Thoughts about . . . Surviving the teen years
  I lived through raising four teens and I am proud to report I am still in one piece, have all the hair on my head and my n

Thoughts about . . . On-line Lingo and More
Remember when cookies meant a delightful treat, delicious was something yummy and bookmarks were a trinket you could buy at Barnes & Noble. Learning Internet lingo demands time, effort and energy, it’s like having a part-time job, thank god for Google search. The social media mania is not something to be ignored. I remember when I was first invited to join LinkedIn and politely refused the invitation a couple years ago, gosh had a signed on then, I would have thousands of connections. Then of course facebook was all the rage and “what the heck is You Tube,” I asked my young teen aged son, who is now a second year college student. I have twollow who, to tweet what? I

Who Is Agi @ A1A?
So who is AgiatA1A? Like everyone one else it starts when I was born . . . in Hungary in a time of communist turmoil. My parents escaped in 1956 during the revolution. My dad carried me hundreds of miles to languish in the land freedom. When I was five, I became a citizen through my mom, the US was just coming off the cusp of McCarthyism and prejudice was evident everywhere. Being a proud man, my dad suffered severely. He was already an emotional mess with baggage that followed from living in war torn times his entire life. Unfortunately anti-depressants were not trendy and he had no ability to cope. My parents divorced when I was eight, too much pressure in an unfamiliar cult

The Domino Effect of Short Sales and Foreclosures
In the wake of short sales, foreclosures and decreased property values, a domino effect is taking place for homeowners and investors who remain in devalued communities. As properties continue to sell short or worse yet foreclose, property values continue to plummet, creating a vicious cycle of selling short and foreclosing. Owners and investors shake their heads and wondering if they will ever be able to survive the short sale syndrome.   There is a simple, risk free way not just to survive but to recover. Even through it may sound too good to be true, the fact remains, it is true. It is possible to recover and recoup lost equity and rebuild wealth.  Who ever thought