February 23, 2012

Fractional Reserve 101: What you never learned in school

Bankers We Trust

The Fractional Reserve banking system began to take shape in the early 1900’s. Even though gold and silversmiths practiced something similar to Fractional Reserve as early as the 17th century, the actual lending of money didn’t transpire until much later. Over time, instead of using the paper receipts from the goldsmiths, forms of currency began to develop. Different forms of money and … [Read more...]

Align Your Money With Your Values

Move Your Money

When was the last time you thought about where your money goes? For most people it is a constant source of worry. Most of our money goes straight to our bank as a deposit so we can pay our bills. But where does it go after that and just how much control do we have over what happens to it? We need to be paying as much attention to how our money is used as we do our community and family. The values … [Read more...]

The End Game And The New Beginning

Ben Bernanke

I have been actively observing the direction of Humanity and of the progression of events that are "shaping Humanity" for the last 35 years of my life here on Earth. Before that, I formally rejected Religion and all other contrived systems of control at the age of 8 years, having been blessed, even then, to be "shown" how things really are. That was 47 years ago, and I have been following this … [Read more...]

Investing in Happiness

Invest in Happiness

We've all heard that money can't buy happiness, but researchers have found surprising evidence that money can in fact be used to assist us in realizing long-term happiness and satisfaction.  You can make monetary investments that will make you happier today and bring you happiness dividends in the future.  Here are a few examples. Invest in giving A recent study conducted by the Harvard … [Read more...]

Should You Own Gold and Silver??

Gold and Silver Eagles

It took $1 to equal $1 worth of goods in 1913, and in 2008 it took $21.57 to buy that $1 worth of goods. You would only be able to purchase 2% of the groceries today that a person bought back in 1900 for $1. It is too bad to think that the dollar is being called “hollow paper money!” It is terrible that the dollar value falling is a constant thing. If the purchasing power of the dollar … [Read more...]