Biggest Losers of the Economic Crisis

There is no doubt this economic crisis has or will hit every american at some point in time and in some fashion or another.  As it does, we all have to sacrifice something.  It's those extra dollars we are so generous with in this country that are being conserved or lost.  The heart wrenching part of this is the charities that were/are the beneficiaries of those coveted dollars are now unable to serve those thousands of causes.

There is one company that has devised a program that we can all participate in that will provide funds to our favorite charities/causes without adding any additional outlay of cash from you or me.  The company is call Shop Wurld.  It provides individuals an opportunity to make some money and help charities at the same time.  The concept is easy....purchase things from very large and established companies (like Starbucks and iTunes) online and they will pay a commission that gets shared by those in the network.  Yes it is multi-level marketing, but there is no commitment to spend/invest any money for inventory or marketing, you aren't selling anything and you aren't spending money you weren't going to spend any way.  If you sign-up a charity then they get the benefit from the money all of their constituents normally spend as long as they spend it online through Shop Wurld.  This is truly a no brainer!

Membership is by invitation only so consider this your invitation, now go do something good.  Sign up at www.shopwurld.com and use this code ZWQSAH to register.  If  you have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to contact me.  Not many things are free, and this isn't either, you actually have to be proactive, but you don't have to try and convince someone of buying the next magic potion!

The New American Dream

The way I always heard the story was that people came to America from around the world to have freedom and financial stability....The American Dream!

Doesn't the word "dream" tell us that it might not always be reality or that the dream may be bigger than life?  Do you think the fat cats of our largest financial institutions or auto companies have lost site of this?  What about our political leaders?  They certainly must always have this in mind, as is it not their responsibility to keep this nation as great and greater than always?

Somebody needs to get all of these "leaders" and send them back to the basics.  Maybe they should all have to run their own businesses using their own money and credit for ten years.  Until they are able to prove they can grow a business and manage money and people they shouldn't be able to take a seat where they are responsible for TRILLIONS of dollars the rest of us spend a lifetime trying to generate. That way sex, color or political party preference would all be the same....Red, White and Blue.

What are we teaching our young "professionals-to-be"?  Go get the best degree you can from the most prestigious school around and latch on to a big company.  Don't disrupt anything, play nice and always make sure nobody knows what you're doing.  Pretty soon you can be the CEO of one our nations pride and joy companies and flush it down the toilet while you become a millionaire.  Don't worry, Congress will make the rest of America pay for it and you can travel the world on your private jet!

By Victor D Puchi, CPA

R&A CPAs