Our financial system is crumbling this week.
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Our financial system is crumbling this week.
Today would be a good day to take all of your money out of the bank, exchange it to a commodity metal (let's say copper), and put it under your mattress.
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Re: Our financial system is crumbling today.
I would love to do that had I not spent all of my life savings on hookers and blow last weekend.
I'll place the over/under on the NYSE fall today at 500 points. I'm leaning towards the over.
EDIT: Right now, it's down 280.
I'll place the over/under on the NYSE fall today at 500 points. I'm leaning towards the over.
EDIT: Right now, it's down 280.
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Re: Our financial system is crumbling today.
Popeye_Card wrote:I would love to do that had I not spent all of my life savings on hookers and blow last weekend.
This is a better investment plan than the one my coworker had. He bought a ton of Lehman stock last week thinking the government would bail them out.
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Re: Our financial system is crumbling today.
Ouch.Michael wrote:Popeye_Card wrote:I would love to do that had I not spent all of my life savings on hookers and blow last weekend.
This is a better investment plan than the one my coworker had. He bought a ton of Lehman stock last week thinking the government would bail them out.
I really wonder if there is going to be a run on the banks soon.
/Looks like I should pull out some cash and stash it in my safe-deposit box.
//I doubt anything bad will happen, but mob mentality is weird
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Re: Our financial system is crumbling today.
I'd laugh at him, but I just checked my 401k, and I'm down 14.4% so far this year. Ouch.Michael wrote:Popeye_Card wrote:I would love to do that had I not spent all of my life savings on hookers and blow last weekend.
This is a better investment plan than the one my coworker had. He bought a ton of Lehman stock last week thinking the government would bail them out.
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Re: Our financial system is crumbling today.
I'd laugh at you, but I don't even have a 401k. Actually.... I do have one, it's got $800... or it did when I last looked at it 8 months ago.Popeye_Card wrote:I'd laugh at him, but I just checked my 401k, and I'm down 14.4% so far this year. Ouch.Michael wrote:Popeye_Card wrote:I would love to do that had I not spent all of my life savings on hookers and blow last weekend.
This is a better investment plan than the one my coworker had. He bought a ton of Lehman stock last week thinking the government would bail them out.
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Re: Our financial system is crumbling today.
You mean there is no dead body in it yet?pop_haines wrote:I just knew that hole in my backyard would come in handy.
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As long as I keep buying in at a cheaper prices...I'm happy. I've got a long way to go until retirement.Popeye_Card wrote:I'd laugh at him, but I just checked my 401k, and I'm down 14.4% so far this year. Ouch.Michael wrote:Popeye_Card wrote:I would love to do that had I not spent all of my life savings on hookers and blow last weekend.
This is a better investment plan than the one my coworker had. He bought a ton of Lehman stock last week thinking the government would bail them out.
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Re: Our financial system is crumbling today.
I've got my shotgun and packaged foods ready for the apocalypse.
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Re: Our financial system is crumbling today.
Good lord, that is dumb. You don't invest based on the news.Michael wrote:Popeye_Card wrote:I would love to do that had I not spent all of my life savings on hookers and blow last weekend.
This is a better investment plan than the one my coworker had. He bought a ton of Lehman stock last week thinking the government would bail them out.