Uncategorized
Baby Steps Bob
Little Choices In life, we often focus and stress about the big decisions or choices we occasionally have to make. Which path to take when we come to a fork in the road? What we often fail to remember, or choose not to look back on, is that life is more of a long journey … Read more
Wisdom in Simplicity
In Luke 10:21, we read: “At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, ‘I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.’” (NIV) … Read more
The Vicious Cycle of Government Debt: An Analogy Unveiled
Imagine a scenario where an individual, let’s call them John Q. Public, finds themselves in a financial predicament. John needs to borrow $1000 from someone else to cover their bills for the next two months, agreeing to a 3% interest rate. Initially, John manages to pay off the interest ($15.) every six months for two … Read more
Moving!
Blog has been moved over to franklupu.com
Tired Of Water Shortages? Try Markets Instead Of Government Regulation – Investors.com
http://news.investors.com/ibd-editorials/032015-744530-california-sets-water-use-limits-epa-monitors-showers.htm
What’s Trending Now?
MONEY Which trust to use?, On Wall Street Jobs Report, Bls.gov POLITICS Rep. Paul Ryan brings free market zeal to trade debate, Politico Italy looks to Spain when planning bank reforms, Stratfor Ukraine: Talks Set to Continue After Meetings in Moscow, Stratfor Germany Adopts a Tough Stance on Greek Debt, Stratfor RELIGION Obama lectures Americans … Read more
What’s Trending Now?
MONEY Obama proposes one-time 14% tax on overseas earning by WSJ The smart way to teach children about money by WSJ How Bitcoin works, forwarded by Tim Challies U.S. Consumer spending posts biggest drop since 2009, Marketwatch Wall Street gears up as White House Pushes Retirement Fund Rules, OWS 7 Common IRA Mistakes, FP POLITICS Cuba … Read more
What’s trending now?
MONEY McDonald’s CEO steps down amid declining sales and menu changes, Wall Street Journal The forbidden fruit, Apple reports record sales: Apple takes a 30% cut from developers selling via the App Store. So Apple would have earned about $4.3 billion from the App Store in 2014, Marketwatch Treasury Secretary Lew calls for lower corporate … Read more
Senator’s husband stands to profit big from government deal | Page Six
http://pagesix.com/2015/01/16/senators-husband-stands-to-profit-from-government-deal/?_ga=1.137700920.922370688.1421462337 Maybe she will be standing behind Obama on Tuesday when he delivers his State of the Union Speech about raising taxes on the rich, to help the middle class.