Romans crunched too but how did they uncrunch?

A supernumeracy fellow at Wolfson College, Philip Kay, has discovered history's first credit crunch and it happened to... you guessed it... the Romans, reported The Guardian today. Trouble is Kay knows why the crunch happened but doesn't know how they got out of it. Don't get me wrong, history is important and all, but if we have to look back to 66BC to sort out our current little pickle then we are definitely doomed.

Alex G has a mate called Mark D

Google Conquest man, Alex Goad, has a testimonial from Mark D who has an even more popular ecommerce site called Network Online Secrets. You have been warned: these online wolverine emarketeers hunt in packs!

Google Conquests your wallet

There's a new get rich quick scheme in town and it's called Google Conquest. Quite a nifty title because at first you might think that this site had something to do with Google but it certainly hasn't. There are some big bucks being promised in this scheme but not before you shell out *$997 and shout the mantra "Yes, Alex, I want in Now!" (Alex is the guru-in-chief).

*As with all ecommerce sites this figure is at the bottom of a very long page of relentless pitching, bitching, bullet points and on the button testimonials.

I am intending to investigate further but meanwhile I would suggest keeping that $997 firmly in your bank account or on that credit card. If anyone would like to sponsor me to further investigate the get rich quick claims of guru Alex Goad, I will willingly take your money, write a full report and hopefully save thousands of people some serious dosh. As a result I will achieve guru-bashing hero status and set up my own web empire which will pull in suckers and earn me heaps of cash...

...lol, I'm just Goading you.

How to Invest

It may seem bizarre to think about investment in times like these but some people would argue that is precisely now, during a recession, that wise investment could help your long term plans. If you plan to invest then this article may be worth a read. At the very least you may become more familiar with the differences between Municipal Bonds and Unit Trusts.

A snapshot of a crunched nation through directory inquiries

What's up and what's down as seen through our directory inquiries calls. Fascinating.

Invest in shares now?

Invest in shares during the downturn is the advice of some. Could it be profitable? Could it help me uncrunch? It has to be a question that you ask yourself if you have spare capital to invest. However, if investment portfolios appear baffling and the returns never seem that good, then you may want to uncrunch in less risky and more rewarding ways.