The total price tag of the stimulus plan being pushed through congress by President Obama has yet to be finalized, but it seems to be settling in near $800 Billion.  A number like $800,000,000,000.00 is difficult to comprehend, so I decided to look at it in a more tangible way.  Here’s the value of the stimulus in terms of Ford Mustangs, in their many shapes and sizes.

Hot Wheels Mustangs

Amazon has this 5 pack of Hot Wheels Mustangs available for $16.99.  At that price, the stimulus could be used to buy 20 of these 5 packs, or 100 Hot Wheels Mustangs, for every child in the entire world.

Power Wheels Mustang

Also available from Amazon is the Power Wheels Mustang.  At $304.39, the stimulus could alternatively send one of these to every child in the world.  Perhaps a split between Hot Wheels and Power Wheels would bring

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I got a humorous email today that reminded me to keep personal finance and investing in perspective. It seems appropriate to pass this information along to my readers for St. Patrick’s Day…enjoy!

RETIREMENT PLANNING FOR 2008

The 401-Keg Plan

If you had purchased $1000.00 of Nortel stock one year ago

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