Thursday, January 31, 2008

Rebate Checks in 2008?

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Congressional leaders and Bush administration officials agreed Thursday on a $150 billion stimulus measure aimed at keeping the economy from falling into recession.

Most single taxpayers would get $600 and most two-wage households would get at least $1,200. The deal includes an additional amount of $300 per child. A total of 116 million taxpayers will receive checks of some size.

The main exception: higher-income taxpayers or individuals earning $75,000 or more or couples earning $150,000 or more. They would get reduced rebate checks, or none at all, depending on their....

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Metal Prices Fall

Well, it appears that the price of copper, nickel, and zinc are falling for the time being. At the posting of this article, copper was 3.115 per pound, nickel was 11.945 per pound, and zinc was .979 per pound. Remember not to let this deter you from your hoarding though as the prices are sure to go back up sometime in the future. A copper cent is still worth twice its face value and a nickel is still worth more than five cents. I predict that we can expect to see the prices begin to rise again as we enter the summer season and potentially soar and set new records for 2008. It is a good time to be hoarding before it becomes too popular, making it harder to hoard your copper and nickel.