8 Ways Football Fans Can Save Money
October 6, 2011
Being a diehard football fan is an expensive undertaking. Ticket prices, astronomical concession costs, parking, tailgating, and TV packages can all add up to thousands of dollars every year. For some, football is “the” thing their family does every year so the spending is just part of the annual budget. But are there any ways [...]
March Madness Money Lessons
March 24, 2009
What can you learn about money from March Madness? You can take a lesson from most experiences in life if you sit back and observe long enough; the NCAA basketball tournament is no exception. I shared a few things I learned in my series on personal finance lessons for sports fans: Ignore the Analyst’s Hype Just [...]
Is Investing in Office Sports Pools a Waste of Time & Money?
March 24, 2008
Several years ago, I filled out my first NCAA tournament bracket. It may be hard to believe but I had never completed one before that so I had no idea what I was doing. Rather than making random picks based on mascots or team colors, I did some research. I took notes during the expert’s [...]
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 [...]
Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Diversification is Key
March 16, 2007
How can you have the best player in college basketball on your team and still lose your conference championship? Just ask the Texas Longhorns. Star Power Fades In the final game of the Big 12 tournament, Kevin Durant laid it on the Kansas Jayhawks in the first half. He shot the lights out and at [...]
Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Little Things Make a Big Difference in the Big Dance
March 15, 2007
How many times have you heard an ESPN announcer make a comment about a play that won’t show up on the stats sheet? Diving on a loose ball to force a tie-up or making an extra pass that results in an easy basket are examples of little things that can make a big difference in [...]
Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Greatness Begins & Games are Won Off the Court
March 14, 2007
What do you love most about college basketball in March? Is it the buzzer beating 3 point shot or the steal followed by the monster dunk? While we get to enjoy these displays of talent on the court in the NCAA tournament, the thing that makes them possible is untold hours of preparation off the [...]
Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Plan for Success
March 13, 2007
Setting Goals for Success How do basketball teams win championships? Many of them sit down together at the beginning of the season and come up with a shared goal. For some, it’s to win the conference championship. Some teams set their sites on making it to the NCAA tournament and others pick the lofty goal [...]
Personal Finance for Sports Fans – Ignore the Analysts & the Hype
March 12, 2007
Which would you rather do, watch sports or learn about personal finances? What if I told you that you could do both! There are good personal finance lessons to be found in the many exciting games of the upcoming NCAA Men’s basketball tournament. This is the first in a series of posts that will cover [...]
