SOANY'S ECONOMICS BLOG

How to Save Money

2007-06-05T05:59:00.000-07:00

This article shows you how to save money and how people miss spend money buying stuff they don't really need. You have to stop buying high tech technology. You could buy the high tech technology but is better if you wait a while until pricer go down. Never take out money from real state because their interest is really high. This article also says that if you eat a lot you will spend a lot more money in food. To save money you could also by used stuff and you have to learn to make your own coffee because you spend money buying coffee everyday. And if you have saved money you have to put it the bank. And you should start working fast because you save money and the interest gives you money.

Taxes-How Does The Government Spend Money?

2007-05-24T05:55:00.000-07:00

This is how the government spends its money:

Medicare (17%): The national health insurance programfor people age 65 or older and under 65 with disabilities and peole with permanet kidney failure.
Medicaid (16%): is a program that pays for medical assistance to individuals and families who meet certain eligibility based on income. this is the largest source of medical and health services.
Out of Pocket (13%): payments are made directly by people receiving health care at the time services are used.
Genral Government:Education deparment, Food, nutrition, housing and urban development and other human resources.
Military (51%): is used for veterans benefits, interest in national debt. Military personel housing, construction.

The 3% that is left over is used for special things like jails and other charities.

Saving and Debts

2007-05-23T06:18:00.000-07:00

The U.S. has the tendency of charging people with the interest because if you make a late payment you have to pay a late fee, and its interest keeps going up. People get in debts easily because they use their credit card too much while the interest is very high and they get even in more debt. Finance charges are dangerous because their interest rates are high and you get a fee if you miss a payment and the interest rates goes even higher. Americans don't save money anymore because the high interest and the debts they are in. The saving rates in America went down in the couple of years because the interest rates were too high and people couldn't pay it off.

Critique of GDP Podcast

2007-05-23T05:58:00.000-07:00

The Podcast that I liked was Gisela's and Lissette's (http://mmoloneyiths.com/econ/podcasts/gdp/lissett-gisela.mov). This podcast was very informative and it went straight to the point. It explained the GDP thorougly. The recording was clear and I was able to understand everything they said. The pictures were good and relevant to GDP . This podcast was very creative. Yea I learned a lot of things for like the meaning of GDP and its functions.

US Trade Deficit: Getting Better?

2007-05-16T05:53:00.000-07:00

This article is discusing about the trade deficit and the trading all over the world. Trade deficit is the trading around the world and the debt they are in. The US trade deficit is likely to go down because there will be less trading and we will have more import than exports. And probably we will have less people working. It doesnt matter it could be a dollar you will still help the economy to go up because the more people spend the higher the economy will get up. China now has KFC and McDonalds to help bring the economy higher.

Taxes- How Does The Government Get Money?

2007-05-09T18:32:00.000-07:00

There are three types of taxes there are federal government taxes, state government taxes, and local government taxes. Government gets it's taxes by deducting it from your check. That is why many people prefer working of the books because they get paid cash and nothing is eported, therefore no tax gets deducted. For example you are working legally if your earn $1,000 with taxes, but after deductions you end up getting like $700. However, if you work of the books (cash) you get the $1000 without any deduction. The advantage of working legally is that you report taxes you can live as retired and when you work of the the books you can't.The government deductes your taxes by taking it away from the pay check.One federal tax is the IRS. The state taxes is when you own a property or business you have to file taxes for that and pay your taxes for that property. Taxes charged on clothing are a state tax.

Student Loans-Beware

2007-05-09T18:22:00.000-07:00

Students take out big amonuts of money for "college use", however, sometimes they forget to be responsible and use this money for their personal needs. I am not thinking of taking a loan because I think is very expensive there are other ways to pay for college. Interest on student loans are too high and you end up paying it twice.

Compund Interest and The 72 Rule.

2007-03-16T05:55:00.000-07:00

The compound interest rule is when you have money invested, and they pay interest to you because they use your money,. Therefore every year you gain money from interest. Basically you gain more money by the interest you get paid.

To estimate the number of periods required to double an original investment, divide the most convenient rule-quantity by the expected growth rate, expressed as a percentage.
For example, if you were to invest $100 with compounding interest at a rate of 9% per annum, the rule of 72 gives 72/9 = 8 years required for the investment to be worth $200, an exact calculation gives 8.0432 years.

Stock Market Game - 1 - Initial Investment Strategy

2007-03-12T06:23:00.000-07:00

Im planning to but many stocks. However I plan to invest my money in things that are used everyday like electricity, gas and stuff of a daily basis. My strategies are to research the stock market for high percentages.