Southbay residents may have seen some recent stabilization of gas prices in the low- to mid $3 per gallon range for regular unleaded. Other than taking less trips and getting hybrid cars, some southbay residents may have been exposed to gadgets that’ supposedly help “save” on gas consumption. More »
Today’s Wall Street Journal talked about “Payments on Adjustable Loans Hit Overstretched Borrowers; ‘Budgets Are Out of Whack’” (subscription) and described a homeowner who refinanced her loan with the (soon to be infamous) adjustable rate mortgage and is now in trouble. The homeowner started with an ARM at 2.35% in 2004 and by 2006 the ARM had crept to 8.75%. More »
Southbay Woman magazine published my article, “Web-Based Microbusinesses” in the July 2006 issue. Here is an excerpt: More »