Business & Finance - 11 November 2006

I'm from South Africa and our current exchange rate is R14-1 pound. We can buy a coke for 5, so i was wondering what you can buy with a pound?

2006-11-11 04:48:06 · 1 answers · asked by soccacrazy 3 in Other - Business & Finance

2006-11-11 04:47:07 · 10 answers · asked by spun_up_06 4 in Careers & Employment

2006-11-11 04:43:25 · 5 answers · asked by lapdog776 1 in Insurance

2006-11-11 04:42:51 · 3 answers · asked by fords5 1 in Renting & Real Estate

Does this mean someone in Fargo, ND is impersonating me? I mean, heck, my credit is so bad that I don't even want to be me, so I don't know why someone else would want to! LOL!

Guess I don't know if I should worry about the wierd address or not....

2006-11-11 04:42:37 · 4 answers · asked by OK yeah well whatever 4 in Credit

In June of 2002 I was laid off from a major oil and gas company in Houston. I recieved a prety good severance package from which I took out $10,000 cash put it in an envelop and tucked it away. After spending the rest of 2002 and all of 2003 looking for a stable job and not finding one, in 2004 I decided to pull out the money and try my hand at starting a company doing website development and consulting. I was up to my neck in credit cards, so decided "NO MORE CREDIT CARDS", and went cash and carry, for the most part. Used my amex, and debit card some but not much. I needed computer equipment, since the company had always provided one, so went to swap meets, garage sales, etc and bought used equipment. Most of my receipts are those you get from a supply store. Everything I bought was cash. I closed the company at the end of 2005 when the money ran out, now I am being audited for 2004. What can I expect in the audit? What will they be looking for? I can supply more info if needed

2006-11-11 04:42:30 · 3 answers · asked by sam y 1 in United States

I know some people the work part time that make more than most senior citizens and other people that are not senior citizens but are disabled and is forced to retired that recieve a lot less than those that do work part time and also some of those who work full time!

2006-11-11 04:40:28 · 8 answers · asked by gw_extdman1 1 in Personal Finance

I know they are owned by the same company, I love Abercrombie clothes but hate to shop in their store because they are sooo rude. At my job I have to kiss customers' a$$es all the way out to the parking lot, so I find this to be annoying.I usualy oder Abercrombie stuff online.Is Hollister any better for customer service? Gap and Old Navy are the same company but I find Gap's customer service to be better.

2006-11-11 04:39:24 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Corporations

2006-11-11 04:37:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

Is www.lottery24.com real or scam?

2006-11-11 04:36:20 · 3 answers · asked by Programmer 1 in Insurance

I really want a house, however my family's car loans and insurance are proving prohibitive. We have two cars payments that equal $316/mon. That's not bad but because I'm a new and young driver, our insurance (full coverage because of the loans) is $328/mon, which is more than the cost of our cars! We do have a couple thousand dollars in savings and are stumped with how to use it.

We can use it all to pay off one of the cars, which will save $109 in payments and we can switch that car to PLPD, which would lower the insurance. However, that would still leave us with $207 in car payment plus insurance and no savings. It feels like it would take forever to save up for a house after that!

We wanted to know about 120% or 115% morgages to see if we could roll the car loans into the morgage and then go to PLPD on them to save on the insurance. Then we could use the savings we have as a downpayment on the house.

Thank you in advance for your answers.

2006-11-11 04:35:44 · 3 answers · asked by Vadalia 4 in Renting & Real Estate

Give a good reason please

2006-11-11 04:31:49 · 18 answers · asked by masterplayer2122 1 in Other - Taxes

My Ameriprise financial advisor is recommending an annuity . But what is advantage of an annuity as opposed to putting lump sum in CD and/or savings account with good interest? Seems like I can still take the interest plus I can continue to contribute to principle?....Thanks to any who respond.

2006-11-11 04:30:39 · 7 answers · asked by coastynav 1 in Personal Finance

2006-11-11 04:30:34 · 8 answers · asked by Chuck Dhue 4 in Careers & Employment

In April 2006, I opened a SEP-IRA. Can I covert it to a ROTH IRA?

2006-11-11 04:29:47 · 3 answers · asked by fomocojo_2000 2 in United States

i here some thing about about six year periods is that true

2006-11-11 04:29:30 · 16 answers · asked by sundance 1 in Credit

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2006-11-11 04:27:59 · 1 answers · asked by musa 1 in Other - Business & Finance

How do you like to get paid?

