I need financial advise ASAP?

Ok. I have a delima. Im putting my business out there so you all can help me. I have a structured settlement from a dog bite, anyway.. the payoffs are 5k 10k 10k 15k 15k 21k 27k every three years. I already got the first three and i am due the 15k next aug. Now i want to go to one of those places so i can get my money now and the said that they can cut me a check for 39k right now. I want to take the money and run so i can pay off some bills and buy a house, but i dont know what i should do. Should i take the money pay off some bills buy a house, or wait for the payments to come over the years. I know i would loose like 19 grand but i would have the money now. Im stuck
oops…. I added one to many payments. Take back one of the 15k payments

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How do you think technology will change the political structure in the next 100 years?

Just wondering what people think will change because of technology. Technology has drastically affected the way we live our lives. How will it effect society and politics as we move on? Will it be a positive or negative force.
Do you think space travel, democratization of manufacturing (machines that will make you whatever you want), energy on massive scales, and possibly settlements on the Moon are things that might happen in the next 100 years?
Will liberal or conservative economic structures matter when machines do everything for us, giving us other avenues to explore? Hopefully travel and education.

But before you answer think about how much technology has changed the lives of people in the past 100 years and consider that technology doubles every 18 months (Moore’s Law).

I mean for this to be a fun question. So if you think its fun to speculate then answer it…if not don’t.
Almost every measure of the capabilities of digital electronic devices is strongly linked to Moore’s law: processing speed, memory capacity, even the number and size of pixels in digital cameras. All of these are improving at (roughly) exponential rates as well. This has dramatically increased the usefulness of digital electronics in nearly every segment of the world economy. Moore’s law describes this driving force of technological and social change in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
So yes moore’s law applies to transistors but those transistors make things work faster and preform better. I figured a dork like you would know that. Quirk! Great imagination btw.

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how much should the insurance company be willing to pay you in one lump sum today?

1.You have been offered a “structured” settlement from an insurance company after being involved in an auto accident. Under the terms of the agreement, you will be paid the following amounts:

Today: $50,000
One year from today:$60,000
Two years from today:$70,000
Three years from today:$80,000
Four years from today:$90,000

You decide that you would rather receive the entire lump sum today. Using a 5% interest assumption, how much should the insurance company be willing to pay you in one lump sum today?

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U.S. history quiz answers!?

1. By the 1670s, planters in Virginia began to switch to slave labor because __________.
A. they could use slaves as collateral and expand their plantations
B. the use of slave labor could help them receive tax credits
C. more and more Englishmen wanted to become indentured servants
D. the advances in technology demanded more efficiency

2. Select the choice that best completes the analogy shown in the graphic.

A. towns.
B. sawmills.
C. harbors.
D. fishing boats.

3. Mercantilists believed that to become wealthy and powerful, a country had to __________.
A. constantly increase production
B. find new overseas markets
C. steadily raise prices
D. acquire gold and silver

4. What was the South’s first successful cash crop?
A. rice
B. indigo
C. tobacco
D. wheat

5. What brought prosperity to New England?
A. fishing and whaling
B. tobacco
C. rice
D. indigo

6. The plantation system in the South created what type of society?
A. democratic
B. independent
C. religious
D. one with separate social classes

7. Participation in town meetings and creation of local governments were central practices in which colonial society?
A. South
B. New England
C. Middle Colonies
D. All colonial societies

8. What contributed to colonial merchants’ success, causing some ports to turn into cities?
A. import of goods directly from England
B. the discovery of gold
C. manufactured goods produced in America
D. triangular trade

9. Who was at the top of the new social structure that emerged after the development of American cities?
A. artisans
B. wealthy merchants
C. farmers
D. ship loaders

10. The Virginia slave code defined the __________.
A. legal distinction between indentured servants and slaves
B. age at which enslaved men and women could be freed
C. laws by which indentured servants had to live
D. relationship between enslaved people and free people

11. Colonial America’s population grew through which of the following?
A. Immigration
B. High birth rate
C. Import of African slaves
D. All of the above

12. Which new way of thinking promoted logic and reasoning?
A. deductive
B. rationalism
C. naturalism
D. inductive

13. The movement that advocated rationalism, influencing the American colonies, is known as __________.
A. The Enlightenment
B. The Advancement
C. The Great Awakening
D. The Glorious Revolution

14. Which Enlightenment writer influenced the political ideas in America by encouraging a government by the choice of the people?
A. George Whitefield
B. Jonathan Edwards
C. Sir Edmund Andros
D. John Locke

15. Which idea about political power did Enlightenment writer Baron Montesquieu promote, later influencing the formation of American government?
A. political power should be held only by the president
B. political power should not be given to the people
C. political power should be separated into three branches of government (executive, legislative, and judicial)
D. political power should be held by the elite classes

16. The movement which involved religious revivals in the colonies was known as __________.
A. The Enlightenment
B. The Advancement
C. The Great Awakening
D. The Glorious Revolution

