For the the advisor-less American consumer

Any talk about money used to scare the hell out of me. It was frightening not to have information I knew was critical to my future. Where were these magical solutions?

I tried getting information from Suzie Orman and Ali Velshi and Jim Cramer (host of a screamfest for investors aptly called Mad Money). They were all harsh, scolding, and angry. I couldn't understand them, try as I might. And I felt worse.

Tuesday, June 2. 7:00 pm EDT

Then I learned I was hardly alone. As a matter of fact, I was in the vast majority. I watched a presentation I wished I had seen years ago. No screaming, no shaming, just the basics of how money works for advisor-less ordinary Americans like me. I joined the company that gave me this great information.

Join us for the first of my WebTalks, 

How Money Works. In plain English without confusing jargon, this free workshop will serve as an introduction to more in-depth topics covering the basics of protecting yourself and your family and de-stressing from money worries. 

Debt. Saving for retirement, the kids college. Cutting your taxes. What is a 401(k)? A Roth IRA? What's the importance of Life Insurance and the traps layed by unscrupulous companies. 

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It's free, you'll get a complimentary consumer book on family money, and reassurance. 

Tuesday Night, First WebTalk... Our Own TedTalks

Join us for the first of my WebTalks, Making the Most of Your Money. This free workshop will serve as an introduction to more in-depth topics covering the basics of protecting yourself and your family and de-stressing from money worries.

Click here for details.

Upcoming talks will cover the brain and behavior: depression, drugs and the brain, autism, learning, and more.

Notes from Kids on the Front line of Adult Battles

The Huffington Post recently published these heart-wrenching notes from youth.

Please support AThousandMoms.Org as a voice for these youth, our future.

Go to www.AThousandMoms Org and hit donate. Please take a few minutes from your holiday.

Please support AThousandMoms.Org as a voice for these youth, our future.

Go to www.AThousandMoms Org and hit donate. Please take a few minutes from your holiday.

Catching up with Alex Balog on BalogBlog

Don't if we're kin, but Alex Balog, right-handed pitcher is climbing his way up the Colorado Rockies system. Go Alex!

Read article.

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Hard Times?

The great Studs Terkel wrote one of his oral histories on the Great Depression. I wonder what he would think or write about our Great Recession. My friends, Joe and Barry, whom I talked with separately today, seem to have reached new lows in their individual recoveries from losing their good jobs 10 years ago. One at 63, must get back into the workforce and Barry is broke and homeless. Un generation perdue. We need a revolution, but one cohort is in the ICU.

Comedian breaks down in tribute to Letterman

Norm McDonald, not the sentimental type, delivers a touching farewell to the equally unsentimental Dave Letterman. I hate goodbyes more and more as I age. But losing Letterman means losing an emotional tie to my mother. We couldn't talk about much, but the latest Letterman antics brought common ground.

Watch video.