1. Fixed income, paycheck by paycheck, (bi-weekly, monthly...)
2. No fixed income, get paid based on the hours you worked.
3. No fixed income, get paid based on your perforance or productions.
4. Get a huge lum sum payment for a particular contract. (Like the Pro-athletes)
5. Get a fixed amount minium wages + bonus that is based on your performance/productions
6. Get a huge income from a multi-year contract. Receved the pay on a evenly distributed amount during the contract life.

2006-11-11 04:26:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Careers & Employment

2006-11-11 04:25:52 · 3 answers · asked by Bianca 1 in Renting & Real Estate

this company should be using this enterprise system for a long time so there are reports made on their use of this system.
thank you.

2006-11-11 04:17:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Business & Finance

I won a trip from Marlboro Racing School with $3000 of it being cash and the additional $9000 is for the trip, etc. I know I have to pay taxes on it, but I have no idea how much that will be. Any ballpark figures would help!

2006-11-11 04:16:13 · 2 answers · asked by alexis 1 in United States

Hi,

I was wondering if any boys or girls could help.

Can anybody help me tackle the question below, as I am finding it to be a little tricky?

Please describe the most significant achievements (beyond the demands of your degree) that you have attained over the last 3 years, which you feel differentiates you from your peers?

Any help is much appreciated.

Regards,
Kam

2006-11-11 04:15:10 · 1 answers · asked by Kamyar J 2 in Careers & Employment

my last question was not very clear what i need to know is can i get my landlord to install a more economical heating system

2006-11-11 04:04:17 · 12 answers · asked by n22andme 1 in Renting & Real Estate

Where do I go to find out how much it is worth? Also, I'd like to sell it if it is worth a lot. Thank you!

2006-11-11 04:03:22 · 5 answers · asked by Centrino 3 in Other - Business & Finance

Looking to buy a condo for my mother in law, I put down $2,500 as earnest money.

- The clause from Pulte Homes had a 15 days period for returning the earnest money in case we decided otherwise.
- In order to receive their incentive package we needed to sign with Pulte Mortgage.
- In order to expedite the process and because I have a 743 credit score I went through with the loan application as the borrower.
- Later found out that I couldn't be a borrower in the loan because I was living a few miles away from the condo and could be interpreted as an investment.
- After that, my mother-in-law was set as the borrower. She's retired, live in a property overseas, has no debts (none) and collect alimony from her ex-husband.
- The interest rate offered to my mom-in-law was 7.375% for a 30yr fixed loan with PMI and with a discount point fee.

At that point Pulte didn't offer further assistance. Consequently, she didn't want to proceed with the closing.

2006-11-11 04:01:46 · 8 answers · asked by jose_o_rivera_jr 2 in Renting & Real Estate

I live in Southern California and I'm planning to put my house for sale soon. I saw this add in front of a house that's for sale in my neighborhood.

HOME SELLERS

Don't pay 6% - 5% - 4% commission to sell your home.

At ----------------Realty we offer Full Service including MLS listing for 3.5%.

I know this realtor has sold several homes in my area. Is this really a good deal or are there hidden charges?

2006-11-11 04:01:06 · 11 answers · asked by Tomas Mora 2 in Renting & Real Estate

2006-11-11 03:54:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Insurance

Ok, I'm starting a new job, and I have to set up my 401K. I remember taking a finance class in college, and the instructor told me that there was a formula, based on age, to determine where you should put your money. You put so much in high risk, so much in low risk, and so much in between, and then you change it slowly as you age. The problem is, I can't remember that formula. Can anyone help?

2006-11-11 03:52:23 · 4 answers · asked by Chris C 3 in Investing

HEy will someone suggest a proper investment policy for someone like me who has started working only about 2 months ago....i can invest upto 6K every month....but intend to take a break from work for about 2 years to finish my masters...

Trying to help dad in financing his dream home is another objective...which would call for a loan of about 5-8 Lacs and is hence a purely ambitious one considering the present scenario....

Ive been doing some research on this as well...Someone recommended Franklin Templeton SIP to start with but i thought why not diversify...I can take some risks wrt the investments i make....my priorities are mainly long term but i can take a few risks too...

I am pretty amateur to all this so maynot know all the jargons...i hope ppl can still understand what i intend to say....

I also want to know how much returns can i expect from the various offerings currently available....

Hope someone would help me out with this....

Thanks in advance,
Rajit

2006-11-11 03:47:16 · 3 answers · asked by Rajit 1 in Personal Finance

I have invented a new idea ( product )
I was just wondering how to get it registered.
Thanks for your help.

2006-11-11 03:47:13 · 3 answers · asked by Leafs This Year 3 in Small Business