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If you’ve joined Consumerism Commentary within the past year, you might have missed out on what was published here previously. Here are a few articles from January in past years to catch up. Stay current with the articles here by subscribing to the RSS feed.

From the Second Half of January 2007

Suze Orman Teams Up with TD Ameritrade
Netflix: It Might Be Time to Dump It
Review: The Maui Millionaires by David Finkel and Diane Kennedy
Investing: Real Estate vs. Stock Market
Chicago Fed: Could the Penny Be Worth Five Cents?
Yet Another TIAA-CREF Problem With My SEP IRA
My MBA at the University of Phoenix Online, Part 4: Curriculum
Financial Ratios for Personal Evaluation: Working Capital Ratio

From the Second Half of January 2006

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Here’s a look at what you may have missed from Consumerism Commentary in prior years. From June 23-30, 2006:

* Warren Buffett Gives Most of His Money to Bill Gates
* Selling a Car While Upside-Down
* Quicken 2007?
* Looking for Apartments, Update 5

From June 23-30, 2005:

* Eminent Domain Rules Officially Changed
* Frugal Anywhere
* Entitlement Generation?
* More Signs of a Housing Bubble?
* Blogging for (Fun and) Profit
* GM’s Employee Discount
* The Urge to Merge

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I’m continuing a retrospective this entire year, to benefit new readers who may have missed these articles the first time around. Here is a taste of what you may have missed this week over the past few years. Some have active discussions you may find interesting. From January 15-21, 2006:

* Getting in (Physical) Shape
* Have A Happy Retirement
* Five Signs You Have Too Much Money
* Motivation for Generation X
* Wage Inequality
* How to Become as Rich as Bill Gates
* New Emigrant Direct Credit Card

From January 15-21, 2005:

* Fear of a Housing Bubble?
* Join the Army, Get Rich
* 401(k) Exploitation
* Delayed Deposits Cost Account Holders

From January 15-21, 2004:

* If I Were Suddenly a Rich Man
* Financial Update – January
* Millionaires Revisited

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Best Of 2005

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As the year is coming to a close, and I will be less available over the next few days, the opportunity is perfect for taking a look at Consumerism Commentary and compiling a list of “best” (or most popular) entries from the year. This will be the 570th entry in 2005, but only a few of those I would consider worthy of being included on a “best of” list.

Happy Hanukkah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Here is the “Best of 2005,” sort of categorized:
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Revisiting The Housing Bubble, Part 2

by Flexo

Part 1 on this short series about the housing bubble is here, driven by several articles from Fortune Magazine. Lately I’ve been splitting some of my longer posts into several parts — it’s better for digestion (metaphorically or otherwise). Today, about a third of new mortgages are nonstandard, fuzzy-math loans that have allowed many Americans ... Continue reading this article…

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Revisiting The Housing Bubble, Part 1

by Flexo

Fortune Magazine is taking a look at the hotly-debated housing bubble and offers some questions that homeowners should be asking in times of market uncertainty. Is it time to cash out? The article praises one family’s attempt to get out of the real estate market ahead of others who may do the same — mostly ... Continue reading this article…

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