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Now May Be the Best Time to Invest in the Airline Industry

Allen Francis / March 25th, 2020 / No Comments

I am a grown man, but I am not afraid to tell you that I am terrified. Probably just like the rest of the world right now. The COVID-19 pandemic slowly engulfing the world is shutting down almost every area of industry. Major sports seasons have been suspended or canceled. The retail and service industries have ground to a halt causing the layoffs and firings of millions. It seems like we live in...

Posted in: Business, Education, Money, Personal Finance, Philosophy, Travel Tagged with: airline industry, investment

3 Legitimate Cash Back Apps For Extra Earnings

Allen Francis / March 23rd, 2020 / No Comments

When was the last time you clipped a paper coupon before shopping? Even if you wanted to, most people don’t have the time, or initiative, to do so in a 21st century digital world. So, you might want to make more use of cash back apps. And whether shopping in-store or online, people still want to save. Consumers spent over $86 billion on purchases in 2017. So, you might want to use cash back...

Posted in: Money, Personal Finance, Saving Money, saving money Tagged with: cash back apps, Cash back rewards, reward points, shopping

Panic Buying face masks Wastes Money (I keep Telling Myself)

Allen Francis / March 11th, 2020 / No Comments

Panic only makes tunnel vision narrower and emboldens irrational thinking. I am not preaching. Right now, I am seriously considering spending hundreds of dollars a month on medical and respirator face masks. Facts and reality alleviate panic and eliminates panic-buying regret (I don’t know why I need a face mask. As of this writing, over 110,000 people on Earth have COVID-19. In December 2019, only...

Posted in: Health, Money, Personal Finance, Philosophy, saving money, Saving Money Tagged with: coronavirus

I Should have made Small-Scale Investment Risks (in Myself) long ago

Allen Francis / March 2nd, 2020 / No Comments

Several years ago, I converted a small academic pension into a decade long annual annuity. I used to be a teacher and an academic adviser many years ago. So, I had a small pension that I could have looked forward to in old age. A mini-retirement nest egg. When I converted my pension into an annuity, the investment and pension company created a contract where I would receive an annual payment for a...

Posted in: Business, Career, Career and Work, Education, Money, Personal Finance, Philosophy Tagged with: business