Managing Your Money is Easier Said Than Done
March 19, 2008
Have you ever given anyone advice, then looked back later and seen that advice from a whole different point of view? Maybe it was good, maybe it was bad, or maybe it was part right and part wrong. While writing about money every day I make lots of suggestions and judgments about a wide variety […]
Personal Finance Review – All the Top Money Articles
March 18, 2008
Guy Kawasaki has launched a new site that gathers all the top articles from the web into one place. There is so much useful personal finance information available online, now there’s another tool to help you stay up on it all. Here are some of the articles that Alltop helped me find this week: Smart […]
Setting Big Goals is the First Step to Achieving Success
March 15, 2008
Those that aspire for success are the ones that achieve it, I’ll give you an example. For all of you non basketball fans, March is a big month for college hoops. Weeks, months, and years of anticipation & preparation come to a head for hundreds of players & coaches in the NCAA basketball tournament. The winner […]
Consumer Lessons Learned from a Lawn Care Salesman
March 14, 2008
Do you hang up on telemarketers? Why waste your time, right? I feel the same way but last night was different. The phone interrupted our evening, “don’t answer it”, my wife said. “It’s that lawn care salesman calling back”. Thirty minutes later, the phone rings again and I pick it up, thinking it might be […]
How do You Spend a Bonus Check?
March 13, 2008
Annual bonuses are here! Our company did well enough in 2007 that we’re getting a bonus, 3% of our salary is the rumor. They’re supposed to show up in our bank accounts or mailboxes tomorrow so the office was buzzing with talk of different ways to spend the money this afternoon. How to Spend a […]
Top Affiliate Challenge Could Make You an Internet Reality Star!
March 12, 2008
When I was in Vegas I met a guy named Thor Schrock, who I’d watched on Joel Comm’s Next Internet Millionaire internet reality show. The show was a competition to see who could learn the most about marketing on the internet from industry experts and put what they learned into action. Thor made it deep into […]
New Flexible Spending Account Strategy – Personal Finance Review
March 11, 2008
Every year I always scramble to try and spend my flexible spending account balance before the deadline. As it comes down to the wire I start looking for anything to spend the money on that meets the FSA guidelines. This year I ran across a promising strategy that should make it easier to clear out the […]
Tax Tips for Working With Your Accountant
March 9, 2008
Even if you hire someone to prepare your taxes, there is still work to be done to gather all the information your tax preparer needs. The tax return your accountant creates will only be as good as the information that you provide them. I think one of the biggest misconceptions about having someone else do […]
The Complete Guide to Prosper Review – Will Prosper.com Revolutionize America?
March 6, 2008
The first chapter in a new book about lending and borrowing on Prosper is entitled “How & Why Prosper.com Will Revolutionize America”. The book is called “The Complete Guide to Prosper” and is authored by Sean Bauer, a borrower, lender, and group leader on Prosper. It’s nice to see an author enthusiastic about the topic […]
The Cost of Raising a Child
March 5, 2008
I believe I heard somewhere that the average cost of raising a child is approximately $200,000. Personally, I am not sure how anyone can come up with an amount since everyone’s situation is different. Do the people calculating cost include a portion of the rent or mortgage payment? Is college a consideration, or is the […]
