Sometimes we need to appreciate where we are and what we have ... and not everything can be "fixed". The data in the charts below are from 2007 and 2011. Statistically, some countries have better numbers in some areas, but that should not make us envious and want to emulate them. Sometimes, it only appears that the "grass is greener in the neighbor's backyard". It may be a facade.
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Rules:
- Trade what you see, not what you believe
- Don't put stuff in your signature that a Mod doesn't like
"Government exists to protect all people’s rights, not some people’s feelings." - A. Barton Hinkle
Great Tools:
http://www.CreditKarma.com
http://www.Mint.com
http://www.SaveUp.com/r/nmJ
RE: Education
The DOD tries to do some of this basic financial education. I once (almost) had a part-time job, teaching the young 18 and 19 YO students that, although they now were receiving a regular paycheck (probably more money than they'd ever seen in their life !), it didn't mean they should go out and get fleeced by the salesmen for that new crotch-rocket, or that shiny Hyundai Amazing how the "basics" of credit, debt, and finances are so poorly understood...at least the DOD is attempting to fix that.
OTOH, the mandatory class was a couple of hours, taught on a Saturday morning...you can guess at how attentive the audience was...
Stoplight...
"Too old to rock and roll...too young to die"... - I. Anderson
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