Archive for January 18th, 2009

Getting a car loan in a bad economy

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

The news I hear almost every day about the state of the economy is discouraging.  More people losing their jobs, more businesses shutting down, the banks and credit card companies in trouble.  The car companies in trouble.  I have to admit it is difficult to keep a positive outlook in such a state!  A few of my co-workers and neighbors have had it so rough that they’ve even had to file for bankruptcy.  This is a traumatic thing for anyone to go through; it seems as if they will never get their good credit back, and it costs a lot of money for them them to get loans on anything.  They pay extra fees, and higher interest rates.  That’s one of the idiosyncrasies about our free enterprise market – the people that need the breaks are the ones least likely to get them!

And if they end up needing to buy a large ticket item, such as a car, they can really have a hard time finding a good loan; they need to apply for bankruptcy auto loans.  Fortunately for them, that type of loan is easier to find and apply for more than ever due to the magic of the Internet!  The nowgetloan.com website is a great website to use to help find a car loan, whether you have good credit or poor credit; they can get you the money quickly.

Philosophy

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

When I was taking college courses, one of the courses that I found quite interesting was and Introduction to Philosophy.  The teacher was a very good one; he made me see and think about things in ways I had not thought before.  I’m grateful to him for that.  One of the things that I thought was interesting was that one of the first questions he brought before the class was the question as to whether or not God exists.  It was a very interesting discussion!  He argued both ways, that God exists, and then the other, that God does not exist.  I found it interesting that he mentioned that one of the things science is always trying to do is to prove that God DOES exist, which is contrary to what I have heard so many bible-thumping people claim!  So I thought that was a very interesting statement!  I think science is just trying to get to the truth, and really doesn’t care one way or the other!