Millionaire or Bust

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust takes a look at the news of the week and looks at how being healthy can save money for us and the country. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Gained 310 points going from 9,713 to 10,023. Oil: Gained...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust takes a look at the news of the week and I go slightly out on a limb and say a little about where I think the economy is headed this holiday season. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow:...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust was recorded after a missed week. I have to apologize because I take my responsibility to my listeners to get a show out weekly, very seriously. Unfortunately, the trip to Las Vegas for BlogWorld proved too much for me as...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust was recorded via my iPhone from Las Vegas. So, I apologize for the slightly lower audio quality. This weeks show was short as next week’s should be as well. This week I talked a little bit about planning for travel and saving...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust gets right into it. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Down 177 points. Oil: Up $4.25/barrel from $65.56 to $69.81. Gas: Dropped another 4.3 cents/gallon this week from $2.504/gallon to $2.461. 2 more bank failures makes, one in Michigan and one...

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I’m back from my vacation week. I want to thank Shawno of the Hyper Nonsense podcast again for stepping in and hosting the show for last week. It’s good to be back and stepping back in where I left off. Here are the articles and links mentioned in this week’s...

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Last week, I said that this week would most likely be a “vacation week” unless I received enough user contributed material or a guest hosted the show. Well, Shawno of the Hyper Nonsense podcast stepped in and did an excellent job. If you enjoy the show on a weekly...

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Next week is looking to be a “vacation week,” but I’m open to user contributed material or a guest hosted show, if anyone is interested. I may also put together a feedback show. That’s all up in the air, but unless something comes up, don’t expect the show next week. Here...

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This week’s Labor Day Edition of Millionaire or Bust came out a day later in observance of the holiday. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers The Dow dropped 103 points from last week. Oil: Dropped $3.40/barrel in the past week to $68.75 from $72.15. Gas: Dropped 2.6 cents/gallon...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust gets right into it. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow was up 38.24, or 0.4%. S&P was up 2.80, or 0.3%. Nasdaq was up 7.87, or 0.4%. Oil: $72.15/barrel down $2.03 Gas: $2.609/gallon down 1.8 cents 3 more bank failures makes 84 for...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust gets right into it. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers The Dow rose 185 points to 9,506. According to AAA’s Fuel Gauge Report, gas dropped slightly. Oil surged $7.78/barrel. Four more bank failures. Which Way Is The Wind Blowing? Housing is up? Housing is...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is the first after my birthday week off. So, let’s get right back to where we left off. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers: How the major stock indexes fared this week. Oil was down over $4/barrel form 2 weeks...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is the first after Show #100 and the first as I tweak the show’s format. What does that mean? Hopefully, a better show that is more focused on helping you to grow your wealth. It also means I need your feedback in...

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This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is our hundredth episode special. With some help from Talli from BeingHealthy.TV (who was also my former co-host) I cover feedback from Carlos from Puerto Rico, Christian from Vilkri.com and Erk from erkpod.com.au. Then as usual, I get into the news! Oil at $68.75/barrel...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I talked about changing the way you think about shopping. But before that I updated you all on the news of the week: The coin toss was wrong, the Dow was up 597 points from 8,147 to 8,744 . Average Gas Price: $2.468/gallon down...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I did a short news only show since Talli and I just finished a move to an apartment near Fresno for an assignment that will last a few months. So, here’s the news update: The Dow fell for the fourth straight week last...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the topic was tricking yourself into saving. I covered this topic because sometimes it seems impossible to save and we need to come up with some way to make it mandatory, regardless. But first, I covered the news for the week: The...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I covered the news and dug into some neglected feedback. First, I covered the news for the week: Oil was at $69.22/barrel when I checked on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 5:23 am EST. With 5 bank failures, the bank failure total reached 45...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I talked about saving money by lowering your medical fees. But first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right again, the Dow was down this week 260 points. It’s been right 8 out of 10 times. Oil dropped to...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I talked about saving money by doing swaps rather than buying everything. But first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right again, the Dow was up! It’s been right 7 out of 9 times. 10 banks were cleared to...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, we had a straight news show since I’ve spent the last two nights working on a video promo for Talli’s new video podcast Being Healthy TV until 6 am and I want to finish early enough that I remain coherent. (And for...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was check scams. But, first I covered the news for the week: Oil prices are rising. Saudi Arabia warns of dramatic, future oil price rises. Gas prices are up to $2.488 as of Friday, according to AAA . Chrysler’s bankruptcy will hit a...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was pooling resources. But, first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss called it again. The Dow was up last week. In bank failure news, we had the failure of BankUnited and two Illinois banks, making 36 for...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was the taboo of talking about money. But, first I covered the news for the week: How the major stock indexes fared The surge in gas prices US videogame sales down 17% in April A proposed Senate bill would allow a return to...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was educating kids about finances. But, first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right, Wall Street extended its rally. There were no bank closures. US unemployment hit 8.9%, while job losses moderated. Oil prices rallied again despite massive...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was emotional investing. But, first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right, the markets were up. Two more banks failed. Consumer sentiment soared as confidence returned. Oil prices hit their highest levels in a month. Important News: Tax credits...

