Back in February, I posted an article regarding the First Time Home Owner’s Credit. It gave a pretty thorough breakdown of the program requirements.  While doing my daily browsing to stay abreast on various topics, I ran across an article that’ s alarming to me!  This money is available, but only for qualified individuals.  No, the government isn’t giving away any free money or money that you were entitled to that someone didn’t tell you about……. (continue reading…)

• Best Personal Finance Reads of March 2009 I love the month of March, not only because it is my birthday month, but also because the weather starts to change for the better and we finally get a hint of spring.  To close out the month, I'd like to share with you my favorite reads of the month......
• Tossing away free money from your employer? If your employer offers a 401(k) with matching, that's exactly what you're doing. We were chatting with friends this weekend and the topic got steered to money. (Not by me, actually!) We talked about: Starting up an ING Savings Account Ways to cut down on the little expenses that eat......
• How To Make Sure You Get Free Money For Your Child's Education. Kiplingers, one of my favorite personal finance sites & magazine, has a great article up for parents with advice on making sure you can get the free money you might be entitled to for your child's education. From dealing with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) application to......
• How To Make Free Money Online See How I Pay For Things That Just Don't Cut It With An Everyday 9 to 5 Job! What you are getting into: My website is an awesome website that will take you to this site where you to take 100% free offers and surveys to earn money. There is......
• Free Money Finance March Madness Round II With your help I was able to get through Round I of FMF's personal finance March Madness.  Well now I'm in Round II and it's really tight! The March Madness competition pits some of the best personal finance articles from 2008 against each other to see which is the best. ......

While over at Mediatakeout, I saw this pic and the sight of it left me wondering.  With all of the excessive spending and bailouts that’s occurred over the last few months, you would think  pics like this would be a thing of the past for some. Not that I ever laughed at anything like this  ,but situations such as these are really not laughing matters anymore.

Ever wonder what a Trillion Dollars look like? Here’s a neat break down!
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Is it true that some Restaurants are using “fake” chicken and steaks? Some people call it fake, because it is grounded up chicken or beef that has been reconstituted. Darker meats, especially in chicken, have higher Myoglobin which is excreted in muscles that are used more, such as legs and thighs in chicken. Some people always look at darker meat less desirably because of the higher fat content found in it. The meat processors run the meat through a centrifuge which separates the Fat and Myoglobin from the meat. The remaining meat is whiter and then bloated with brine or some water and some fillers such as starches, cereals, or flours amongst other things. What you have is a moldable chicken product or beef product, but they won’t tell you they are doing this. Restaurants use these products in chicken and steak salads. They basically use them in places where the meat is less suspect and/or noticeable. (continue reading…)

• Driving factors for recession proof Smartphones' sales‏ Today, Smartphones have become the daily necessity for corporate users and next generation. They are not only revolutionizing the mobile phone industry, but also changing the way we use computers. It is reported that Smartphone sales are expected to rise 22% in 2009. However, due to global recession, the demand......
• Debunking Heather on Stumble Upon.com, egg whites vs eggs!  Heather writes, "This guy seriously needs to update his education. There may be some decent basic fitness tips, but here is our supposed nutritionist actually telling people to eat eggs without the yolk. Yeeesh. Not only does the yolk contain all the vitamins and nutrition, the egg whites contain a......
• Driving factors for recession proof Smartphones' sales Today, Smartphones have become the daily necessity for corporate users and next generation. They are not only revolutionizing the mobile phone industry, but also changing the way we use computers. It is reported that Smartphone sales are expected to rise 22% in 2009. However, due to global recession, the demand......
• Football Party Food Ideas for College Bowl Week By now, everyone knows I'm something of a wannabe chef. Being that I have so many college football fanatics in my group of friends, it's not uncommon for me to host a few parties for big football games (Super Bowl, BCS National Championship game, or other Virginia Tech football events).......
• 450 Random Useless Facts [/caption] Most American car horns honk in the key of F. The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan." Barbie''s full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Every time you lick a stamp, you consume 1/10 of a calorie. The average person falls asleep in seven minutes. Studies......

So, I am out and about and I randomly hear conversations while standing in line about some Individuals not understanding where they fit into this equation of the Economic Stimulus Bill that President Obama signed on Tuesday, February 17, 2009. I especially hear the Elderly conversing about them having to tap into their savings to make ends meet. They are paying more money for health care and prescription costs. Yet, they aren’t receiving an increase in their fixed incomes. Some Elderly couples income are too much to receive assistance, but not enough to fully make ends meet; some are even having to apply for Food Stamps for the first time in their lives.

If you are Elderly, Disabled, or considered to be living in Poverty as more than 37 million and counting Americans are you will be happy to know that……. (continue reading…)

• 3 Reasons Why You Need Multiple Streams of Income One of the hottest concepts right now is the premise of creating multiple streams of income. While everyone wouldn’t mind making a little extra cash, there are even more benefits that can be reaped from having more than one source of income. Let’s go over just a few of them.......
• Financially Savvy Uses for Your Economic Stimulus Check News that most taxpayers would be receiving a check from the IRS has been pretty welcome news in households across the U.S. The hope of U.S. officials is that this rebate check will lessen some of the strain families are feeling in their pocketbooks and help them relax about their......
• Why Economic Stimulus Handouts Are Bad - It Kills Innovation The economic stimulus has been a hot topic in the news in recent months.  Banks and investment firms are getting bailed out.  Auto makers are getting bailed out.  Even the adult entertainment industry is asking for money.  But there's a big problem with handing out money to try to......
• Never Mind A New Economic Stimulus Package - Save Yourself! There's been a lot of talk in the news about a new economic stimulus package.  Some are talking about a new one being approved this year while others speculate that it won't happen until President-Elect Obama takes office.  There's been talk that a new economic stimulus package would be......
• Stimulus 2009: Our Tax Dollars are "Chump Change"? I try hard to keep pure politics out of my writing.  My hard truth concerns with the stimulus/spendulus bill are economic, not political.   Yet, it is hard to ignore some of the statements being made about the Obama stimulus plan by politicians.  Thus, my advice to Obama and his......