philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 15, 2009, 9:45 am
This guest post comes from Michael, a contributing editor of the Dough Roller, a personal finance and investing blog, and Credit Card Offers IQ, a credit card review site. Every two years, the grea...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 14, 2009, 9:16 am
Well it’s December and that means that you’re probably doing some kind of holiday thing.  I prefer to call it Christmahanakwanzika as it covers the majority of the population.  You can call it w...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 12, 2009, 9:10 am
Man I love this trend of photoblogs.  I love everything from the icanhascheezburger group, Probably Bad News, Wedinator, Pale is the New Tan, Photobomb, and others.  Well, I’ve got another.  This...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 11, 2009, 9:14 am
Many years ago I wrote about how Edy’s ice cream was shrinking.  It’s a trick companies use to continue to charge the same amount of money for less goods.  I used it to illustrate how inflation ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 10, 2009, 10:00 am
Sorry guys, pressed for time and I couldn’t get a post out today. Please forgive me, I am the ultimate failure. As always, check me out on Twitter or read the blogs on my blogroll for good mone...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 9, 2009, 9:30 am
Yesterday, I talked about the people that made TARP happen, now I want to talk about the companies that benefited from TARP. Citigroup: Citi got $50 billion from the government after a failed attempt...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 8, 2009, 9:12 am
Do you remember waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back in 2008 all the banks were about to die?  They needed something under $1 trillion in loans and investment to get back on their feet.  Surprisingly, the governm...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 7, 2009, 9:30 am
Go to Vegas and drop some money.  As soon as you’re losing money the casino will start treating you like a valued customer.  This is because, by losing money on gambling, you’re basicall...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 5, 2009, 10:07 am
Earlier this week I suggested that Wall Street needed a PR makeover.  Well, thanks to The Onion, unemployment is getting a PR makeover.  Instead of worrying about the number of people that aren̵...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 4, 2009, 9:30 am
AKA The “Hidden Gem” State Welcome to the commonwealth of Virginia, it’s called a commonwealth instead of a state because Virginians think that makes them special. Don’t be fooled, Virginia ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 3, 2009, 9:17 am
Let me start of by saying I love Dove.  My skin tends to be sensitive and their basic soap (which isn’t really soap) called a “beauty bar” works very well with my skin. Dove began to dominate ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 2, 2009, 9:08 am
Do you know who Gordon Gekko is?  Aside from having an awesome name, he’s the antagonist in a fantastic movie from 1987 called “Wall Street.”  The story follows a young broker that gets caught...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Dec 1, 2009, 9:11 am
No doubt by now you’ve heard something about Tiger Woods in the news.  His wife beat him up because he was cheating on her and he ran his car into a tree or something like that.  It doesn’t real...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 30, 2009, 9:24 am
Money Magazine is not the worst personal finance magazine (that goes to Kiplinger’s) but it’s not the best.  Even if it were, all personal finance magazines tend to be 90% crap. Case in point, M...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 28, 2009, 8:06 am
FDIC - They may be in financial trouble but we can be rest assured that so long as our government has money, our deposits are safe in the bank. The Bull Market of 2009 – The stock market has ha...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 27, 2009, 9:12 am
Ugh, today is the worst day in shopping.  Having worked for a major retailer in college and dealing with the Black Friday fiasco firsthand, I know enough to stay away from the hoards of fools that wi...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 26, 2009, 8:55 am
Thanksgiving is about bringing family and friends together to enjoy eachother’s company.  When you sit down to eat, make sure you keep the conversation away from topics that could annoy others ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 25, 2009, 3:21 pm
Check out the MoneyHackers.net interview of me.  I always love doing interviews and grant them to just about anyone.  Please contact me if you are interested in interviewing me. Related posts:Money...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 25, 2009, 9:35 am
Here we are, one day before Thanksgiving, the most important holiday between Halloween and Christmahanakwanzika, and it’s time to thaw the turkey.  Go pick out your stuffing recipe, and meet me bac...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 24, 2009, 9:39 am
Yes I know that title sounds like some kind of movie line but it works.  So we all know the global warming debate isn’t really about whether or not the planet is warming, this is an established fac...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 23, 2009, 9:23 am
This is part II because back in March I wrote about a gold bubble.  See, back then, gold was playing around the price of $1000 an ounce.  I likened that price to $100 a barrel oil back in 2008.  I ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 21, 2009, 9:28 am
I’m sure you’ve had a personality test before.  Most of us are familiar with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.  It’s a series of questions that seek to identify who you are.  There...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 20, 2009, 12:54 pm
Hello readers, my friend, Soo-Young, From Bullishness.com is giving away a $10.00 Amazon gift card every day on his website.  This special promotion will run until the end of November.  You can qual...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 20, 2009, 9:11 am
Reality shows are an amazing phenomenon.  Who knew you could take a bunch of talentless idiots with a desire to be on TV, put them together with a camera, and make TV magic?  Oh yeah, I guess Aaron ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 19, 2009, 9:14 am
The economy is fueled by consumption.  We all know this.  But since you read my blog you’ve probably observed that despite a recession/slow recovery going on, every time you go out to eat or g...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 18, 2009, 9:21 am