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Since the economy hasn’t been great lately, I thought giving you all the chance to win something couldn’t go wrong. So, starting today and running until 11:59 pm Pacific time on May 31, 2009, we have a contest for free Brochures and free Business Card Printing thanks to UPrinting.com. Some...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was, “What’s a value investor to do?” But, first I covered the news for the week: Police investigating death of Freddie Mac CFO Murder-suicide inquiry turns to father’s financial dealings New US jobless claims rise to 640,000 Oil & Gas Price Updates DOW down,...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was, “What should you do with your refund?” But, first I covered the news for the week: DOW had it’s sixth straight week of gains Two more U.S. banks close to bring the total equal with the count for all of...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I covered the news for the week shortened by Good Friday: Five straight up weeks for the economy. The Bank failure count for 2009 reaches 23. Wells Fargo shocks Wall St. by predicting record profit. ‘Tax Freedom Day‘ arrives today. California’s anti-tax crusaders talk revolt. Some job seekers...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was retirement healthcare. Since so many people overlook saving for healthcare costs in retirment, I thought it was important that I called it out as an important issue. But first, we started the show off with the...

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(Sorry to anyone that gets this show twice. It had to be reloaded to deal with an issue with Feedburner.) In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was the financial media. Since so many people get the financial education they use to make their financial decisions...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, we started off with mixed news: The DOW closed up for the second straight week even though it was down Friday at 7,278. May crude edged up 3 cents to settle at $52.07 a barrel. The price of U.S. gasoline was down for the first...

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In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust we focus on the good news of the week, which there was a lot of: This week all the major indices were up. Madoff plead guilty and was jailed for his $65 billion fraud. OPEC kept output steady to help heal the sick economy. Bank of...

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The main topic of this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is carving some savings out of your budget. But, before I talked about that, I had to give you this week’s news: First off, we had the 17th bank failure of the year, making eight consecutive weeks with at least...

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The main topic of this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust is identity theft. But, before I talked about that, I had to give you this week’s news: This week was the seventh consecutive week with a bank closure. This week regulators shuttered two more banks, the 15th and and...

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This is a short episode of Millionaire or Bust this week, for several reasons. We had some aggressiveness issues with our dog Hunter, so we had to give him up, since we have a baby and that’s just not safe. That was rough on the family. Immediately following...

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On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, I start off by announcing that I’ll be doing the show solo for the foreseeable future. Talli is on hiatus due to the demands of her other podcast and blog, Being Healthy for Busy People and work and the baby. So,...

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On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, Talli is out sick, but I’m still standing, so I bring you the news, some listener generated content and then some tips on how to save money on your monthly expenses to help get you through this economic downturn. For the first story, I...

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This is the first show that we’ve recorded since we returned from our vacation, so this week on Millionaire or Bust we recapped some major stories that occurred in the last couple weeks in a quick summary. Then we focused on a couple stories around housing & saving money. But...

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This is our second episode of a special two part travel edition of Millionaire or Bust. We’ll be focusing on how to plan for trips while still trying to stay on track with your goals of building wealth. We’ll give you tips on how to save money or...

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This is our first episode of a special two part travel edition of Millionaire or Bust. We’ll be focusing on how to plan for trips while still trying to stay on track with your goals of building wealth. We’ll give you tips on how to save money or...

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This is our last all news episode of Millionaire or Bust, at least for the foreseeable future. The next two weeks will be a two episode series about travel that we put together before taking off for some vacation. We wouldn’t leave you without content. After those two...

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This is the first episode of Millionaire or Bust for 2009. We covered a lot of ground in this show. Even though the week on Wall St. was shortened for the second straight week, there was a lot of news. We talked about the Santa Claus rally which led...

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This is the last episode of Millionaire or Bust for 2008. We covered a lot of ground in this show. Even though the week on Wall St. was shortened, there was a lot that happened. Of course, we had to start off by talking about oil, which bounced back above...

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On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we covered the big three stories. We discussed the Fed reducing the benchmark rate to as low as zero, Bush providing loans to save the automakers and how oil did when OPEC announced a major production cut. We then discussed how gas prices edged...

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On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we give you the bad news before we give you the good news. This week, two more regional banks fail. One is in Georgia and the other is in Texas. We also discuss the state of the auto industry, the White House’s intention to...

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On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we dive right in with an update on the state of the recession. And yes we’ve been in a recession for a year now according to the announcement by the NBER. Of course, that was obvious to everyone who saw that Georgia Community...

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On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we have plenty to talk about, as always. The majority of it revolves around shopping and Black Friday. So, we jump right into discussing how the holiday sales are for the small retailers. Then we get into buyer behavior on Black Friday...

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On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we have plenty to talk about. We start off by discussing how the DOW did this week and how President-Elect Obama’s nominations for cabinet positions may have affected it. We also discussed the still falling gas prices. Then in banking news, we...

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On this episode of Millionaire or Bust, we cover the week after the US election (which also happened to be a one week trip up to the Yosemite area for us). The financial markets were pretty volatile again this week. So, we had to discuss that volatility a little bit....

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