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Trump’s executive order to reduce prices is worthless

Issued Wednesday, President Trump’s executive order to “Defeat the Cost-of-Living Crisis” is extremely disappointing. However, I’m not surprised. A man who lied 30,000 times during his first term as president and who, on the campaign trail – continued to lie, made racist, misogynistic comments, and stirred up hate against groups... Read more →


Bankers ask Trump to dump consumer protections and his regulators begin to do his bidding

Last week when I was doing research for my weekly newsletter, I ran across a letter from the American Bankers Association asking President-elect Donald Trump to undo consumer protection regulations. Before I could report on the letter, I received a news release from the Federal Deposit Insurance Commission on Tuesday... Read more →


It’s Inauguration Day: The foxes are in the henhouse

It’s a sad day for the United States of America. We know the destruction Donald Trump caused during his first term as president, but his second term is going to be worse. Trump only cares about making money for himself and his wealthy friends. Now, billionaires are ingratiating themselves to... Read more →


Top 10 consumer and personal finance stories of 2024

It’s been quite a year, 2024, in many, many ways. Consumers have been pushed and pulled, then slammed to the ground with the election president who has a record of not acting in the interest of consumers. When he was president, Trump proposed doing away with the ability of states... Read more →


As the U.S. is fooled – again – by con man Donald Trump, get ready for a bumpy, four-year ride in your financial life

The American people are being conned a second time by Donald Trump, probably the greatest con man in American history, as they voted to give him the presidency again. Now Trump, who lied more than 35,000 times in his first presidential term, is the president elect. He’ll be in the... Read more →


As fall turns into winter, bloggers see Halloween slide by and Election Day finally arriving

Along with getting my yard ready for winter, I prepared for and enjoyed Halloween. Next on the fall agenda is Election Day. I’ve voted, Washington state has mail-in ballots, and I’m looking forward to getting the election results at last on Tuesday. I’ll be joining my friends for an election... Read more →


Bloggers are busy as summer fades away and fall emerges

It’s so much fun in the fall to go to Chelan, Washington, and visit with my high school classmates. Lake Chelan is so beautiful. And new, since I lived there, are wineries, a fantastic diversification to the famous apple industry of Central Washington. My sister and I, both graduates of... Read more →