How to Impress Your Boss by Screwing Up
April 17, 2007
Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes the way you handle your mistake can actually turn it into an opportunity. My Mistake Due to bad listening on my part, I’ve spent the majority of the last two days at work, fun fun. My boss made a commitment to our Vice President of Technology and asked me to make […]
Personal Finance Week in Review – Organization Edition
April 16, 2007
I spent most of this weekend organizing the “store” in our garage and realized there is a cost to being disorganized. I ran across some seasonal items I had purchased to resell on eBay but missed the boat because I forgot they were there! The good news is I’ve made a lot of progress so […]
What Would You Do With Someone Else’s Money?
April 14, 2007
I have someone’s money and they won’t return my emails, what should I do? This is a problem I’ve never experienced before and am looking for ideas on how to handle it. The Problem I sold an item to a lady on eBay back on April 3rd. She paid the $100 for the purchase and […]
Overcome Confusion & Frustration While Solving Your Money Puzzle
April 14, 2007
Money concepts can be confusing and overwhelming. There are many things I don’t understand about the world of finance; you could say I see it as a big puzzle. What are Blue Chips? Every day on the drive home I used to hear newscasters announce the Dow was up or blue chips were down. I […]
Earn $75 an Hour By Answering a Few Questions
April 13, 2007
Have you ever been given money simply for trying something out? I just experienced this last weekend and it’s pretty neat! New Bank in Town Marshall & Ilsley Bank opened a new branch in our neighborhood and is looking for new customers. They sent me a flyer in the mail, offering $75 if I’d stop […]
Now You Know Why it’s Called “Personal” Finance
April 13, 2007
Ask six different people for personal finance advice and you’re likely to get six different answers. Sun recently asked several other personal finance writers and his readers their opinion on a reader’s money question and experienced this first hand. The Good News A simple question like “what should my mom do with $1100” received recommendations […]
Carnival of Ethics, Values, & Personal Finance #7
April 12, 2007
Welcome readers, I hope you are feeling ethical and full of values today! If not, you’re in the right place at the right time. The articles below will hopefully give you some food for thought about money and it’s place in your life. The first half of the articles deal with the ethics and values […]
Five Baby Tools We Can’t Live Without
April 11, 2007
When I first read the article, 10 Baby Items You Think You Need, But Really Don’t, I thought it was a delayed April Fools joke. I kept waiting for the part where they said just kidding but it never came! Below are the items I disagreed with the author on. As a parent of a […]
Would You Settle for 500K or Go for a Million Dollars?
April 10, 2007
Deal, or No Deal! That’s the million dollar question that contestants must answer on the TV game show hosted by Howie Mandel. How you play along with this game might be a good indication of how you view the risks and rewards of investing. Financial Risk Tolerance If you’ve ever done any type of financial […]
How to Use Leverage to Make Money on eBay
April 9, 2007
Big time real estate investors use leverage to try and make big time profits. You can use leverage on a smaller scale on eBay without exposing yourself to the large amounts of risk that they assume. As I read JD’s post on leverage yesterday I thought about how I currently use leverage to earn 30% […]
