coslenchip

@coslenchip (101)

United States • Age 40

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Investing

ashcroft3 @ashcroft3 (58) • United States 28 Feb 07

Hope I can spawn some answers from some "Finance Savy" individuals. My question is, where would be a good place to invest around 1 or 2 hundred a week out of my paycheck and see some quick growth?

finance

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coslenchip This second response from me is going to give some examples and my personal feelings. Personally, I like a large amount of control and a large amount of involvement. I want a large return on my money in the short term. I like to minimize my risk, but am...

28 Feb 07

finances-how much to discuss?

mansha @mansha (6298) • India 27 Feb 07

We havce a disagreemnt on this issue. I feel we should not discuss our financal situation in front of our son at all. Come on he think we are paupers now. He dreams of growing upo and earning lots of money so that he can buy...

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coslenchip P.S. If you are in a different group than you want to be, you can move. It simply takes more education. Take some books about finance out of your local library. Personally, I am a big fan of Robert Kiyosaki. David Boch, and Ric Edelman are also great...

28 Feb 07

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Do you give money to homeless people?

missybear @missybear (11391) • United States 31 Dec 08

There is a lot of homeless people in Vegas. Every Corner seems to have at least 1. They have sighns that say "Will work for Food", or "I won't lie I need a Beer". Sometimes I feel bad for the person and I wonder how they ended...

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coslenchip There is a lot of homeless people in Vegas. Every Corner seems to have at least 1. They have sighns that say "Will work for Food", or "I won't lie I need a Beer". Sometimes I feel bad for the person and I wonder how they ended up that way. Depending on the...

31 Dec 08

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How do you back up your PC hard drive?

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17798) • United States 31 Dec 08

How do you back up your PC hard drive? I know you put it on disks, but my problem is I do a disk and then copy my C: drive and it tells me not enough space on the disk. I don't back up any games (my grand daughters have a few, and...

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coslenchip How do you back up your PC hard drive? I know you put it on disks, but my problem is I do a disk and then copy my C: drive and it tells me not enough space on the disk. I don't back up any games (my grand daughters have a few, and if lost, I can just...

31 Dec 08

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Once you have given up a bad habit do you pick up another one?

hdjohnson @hdjohnson (2981) • United States 31 Dec 08

I know friends who used to smoke and they often say that once they have given up that habit, they often find themselves picking up weight and start becoming obese. I have the habit of drinking Dr. Pepper, once I gave it up and...

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coslenchip I know friends who used to smoke and they often say that once they have given up that habit, they often find themselves picking up weight and start becoming obese. I have the habit of drinking Dr. Pepper, once I gave it up and I picked up coffee. I am...

31 Dec 08

Do you think the government should be able to ban everything?

flagbabygirl @flagbabygirl (891) • United States 13 Feb 07

In New York Trans fats have been banned making it impossible for Mc donalds to make their famous french fries the same way they have for many many years! Smoking has been banned in entire states even outside! They are trying...

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coslenchip I agree with you completely with what the government should be doing, in general. Secondly, though, you brought up taxing as opposed to banning. Taxes are a sticky subject. Like it or not, the government needs to collect some taxes to operate. So, it is my...

26 Feb 07

I think what I am is not what I am.

sunilpatel @sunilpatel (150) • India 30 Dec 08

Please dont me confused. I feel that I am not the one I am and always try to be like someone else. What could be the reason.

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coslenchip Please dont me confused. I feel that I am not the one I am and always try to be like someone else. What could be the reason.

30 Dec 08

President Bush

bobmnu @bobmnu (8157) • United States 23 Feb 07

Why do some people hate President Bush on a personal level? You hear people like Bill Marr calling him extreamly insulting names. You have the press running every negative story on him including the ones that are not true. He...

christian

negative

president bush

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coslenchip You are correct. Name calling/mud slinging has become standard in America. Unfortunately, it works. As such, it continues. Personally, I prefer pepole who bring up valid points. But, like it or not, that is not how "people" respond. They respond to name...

26 Feb 07

Death penalty. Too easy for the perpetrator?

tecklebuggg @tecklebuggg (209) • United States 21 Feb 07

I would rather see someone have to live EVERYDAY surrounded by graphic crime scene pics plastered on their little cell walls for the remainder of their lives. no rec rooms, no cable tv, just everyday spent looking at what they...

crime

punishment

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coslenchip As has been brought up, you cannot think about what you would feel or you would hate. Many people in prisons have a mental problem. Because of that problem, they sit there and are babied. Personally, I feel that if someone cannot learn to live within the...

