Nader: The Cash or Credit Conundrum

Posted on October 5, 2009 by kwilder

Could Nader’s idea be extended to say, “Stop using credit cards immediately. Send the banks and government a message by buying less, and paying only in cash.”? A message from Ralph Nader: The Cash or Credit Conundrum Consumers rejoice.  Floyd Norris has just penned a piece for the New York Times titled: “Rich and Poor […]

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New study: Men overspend to attract mates

Posted on December 10, 2008 by iwilder

(excerpt from) Live Science Ooga Ooga! Men Overspend to Attract Mates By Jeanna Bryner, Senior Writer /  10 December 2008 Men are hardwired after eons of evolution to overspend, a new study suggests. Their maxed-out credit cards and mega-purchases have been tied to their desire to attract mates. The biggest male spenders in the survey […]

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Digg it! Seize the Time! by Cynthia McKinney

Posted on September 19, 2008 by iwilder

In my reading over the course of the last few years, I had to become somewhat conversant with the language of the new economy:  bundled mortgages, securitization, SPEs, SIVs, derivatives.  But in addition to the old concepts that always seemed to be with us–predatory lending, redlining, no affordable housing amid “the housing bubble,”– it soon […]

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Web-site let’s you spend Three Trillion Dollars! (It’s great fun)

Posted on September 5, 2008 by iwilder

Well, you don’t get the money.  Just the feeling… This is a web-site that has fun photos and interactive features to allow you to show what you would do with the 3 Trillion dollars our government wasted on the Iraq War! It is like a game for peaceniks and pragmatists. http://3trillion.org/search?q=president&x=0&y=0 This was posted and […]

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    Reflections on Occupy Wall Street, with photos, fun, and good wishes for the future. eBook, Occupy Wall Street: What Just Happened? (Only $.99 !) In the eBook, the Occupy movement is explored through original reporting, photographs, cartoons, poetry, essays, and reviews.The collection of essays and blog posts records the unfolding of Occupy into the culture from September 2011 to the present.  Authors Kimberly Wilder and Ian Wilder were early supporters of Occupy, using their internet platforms to communicate the changes being created by the American Autumn.

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