DNN, (All debt, all the time, you borrow, we report) has a brilliant opening, inspired by the Daily Show and Jon Stewart. It mocks the … all ยป merchants of debt and the promiscuous spending of many Americans. Just good clean fun! Hanson’s Ross Perot imitation could use a bit of work, but then again, [...]
Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, talks about young people’s concerns on debt and their finances.
Erica Sandberg – Consumer Debt Trends
Complete video at: fora.tv Video game designer Ian Bogost argues for the educational power of video games. He illustrates his point by remembering how his young son grappled with the responsibility of long-term debt in the Nintendo game Animal Crossing. —– Video games are usually viewed as a form of escapism: pure entertainment and shoot-em-up [...]
A movie that explains clearly and simple the compicated finacail slavery we are under! www.moneyasdebt.net
Nortel Asks Judge in Delaware to Free Up $75 Million in Cash, May Rely on Cash and Loans from Units While in Bankruptcy
Lawyers tells $400000 student loan horror story. (Bloomberg News)
March 1 (Bloomberg) — Bill Gross, who runs the world’s biggest mutual fund at Pacific Investment Management Co., talks with Bloomberg’s Margaret Brennan about the outlook for sovereign debt and Federal Reserve monetary policy. Gross also discusses Fed’s balance sheet and exit strategy, and the prospects for inflation. (Source: Bloomberg)
Jittery world stock exchanges are breathing a sigh of relief after the shock from the property debt crisis in Dubai. The Emirate’s state-owned firm was teetering last week because it wanted to delay billions of dollars in loans. Gulf markets are still reeling from what’s been the first big sign of economic trouble there. Global [...]
Over the past 20 years, federal investment in higher education has decreased significantly. The maximum Pell Grant award used to cover over 60% of the average tuition and fees. Today, the average award covers just 33% of those cost. Student loans, both federal and private, represent a much greater percentage of a student’s financial aid [...]