Serious Coin http://seriouscoinblog.com A Financial Blog Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:03:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Cash for clunkers – win or lose? http://seriouscoinblog.com/cash-for-clunkers-win-or-lose/ http://seriouscoinblog.com/cash-for-clunkers-win-or-lose/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:03:15 +0000 Serious Coin http://seriouscoinblog.com/?p=32 Sometimes I don’t know whether to laugh or cry…  The things the US Congress comes up with!  Here’s an analysis of the Cash For Clunkers legislation now on President Obama’s desk awaiting signature.  The economics of this program are so distorted you need a funhouse mirror to see them straight.  If anyone still doesn’t think the auto industry bailouts are a naked payoff to the UAW for their support of Democrats in the last election then you just need to read this article.  Better grab a box of tissue to wipe up the tears as you realize where your tax dollars are going.

]]> http://seriouscoinblog.com/cash-for-clunkers-win-or-lose/feed/ 0 Simply estimating retirment needs http://seriouscoinblog.com/simply-estimating-retirment-needs/ http://seriouscoinblog.com/simply-estimating-retirment-needs/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:28:45 +0000 Serious Coin http://seriouscoinblog.com/?p=29 I recently saw a great idea on Moolanomy.com about predicting how much money you’ll need in retirement.  It uses an average inflation rate, the rule of 72 and your current income to show how much money you’ll need to retire at certain points in the future.  Check out this article here.

]]> http://seriouscoinblog.com/simply-estimating-retirment-needs/feed/ 0 Hyperinflation in the US? It’s not unthinkable… http://seriouscoinblog.com/hyperinflation-in-the-us-its-not-unthinkable/ http://seriouscoinblog.com/hyperinflation-in-the-us-its-not-unthinkable/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:43:24 +0000 Serious Coin http://seriouscoinblog.com/?p=24 With the quadrupling of the money supply in the 150 days of the Obama presidency, the spectre of price inflation has again come upon us.  Motley Fool discusses the possibility of hyperinflation in the United States and what it might look like here.

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See this article from Bloomberg.com.

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