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was designed to be the ultimate stimulus.  Billions of dollars will be devoted to various projects designed to get people back to work, improve infr...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 17, 2009, 9:23 am
What were you doing a year ago today?  I was at work, probably writing on sticky-notes some ideas for Weakonomics.  Check on November in the archives if you want to know what I was writing about. L...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 16, 2009, 9:20 am
This is a guest post by Mr Credit Card from askmrcreditcard.com. Though Mr Credit Card reviews credit cards, today, he is going to bring us back in time and explore the history of money and the Federa...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 14, 2009, 9:25 am
Retail hops on the Christmas bandwagon around about August of every year.  I start thinking about Christmas lists and stuff around Thanksgiving.  But I always get excited whenever the commercials an...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 13, 2009, 9:30 am
Home Depot/Lowes, Bloomingdales/Neiman Marcus/Nordstrom, Honda/Toyota/Nissan, CVS/Rite Aid/Walgreens, Best Buy/Circuit City (awww).  You’ve seen this.  When one pops up, a competitor is just down ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 12, 2009, 9:39 am
The United States National Debt is getting close to $12 trillion.  Amazingly, this is over $100,000 per taxpayer, and close to $40,000 for every citizen.  The rate at which our national debt is grow...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 11, 2009, 9:04 am
Zombieland looks like an insane movie.  There aren’t many movies that are funny and based around Zombies taking over the world, but one other does come to mind. You may or may not like my list...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 10, 2009, 8:16 am
You’re reading a blog written by a former chunker.  In high school I almost touched 1/8 of a ton (that’s 250 lbs for the mathematically challenged).  I lost quite a bit of this weight du...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 9, 2009, 8:15 am
I always tell myself that if cable wasn’t free for me, I wouldn’t have it. But then I would miss out on the James Bond movie marathons that run 2-3 times a year. A month or so ago a network ran a...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 7, 2009, 8:35 am
Ever been around that kid (or annoying adult) that asks “why” to everything you say?  I was that kid, and still am today. There is a great technique used to diagnose problems or investigate issu...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 6, 2009, 8:12 am
Swipe, print; swipe, print; swipe print sign; swipe print sign… These are the sounds of money leaving my accounts and moving into the merchant accounts of dozens of businesses all over town.  Rest...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 5, 2009, 8:31 am
Remember the Credit Cardholders’ Bill of Rights?  Congress passed it earlier this year as a way to protect the consumer from those mean old credit card companies.  Part of the law gave credit card...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 4, 2009, 8:20 am
The world is getting warmer! Humans are polluting and their pollution is making the world warmer faster! Unfortunately even I agree with this claim. The debate is how much humans really impact the ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 3, 2009, 8:22 am
One of the biggest companies you’ve never heard of went bankrupt yesterday.  It was the 5th largest in US history.  CIT Group, which is not to be confused with Citi, was one of the largest pro...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Nov 2, 2009, 8:32 am
656,000.  Would you believe that is how many pieces of mail are delivered every day?  I’d hope not because the actual number is 660 million.  656,000 are the number of employees at the United...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 31, 2009, 9:06 am
I could say something about how capitalism has ruined this holiday, but it’s going to be one of the few times of the year that The Sheconomist will let me eat tons of candy without getting in tr...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 30, 2009, 9:10 am
The biggest news of the week is no doubt the GDP numbers for the 3rd Quarter of 2009.  Gross domestic product grew at a 3.5% annual rate, which means over the quarter the economy grew 3.5/4 = 0.875% ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 29, 2009, 9:29 am
Before Timothy Geithner was the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, he was President of the New-York branch of the Federal Reserve.  It’s largely considered one of the top positions...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 28, 2009, 9:20 am
Logically speaking, it doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to advertise prescription drugs to consumers. All the ad money should be going to pushing doctors, that way when we go in to see our docs th...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 27, 2009, 9:19 am
Farm and construction machinery, Hershey sweets, Yahoo!, railroads, and Tupperware.  What do these things all have in common?  They’re all more profitable than the health insurance industry. ...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 26, 2009, 9:21 am
I don’t get many reader questions, and when I do most of them are asking for financial advice which I tend to shy away from.  But a great question found its way into my inbox last week. I have...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 24, 2009, 8:57 am
As many of you know The Weakonomist and The Sheconomist are engaged to be wed. We’re scheduled to get married sometime this fall (and it may have already happened) and so wedding stuff is fresh...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 23, 2009, 9:12 am
This is a short post today because the point is easy to make: STOP GIVING AWAY YOUR INFORMATION!! Do you think you are one of the select few that does not give away your information?  What do you do...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 22, 2009, 8:52 am
It’s no secret that the federal government is racking serious amounts of debt. It was bad before the recession started but the last couple of years have exacerbated the issue. The budget defic...
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philip w. posted an article on Weakonomics?Common sense for our dollars and cents - Oct 21, 2009, 9:06 am
Lately, news coverage has been talking about how the dollar is tanking all over the world.  It’s tanking so hard that some are wondering if it will remain the currency of the world for much longer....
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