22 Feb 07

Death penalty. Too easy for the perpetrator?

tecklebuggg @tecklebuggg (209) • United States 21 Feb 07

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coslenchip More acurately, the tax savings are (or at least should be) given back to the people in the form of NOT PAYING in the first place. In other words, our taxes would be able to be lower.

22 Feb 07

george bush

max1950 @max1950 (2306) • United States 22 Feb 07

should he be impeached before he does more harm to the country,he wants to send in more troups to iraq and no one else does,but he has the power to nomatter what anyone says,should we get rid of him now

politics

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coslenchip We lost the respect of the world long before this administration. Maybe you didn't travel over seas while Clinton was in office. I did. I do agree with you that Americans are screaming for a change. The US population typically flip lops from Democrat to...

22 Feb 07

Plagiarized Post

CAPirani Photography & Art @capirani (2840) • United States 24 Nov 08

I just accidently found a post that was taken almost word for word from another article I had read recently on Yahoo. This makes me wonder how many other people post things that they have taken from other places online thinking...

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coslenchip I just accidently found a post that was taken almost word for word from another article I had read recently on Yahoo. This makes me wonder how many other people post things that they have taken from other places online thinking they won't be found out and they...

24 Nov 08

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Do you think we will have a planetary government in our lifetime?

kesfylstra @kesfylstra (1868) • United States 20 Feb 07

Okay, I am getting this from Star Trek, but my point is still a good one. Do you think earth will become a nation in itself, with one governmental system? Do you think it will be like the EU, with sovereign but cooperating...

future

world government

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coslenchip I agree with Mr. Coolant Spray. The Ender's Game series is a good one. Also, reference War of the Worlds, or the blockbuster based on it, Independence Day. Without something huge, nations will continue down similar paths as today, for good or bad....

21 Feb 07

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What did you think about this season's beauty and the geek?

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 15 Feb 07

Did you like the way that they did the whole judges and voting thing at the end? I thought it was a real twist. I thought it was kind of neat how Nate went around telling everyone that they didn't deserve to win because CeCe...

megan and scooter

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coslenchip Like Nate said, maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but someday, Cici is going to have a wake up call. It will happen when she realizes that she doesn't have any real friends. I couldn't believe what she said at the end about anyone that thinks a month and a...

16 Feb 07

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Do you think Communism is BETTER than Capitalisme?

cheongyc @cheongyc (5072) • Malaysia 4 Feb 07

I am sure most of us today are loaded by a loan, be it a house loan or a car loan or credit-card loan. And most of us are having a fixed income, to pay the never-ending loan. We had suffered a lot due to the burden of our...

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coslenchip Actually, the "Capitalism" that is practiced in most of the world is a hybrid. How many governments have some sort of welfare? How many governments have tax laws set up to tax wealthy people more? How many governments provide non-militaristic services? These...

15 Feb 07

Bush! Wrong choice of words?

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 15 Feb 07

I have waited a couple of days since Bush gave his last Press Conference. While watching and listening to him I stopped in my tracks when I heard him say "I go out of my way and make it a point to speak to the families" he was...

bush

more bloopers

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coslenchip I agree. Going out of my way, means that I am willing to spend my time doing something. I personally would take that as a compliment, which is, I am sure, what the president meant. People have become very critical. They expect politicians to be articulate,...

15 Feb 07

Bank of America wants to do what?!?!

soccermom @soccermom (3198) • United States 14 Feb 07

I've been dying to get off work today and talk about this. I was listening to the radio this morning and heard on the news report that Bank of America wants to start giving credit cards to illegal immigrants that have no social...

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coslenchip WHAT!?! The government is not involved in this at all, and rightfully so. First off, I understand your concern and disgust. You feel that as a citizen of the US you should not be penalized. You feel that not using a person's credit score is...

15 Feb 07

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Why isn't weed legal?

fightingistheonlyway @fightingistheonlyway (2658) • Canada 4 Feb 07

Its just as bad as cigarettes and alcohol.. also its great for paper and all that production stuff. So why isn't it legal?

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coslenchip I have a few friends that are very liberal, in the traditional sense. My views have definitly been influenced by the articles one person in particular has shown to me. Do you consider yourself libertarian or do you know people that do?

13 Feb 07

How many pensions is too much?

scorpiobabes @scorpiobabes (7225) • United States 4 Feb 07

President Bush will receive a life time pension once retired from the presidency; he should also receive a pension from the state of Texas due to his service as governor; he may be eligible for a pension from the private company...

pensions

retirement

social security

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coslenchip Question 1: "What would the rate of return need to be for someone making $200/week" (I am assuming you meant if they could invest what is being taken by social security) Social Security is paid a total of 12.9% of your gross pay (6.45% comes out of your check...

13 Feb 07

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