Millionaire or Bust

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 $1.12/barrel from $77.53 to $78.65. Gas: Dropped 2.4 cents/gallon going from $2.693/gallon to $2.669. Bank Failures: We had 5 more bank failures over the past week bringing the current total to 120. Which Way is the Wind Blowing? Unemployment has hit 10.2%. Health & Finance Five health care problems that cost $1 Trillion out of the $2.2 Trillion spent on Health Care in the USA every year. Announcement Going forward Millionaire or Bust will be moving away from a weekly schedule, due to the fact that I need to dedicate more time and energy to our other website, BeingHealthy.TV. Talli and I are creating more and more content there every week and I needed to decide where to throw my main focus. As the bigger of the two sites, BeingHealthy.TV won. And speaking of winning, Talli’s audio podcast Being Healthy for Busy People is a finalist in the 2009 Podcast Awards. Back to the point though, MillionaireOrBust.com will still be producing content, but not on a regular schedule. As time permits and inspiration strikes, I’ll be producing podcasts and, new for me, blog posts on finance related topics. I will be moving away from news a bit to focus more on money saving tips and money making tips though. Thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast and thank you to everyone who stays subscribed. It has been and continues to be an honor to have such a great group of listeners. Sincerely, David van Sunder If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone!

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: Dropped 259 points going from 9,972 to 9,713 during the past week. Oil: Dropped $2.50/barrel from $80.03 to $77.53 in the past week. Gas: Gained 2.2 cents/gallon going from $2.671/gallon to $2.693. Bank Failures: We had 9 more bank failures over the past week bringing the current total to 115. More Banking Related News: CIT filed for the 5th largest bankruptcy in United States history in terms of assets. Madoff Scam News Madoff’s accountant is expected to plead guilty November 3. Madoff investor found floating in the pool. Which Way is the Wind Blowing? It’s believed that the United States has emerged from the long recession. Economists believe jobs will return in 2012. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone!

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 far as getting this show out on top of everything else I had to do that week. But I’m back in the saddle! Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Gained 107 points over the past two weeks. Oil: Up $7.77/barrel from $72.26 to $80.03 in the past two weeks. Gas: Gained 18.9 cents/gallon over the past two weeks going from $2.482/gallon to $2.671. Bank Failures:We had 8 bank failures over the past two weeks to bring us all the way up to 106. And here is missing bank failure #98. Tax & Retirement Investment News: IRS said in a statement that the maximum contribution limits for your 401(k) and other retirement plans will stay the same next year as this year. Main Topic: This week’s main topic discussed some things Talli and I planned to do to save money while in Las Vegas and how we did against our expectations. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone!

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 some money while doing it Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Up 377 points. Oil: Up $2.45/barrel from $69.81 to $72.26. Gas: Gained 2.1 cents/gallon this week from $2.461/gallon to 2.482. Bank Failures: For the first time in 3 months, we had no bank failures for the week. Main Topic: This week’s main topic discussed some things I considered while planning this trip to Las Vegas to give a practical way to think about your vacations or trips in general. This week’s show is really the setup for next week’s show which will wrap up the complete vacation/expo week and provide some links that I found during my planning and during my trip that will make the process easier for you . Closing: I want to let everyone know that I’ll be at Blogworld in Las Vegas October 15-17. So, if you’ll be there and want to meet up, contact me and we’ll try to setup a meetup, probably in conjunction with listeners and viewers of Talli’s two shows “Being Healthy for Busy People” and “Being Healthy TV.” If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone!

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 in Minnesota make 97 for the year. Auto Update: U.S. September auto sales plunge; GM, Chrysler hit hard, while Ford lightly touched. The Bright Side: Recession to reduce U.S. winter heating fuel costs. Where We’re At & Where We’re Going: Economic growth seen slowing by year’s end. Feedback: We received some feedback on last week’s show from Maria Isabel and Shawno of the Hyper Nonsense podcast. Closing: I want to let everyone know that I’ll be at Blogworld in Las Vegas October 15-17. So, if you’ll be there and want to meet up, contact me and we’ll try to setup a meetup, probably in conjunction with listeners and viewers of Talli’s two shows “Being Healthy for Busy People” and “Being Healthy TV.” If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone!

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 show: By the Numbers: Dow: Dropped 155 points from 9,820 to 9,665, but if you look back 2 weeks, it’s actually up 60 points from 9,605. Oil: Dropped $3.13/barrel from $68.69 to $65.56 in the past two weeks. Gas: Dropped 6.9 cents/gallon from $2.573/gallon to $2.504. Bank Failures: The week before last we actually had 2 more bank failures. When you add in the failure of Atlanta-based Georgian Bank, which was closed last Friday, that brings our total for the year to 95. Housing: U.S. home prices rose 0.3% in July from the prior month. Autos: GM will restore 3,000 jobs as it prepares to raise output. Where we were: Census: Recession had sweeping impact on US life If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone!

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 basis, you’ll enjoy the show that he’s put together for this week. He decided to focus on an area that has been a focal point of the past year: bank failures. It sounds dry, but he put together an interesting show that I think you’ll enjoy. I know I enjoyed it. Here are the articles and links mentioned in this week’s show: About.com on Bank Failures Top 10 Stadiums with Banks Sponsors More bank failures coming. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone!

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 are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers: Dow: Gained 164 points from 9,441 to 9,605 Oil: Dropped $0.06/barrel to $68.69 from $ 68.75 as of 3:34am Gas: Dropped 1 cent/gallon from $2.583/gallon to $2.573 Bank Failures: 3 more bring the total to 92 for the year Which Way Is the Wind Blowing? According to the Federal Reserve, consumers cut debt by record $21.6B in July. Get A Great Deal! How to find a cheap and tasty restaurant while you’re traveling. Feedback: This week I covered five pieces of feedback from the past two weeks. Two each from the first two people and one from the third. Maria Isabel Shawno from the Hyper Nonsense Podcast Fresh Start 
 If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone!