unemployment rate

If you’re a savvy investor, you most certainly have a fair bit of cash tucked away for general spending and emergencies. The stock market is a long term investment and if 2009 taught us anything, it was to not have money you need to spend in the stock market. So where do you put the [...]

It’s easy to be down in the dumps these days. The economy is bad, and may or may not be improving. Unemployment remains high, savings account interest rates low, and the stock market shaky. It’s getting colder outside, which some people (ok, me!) may hate. And yet, there is much to be thankful for. If [...]

Up until about 10 years ago, there was one type of IRA, the traditional IRA which was deducted from your taxable income, grows tax deferred, and upon withdrawal, is taxed at whatever rate you find yourself. Its cousin, the Roth IRA is the mirror image, the money you put in is after tax money, but [...]

I have noticed a couple of Sales Tax Holidays articles: 2009 State Sales Tax Holidays at Cash Money Life and Sales tax holiday reminder! at Don’t Mess With Taxes. This is a good opportunity to do your back to school shopping and reduce sales tax on items that you need anyway. Of course, you can [...]

Despite the rise in unemployment rate and many states are extending their unemployment benefits, there will be no second stimulus checks for now. In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Barack Obama dismissed the idea the U.S. might need a second stimulus to pull the economy out of recession and urged Americans to be [...]

Even financially responsible people do get into trouble and fall into debt. The most common cause is being insufficiently prepared for financial emergencies — perhaps an unexpected sickness or a sudden job loss. As such, having an emergency fund is a vital part of having a good financial health, and is an important step in [...]

Last week, Christian Personal Finance turned 2 years old — congratulation Bob! While we are on the subject of blog anniversary, Moolanomy Personal Finance is turning 2 this July 15th. To celebrate this auspicious occasion, I am giving away 1 (one) iPod Shuffle to one lucky winner on July 15th. All you have to do [...]

It has been a while since I get a 0% APR balance transfer credit card offers in the mail — actually, any kind of credit card offers period. Perhaps this is a sign that the financial sector is recovering, or at least, the credit market is freeing up a bit. Of course, this is too [...]

Today the U.S. unemployment rate jumps to 8.1% with another 651,000 jobs disappeared in February. The unemployment rate is higher now than at any time since December 1983. This means that many Americans are collecting their unemployment insurance payments, and some are doing so for the first time ever.
As a result, some people are left [...]

As someone who’s on the brink of losing his job, I have been doing my research and looking for employment opportunities. I can tell you that there are jobs out there, but it’s not easy to get one. With unemployment rate in record territory, companies can pick and choose whomever they want to hire, and [...]