“Don’t Buy Stuff”… Saturday Night Live with Steve Martin. Funny, and yet great advice. Sorry, I can’t get it to embed on this free blog, but you can watch it here on Hulu.

…President Bush wanted you and your children to buy the idea that to get out of debt you have to take on more debt in order to get out if debt. Huh? If you can understand how absurd that sounds, you are on your way to making it financially if you are not already there. The fairy tale he wanted us to believe was that the government would be our knight in shining armor, scooping us up from the mud and riding happily off into the sunset. That’s not going to happen. However, there are some who desperately want to believe this. After all, they have been living off the government for years and see no other way out. Personally, I don’t want my kids to have to depend on a welfare check in order to live, or have to depend on the government to bail them out of a lifestyle they couldn’t afford. That’s why it is important to take personal responsibility concerning money NOW; not only for ourselves but our kids as well….

via The Economic Bailout and Personal Responsibility :: Kid$ Ca$h Connection. Interesting website. Go check it out.

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So with Al Gore calling for 100% renewable energy in 10 years a lot of people might wonder where the heck we are going to get all that energy from (if we are not using coal/oil/gas). Well my friends take a gander. What you see below is where we are going to get all that energy.

I’m not an Al Gore fan, but there are many reasons to look at renewable energy. They present great colorful maps to illustrate. LINK: The Sietch Blog » How To Power The Entire Country With Renewable Energy: Fun With Maps Edition.

Jim Rogers discussing the Federal Reserve, inflation and recession on CNBC.