http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/10/14/when-katrina-says-jump/ A premiere personal finance blog, established 2003. Within, Flexo discusses his own experiences with money, and he and other authors comment on a wide range of personal finance topics. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/10/14/when-katrina-says-jump/#comment-1047 Brian Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:16:28 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=563#comment-1047 thc - With the possible exception of Hazzard, I did not interpret this post and comments as a celebration for a higher CPI. thc – With the possible exception of Hazzard, I did not interpret this post and comments as a celebration for a higher CPI.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/10/14/when-katrina-says-jump/#comment-1046 thc Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:18:34 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=563#comment-1046 Brian: If saying that inflation is bad, then yes, I'm generalizing. Celebrating a higher CPI is ludicrous. Brian: If saying that inflation is bad, then yes, I’m generalizing. Celebrating a higher CPI is ludicrous.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/10/14/when-katrina-says-jump/#comment-1045 Brian Mon, 17 Oct 2005 05:26:31 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=563#comment-1045 thc – with respect, you’re generalizing…inflation does not affect everyone equally. thc – with respect, you’re generalizing…inflation does not affect everyone equally.

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/10/14/when-katrina-says-jump/#comment-1044 thc Sat, 15 Oct 2005 07:04:10 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=563#comment-1044 Are you all nuts?! An increase in the rate for i-bonds or SS only means that inflation is present--no real gain. No one wins with i-bonds, at best, you don't lose money. You say, "look for higher prices all around". If the CPI has already risen, higher prices are already here! Are you all nuts?! An increase in the rate for i-bonds or SS only means that inflation is present–no real gain. No one wins with i-bonds, at best, you don’t lose money. You say, “look for higher prices all around”. If the CPI has already risen, higher prices are already here!

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/10/14/when-katrina-says-jump/#comment-1043 Flexo Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:45:04 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=563#comment-1043 It pays to be contrarian -- those making out with I Bonds now are those who weren't dumping all their money into tech stocks like everyone else in 2000. Where was I in 2000? Not even in the game... It pays to be contrarian — those making out with I Bonds now are those who weren’t dumping all their money into tech stocks like everyone else in 2000. Where was I in 2000? Not even in the game…

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/10/14/when-katrina-says-jump/#comment-1042 Hazzard Sat, 15 Oct 2005 00:33:44 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=563#comment-1042 Outstanding. 4.1%. That will give my parents a nice raise on their sole source of income........ Hazzard <a href="http://elym.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://elym.blogspot.com</a> Outstanding. 4.1%. That will give my parents a nice raise on their sole source of income……..
Hazzard
http://elym.blogspot.com

]]> http://www.consumerismcommentary.com/2005/10/14/when-katrina-says-jump/#comment-1041 Brian Fri, 14 Oct 2005 22:29:04 +0000 http://wp.consumerismcommentary.com/?p=563#comment-1041 Just wrote about this myself - looks like those with I bonds should do well in the coming months - <a href="http://newagepf.blogspot.com/2005/10/i-bonds-to-offer-up-to-929-returns.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>. Just wrote about this myself – looks like those with I bonds should do well in the coming months – link.

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