17. One result of the Great Awakening in the colonies was __________.
A. church attendance decreased
B. new churches were created based on new ideas, separating from traditional churches
C. people returned to traditional beliefs and ways of thinking
D. people believed a new government was needed in the colonies

18. The first skirmish of the French and Indian War occurred because __________.
A. the French organized Native American attacks on frontier settlements
B. both the French and the British wanted the Ohio River valley
C. the French ambushed a British detachment near Quebec City
D. both the French and the British claimed Louisiana

19. In response to Britain’s early interest in the Ohio River valley, what did the French do?
A. met with the British to discourage their interest
B. attacked British settlers in the area
C. built forts from Lake Ontario to the Ohio River
D. tried to negotiate a compromise to share the land

20. The Albany Plan of Union proposed that __________.
A. the Iroquois unite with the British against the French
B. the colonies unite to form a federal government
C. the colonies unite with the British against the French
D. the colonies unite with the French against the British

21. The treaty that ended the French and Indian War eliminated __________.
A. Great Britain’s debts from the war
B. colonial resentment toward Great Britain
C. Spain’s power in North America
D. French power in North America

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What in-depth city building games are there?

Basically im looking for city building games preferably middle ages or earlier that are so in-depth that there is not one factor that is over looked or at least something close to that.

Ive tried games like Caesar 3 and Stronghold but they just didnt quite cut it for me.

Im looking for a game where you have to gather your food, building supplies, and anything else that would be important to your settlement.

Id also like to have a detailed social structure for the people liveing in the town as well as military factors for keeping your city safe from raiders or invadeing factions.

So yeah, thats basically what im looking for. I cant stress enough on the detail factor I would like to see as much detail as possible for management, production, and distribution ect.

So there thats basically what im looking for, what titles do you guys know of that are like that?

(windows 98 platform or higher preferred)
fuoer, your an idiot.

I didnt ask for casino games, stop advertising!!

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What are the laws regarding insurance settlements?

I need to know the name of the law or group of laws pertaining to the maximum and minimum alllowable payouts to someone making a claim against another person’s insurance / policy. This is in regards to an auto accident in the state of Mississippi if that helps.

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I’m trying to buy a home, can someone help me?

I would like to buy a home nothing spectacular, just for me and a 3 yr old boy. The problem is I’am currently unemployed, because I’m going to school. I have a check that comes every month from a structured settlement and child support as well! I have enough saved for a down payment and am ready to buy. Is there anyway I could buy a home without being employed. I still have an income of about $1600 per month.

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Can a bill collector sell a debt after they’ve agreed to accept monthly payments on a settlement amount?

Has anyone ever began monthly payments on a settlement agreement offered by a bill collector, and later the collector still took you to court for the full amount of the debt anyway? Or did the collector sell the debt to another collection office before your last payment date? Can they do this legally even if they’ve put it in writing?

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If this isnt building illigel settlements stolen land and not following U.N orders to domplish it than wat is?

In the past 10 years, nearly 3,500 demolition orders were issued but just over 100 were observed, the Peace Now group says, citing government figures.

Israel has carried out only 3% of its own demolition orders in Jewish settlements in the West Bank, Israeli anti-settlement campaigners say.

According to Peace Now, the Israeli military handed it 3,449 files on illegal buildings in settlements over the past decade but only 107 have been dismantled. A further 171 structures were evacuated by their tenants.

“On the one hand Israel promises not to build new settlements and not to develop the existing settlements… but in reality the construction works continue vigorously,” the group said in its report.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7127368.stm

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will i have to pay taxes on an insurance settlement from an accident?

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Our 17 year son was killed in an airplane accident. Received small settlement from insurance, is that taxable?

The Insurance policy is from the flight school of aircraft involved in accident. Small settlement of $100,000., after attorney fees from civil suit (which was dropped), has brought that down to half which was received. We are wondering if we need to paid state or federal taxes on settlement, and if so, on what figure. Any information would greatly be appreciated, Thank you.

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do I have to claim and insurance settlement from a lawsuit on my tax returns.?

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how insurance premiums are determined in a competitive market?

why public insurers “competing” with private insurers have an inherent advantage

what is the consequences of insurers underpricing insurance

what is income elasticity of demand and how it differs among different health care needs

how tax law may accelerate the rate of health care inflation?

what is moral hazard and the how insurance plans are structured to reduce moral hazard

in terms of financial theory, why stock prices of health insurance companies reacted they way they did after the public option was rumored to be off the table?

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Should those of us with money at Merrill Lynch be concerned?

My son has a structured settlement with most of the money being invested at Merrill Lynch-i have noticed that the monthly statements have not been looking good but now that bank of america has taken over should i be concerned and put his money somewhere else or just ride out the tide-i imagine there would be an influx of people wanting to pull their money out thus causing more damage?

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I just receive life insurance settlement it was put in a total control account @ 1.5 interest how much would ?

I just receive life insurance settlement it was put in a total control account @ 1.5 interest how much interest per month would 17,000 dollars bring per month?

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