How to Double Your Savings on Christmas Shopping Deals
December 2, 2006
Looking for some deals this Christmas? Understanding the strategy behind retailer’s sales can help you save twice as much! Retail Strategies The reason retailers have sales is to convince us to buy from them. The promotions they run have two main goals: 1) Get us into the store 2) Convince us to spend the most […]
Shopping Your Way Out of Debt
December 1, 2006
Do you have trouble reducing your debt because you love to shop? If so, this article may be for you! We all love a little friendly competition. Below are the rules for a shopping game that will help you spend less money as you shop and give you more money to pay off debt! Players: […]
Following the Herd in Times of Money Trouble
November 30, 2006
When everyone else is nervous, are you? Herd Mentality Although we pride ourselves on being individuals and unique thinkers, when trouble looms, the herd mentality often kicks in. This can cause us to do crazy things, especially with our money. Storm on the Horizon? Everyone at work was on edge yesterday as the first winter […]
Four Strategies for Lowering Your Health Care Costs this Cold Season
November 28, 2006
How much time and money did you lose last year because of a winter bug? Unfortunately, it’s that time of the year again; use these four simple suggestions to keep your body healthy and your wallet fat. Prevention 1) Get Your Flu Shot A recent Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc survey estimates that 15 million […]
How to Save Money on Your Christmas Tree
November 26, 2006
What Thanksgiving traditions does your family have? One of our favorites is bringing home and trimming the Christmas tree Friday after turkey day. Although we have always used a live tree, I couldn’t help listing the ways we could save money having an artificial one instead: 1) Save gas money I’m no Clark Griswold; we […]
Finding a Save / Spend Balance that Works for You
November 26, 2006
I agree with a recent Blunt Money post, arguing that although many of us tend to see spending and saving money as mutually exclusive, they are not. Live for Today, Spend for Tomorrow I like to live by the rule, “Live for today, spend for tomorrow”. Enjoy the here and now but when you’re spending, […]
Is Your Investment Portfolio a One Man Team?
November 24, 2006
What would happen to your portfolio if your star player was injured? For some teams the loss of a super star may mean the end of winning season. Just think about how you feel when your team’s all star player doesn’t get up after a nasty collision. You and the rest of the fans hold […]
You Don’t Have to be Donald Trump to Count Your Money Blessings
November 22, 2006
Since Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on our blessings in life, I came up with a list of my money blessings. In no particular order, these are items that have contributed to my progress in having a money smart life: 1) Money Mentors Thanks to my parents and grandparents who taught me the value […]
How to Turn Your Time into Money at Work
November 21, 2006
How can we most effectively use our time to maximize our income? Time Is Money When you’re at work, every minute that goes by is costing your employer money. In return, they expect productivity; they expect you to generate value for them. If you work for yourself, you want every minute you spend to be […]
What Wesabe Learned from Google Adsense
November 19, 2006
What will be the most useful tool on Wesabe? I predict it will be context sensitive financial tips. Personalized Advice A person could spend 24 hours a day reading financial advice on the Internet and never get through it all. What we need to make our financial decisions more quickly and effectively is information targeted […]