information through the internet search Internship 2004.7-2004.8The Ministry of Finance listed companies Guangxi Guitang Ltd. Duties: Assist in the day-to-day work of the Finance Department Personal evaluation Simulated and family with transactions and trend of stock, futures, Exchange. Regular train my trading skills through simulated exchange provided by the Multibank Web site. Thank red260z very much! "Simulated and family with transactions............" means I used to simulated transactions of stoch, future, exchanges. and I very familiar with them. can you understand me ?

hi, guys, ladies what you think about this artocle? my personal opinion its complete BS!!!!? http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/careerist/40342 frank: its memory problem...relaive to wireless, i believe. reinstall program. and install it again.

Does anyone know if the website justthrive.com is secure or not? They ask for all of your account login information. They even ask for your secret questions and answers. It seems dangerous. There are also other sites similar to this one listed in the article I put a hyperlink to below. http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/09/personal.finance.manage.sites/

Why did Al Gore lie to congress about his personal finances & global warming profits? When Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn confronted Al Gore with his profiteering from global warming legislation at today’s House Energy and Environment Subcommittee hearing on the Waxman-Markey climate bill, Al Gore said that every penny he ever made from his business activities went into non-profit efforts. [See transcript below.] That is a flat-out lie, according to this March 6, 2008 Bloomberg report that indicates that Al Gore invested $35 million of his own money in various for-profit endeavors. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore left the White House seven years ago with less than $2 million in assets, including a Virginia home and the family farm in Tennessee. Now he’s making enough to put $35 million in hedge funds and other private partnerships. Gore invested the money with Capricorn Investment Group LLC, a Palo Alto, California, firm that selects the private funds for clients and invests in makers of environmentally friendly products, according to a Feb. 1 securities filing. Capricorn was founded by billionaire Jeffrey Skoll, former president of EBay Inc. and an executive producer of Gore’s Oscar-winning documentary film on global warming. http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/10567 Read the transcript. So Al Gore simply jumped on the global warming band wagon and supports cap and trade because he can make the almight buck.

Question for people from USA? I am actually from South America, Paraguay, specifically. I usually search for advice about personal finances and how to make money without having a job (boss). After reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, have realized how risky having one job as a sole source of income is for anyone. Among all financing principles I have been reading, found one that is to make money on the internet, like, writing articles, books, etc, and sell it. My worry though is, is this type of income directed to people from Europe and USA only? Can I make money on the internet apart from having 3 or 4 jobs?

Can SSH/HTTP Tunnels protect from corporate network monitoring services? the organization I work for is now monitoring all network traffic. They say its to scan for inappropriate/offensive material, but it may really be to monitor employee productivity. Can using an SSH tunnel or subscribing to a monthly http tunnel service make my surfing undetectable, anonymous or unnoticed? There is a lot of down time at the office between projects, and I don't want writing personal emails, checking facebook, craigslist, yahoo finance articles and even job postings to be noticed by the network monitoring software. I'm a low-bandwidth user...I'm never downloading high-bandwidth videos, youtube, movies, games or music. Is this a viable solution for low-bandwidth traffic, or will the network monitoring software still notice this? My other alternative is to surf on my cellphone (and we all know that gets old after 10 minutes).

Are there parenting magazines for REAL people? It seems like all these parenting magazines make assumptions about their readers . 1) That they are married- Lots of people are single parents by choice , by circumstance , or by divorce. 2) That people who have children are older in their 30's - Lots of people have children in their early , mid and late 20's. 3) That all of the people who have children make boo coo bucks - Here's an example taken out of Baby Talk magazine October 2006 pg. 55 - Article: Foolproof Finance - " Should you go back to work ? A personal nanny may run you $20,000 or more ." Who wounld even consider that ? The average person makes a little over $20,000 per year. Why don't they write things for normal , everyday people ? Maybe more than $20,000 per year. But you're missing the point. why don't they just showcase things that are more affordable off the bat so that people can go out and purchase them? Besides if they are advertising for their sponsers , you can sell more things that are cheap faster than you can sell things that are more expensive.

Questions for sailors who live in the barracks.? I'm a personal finance writer who writes about military issues. (http:paycheck-chronicles.military.com) As a military spouse, I've never lived in the barracks and so I don't know about the financial issues that are important to young single military members. Heck, I'm trying to write an article about laundry and I don't even know if the machines are free or if you have to pay for them. That's seriously impacting my ability to write a good article :) I would love to hear about your issues and possibly use them for future articles. You can reply here or come over to the website and hit the "Ask Kate" button. Thanks in advance for your help.

Smart long-term investments? From reading these "how to retire a millionaire" articles, I think I have most of the work down. I live frugally, do the little things like cook my own meals, etc. Starting now (age 18) I can easily stash $20 weekly for the long term, which will increase to $50 soon. I have all this stuff down and am probably in a good position, since I have no debt I'm trying to pay off or anything. So....what now? Annuities? Bonds? Should I seek advice from my banker? Someone told me I should take all my money and buy silver, another person said I should invest in Europe (I have family in London so it could work) because of the sinking dollar. I'm not looking for a quick profit from the hottest stocks, I want a place where I can put aside money, know that it's working for me (albeit slowly), and not worry about it for maybe 50 years. I guess I would benefit more from answers on how to find my way through the world of personal finance like "Here, read this book" than "stocks!!"