16 posts tagged “inflation”

Redefining Progress created the Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) in 1995 as an alternative to the gross domestic product (GDP).

It takes into account crime, pollution, volunteering, housework, resource depletion, changes in leisure time, lifespan of public infrastructure, and dependence on foreign assets. Not surprisingly, we are not doing as well as the official government number shows!

Gpi

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This is a follow up to Alternative Financial News. It's 2 minutes and 20 seconds long and well worth the time!

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1. Fill up your car or truck in the morning when the temperature is still cool.   All service stations have their storag
   

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   e tanks buried below ground; and the colder the ground, the denser the gasoline. When it gets warmer gasoline expands, so if you're filling up in the afternoon or in the evening, what should be a gallon is not exactly a gallon. 
2. Fill up when your gas tank is half-full, because the more gas you have in your tank the less air there is and gasoline evaporates rapidly, especially when it's warm.
3. If you look at the trigger you'll see that it has three delivery settings: slow, medium and high.  You should be pumping at the slow setting, thereby minimizing vapors created while you are pumping. Hoses at the pump are corrugated; the corrugations act as a return path for vapor recovery from gas that already has been metered.  If you are pumping at the high setting, the agitated gasoline contains more vapor, which is being sucked back into the underground tank, so you're getting less gas for your money

The kit consists of two hybrid electric motors with rare earth permanent magnets that are mounted on the outside of the vehicle, which are tied to a 72V 120Ah Deep Cycle Lead Acid battery pack on the inside. According to Poulsen, once installed, the system effectively turns a front-wheel drive car into an all-wheel drive car, and results in a driving "effect" that is " equivalent to freewheeling down a 3% grade," with the accelerator needing to be depressed less or not at all to keep the car moving

Poulsen intends to make its kit available to the general public in the not to distant future, and for the relatively bargain price of $3,300, no less (add an extra $600 to that if you don't think you're up to installing it yourself).

Poulsen-hybrid

Many Americans are feeling pinched - lower housing values, soaring energy/food prices, and endless taxes & fees.

Here is my philosophy in today's environment: beat inflation, avoid taxes, and create livable alternatives to wage slavery.

One way to do all of these is to invest in the stock market. I know what you're thinking - the market is down this year - but with the right portfolio - it's a cash cow!

Since repositioning my portfolio last year, I'm consistently earning 11% a month through dividends and distributions. In terms of paper gains, I've posted a 4-22 -08 screen shot below. I also avoid payroll taxes since investing is passive income! I spend about 10-15 minutes a day now that my initial buys are done.

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But this blog isn't about me. It's about you getting a jump start from all my previous failures. Cheapo Groovo is a scientific system of frugal living, matched with practical alternative income streams, and topped off by having money work for you.

So take time to tip me whatever you can afford. Information is not free, and I provide downloadable seminars that save you money and make you money. Aren't you curious about how I've dome it?

Using the Bureau of Labor's own statistics, the February 2008 CPI level was 4% higher than in February 2007.
See how that compares with Series EE bonds

Ee bonds