Entertainment Vs. Education

Have we become a nation of cowards? I noticed something as I browsed the current blogs vlogs I frequent throughout the week to stay updated on what's what in this world. What I noticed was somewhat disturbing, but made contemplate my own case.

So, here it is: Have you noticed that the sites, blogs, vlogs, etc. that get all the attention, the thousands of hits per day and the web viral spread are the entertainment sites, blogs and vlogs. While the sites and blogs geared toward education, financial literacy, technology and the like barely get recognition. Just take a look for yourself. A video blog of teen girls fighting average well over one million hits within a week or so and a vlog on job training or investment strategies may get a couple hundred hits within the same time span. That's heartbreaking. I like my dose of celebrity gossip every now and then. I also like some TV shows that I get enthralled in, but when do we say enough is enough and get to the education that will help us get out of debt, save some money for times such as these and make smart investments that will allow us to live comfortable lives, put ourselves in position to put our children through College, start businesses and invest in our communities. These are all essential to our growth and independence from a Government that caters to the rich and corporations who could not care less about its customers, but are more concerned with the bottom line; which is always PROFIT.

It's a fact that the top 1% of wealthy people in this country have one third of all of the wealth in this country. Close to 60% of the country are living close to or below the poverty line. They are sloppy numbers in comparison.

We have to begin to educate ourselves. We must be financially literate, possess entrepreneurial spirits, and we must yearn, want and need to be successful.

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Kyree H. Shaw, Editor
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Mortgage Industry News - This Just In

This Just In:

The National Average for Mortgage Industry rates are 4.94%. A .05% drop from last weeks 5.24%. This is great for buyers and sellers in the housing market. Also, great for homeowners looking to refinance.

In other financial news:

Walmart just released that it will dispersing bonuses up to 2 Billion dollars to its hourly wage employees. - A nice spin on the bonus track major corporations have taken in the past few months! Look out AIG! Ha Ha.

Note: Walmart's not looking like a bad placed to be employed. Hmh?

Kyree H. Shaw, Editor
The Cash and Asset Report.com

Thoughts of Prosperity... even in hard times!

I was just sitting here thinking... Sometimes we can let everything get in our way of achieving prosperity. Bills due. Bad economy. Kids going crazy. Spouse acting not acting accordingly. etc. etc. The list can be endless. Anyway, we let all kinds of roadblocks deter us from reaching the levels we can realistically reach.

Think about this: "we are exactly what we think of ourselves."

Confucius once said, "the man who says he can't and the man who says he can find that they are both usually right." I know. Deep right?

So for today, do as I do, have done and will continue to do. That is, keep your head to the sky and your feet moving forward your goals. No matter how slow the motion may seem.

Be mindful of our thoughts because they become your speech. Your speech becomes your actions and your actions ultimately become YOU.

Kyree H. Shaw, Editor
The Cash and Asset Report.com