Extreme Investing for the Adventurous In All of Us
November 5, 2007
You’ve probably heard of extreme sports, sports “perceived as having a high level of inherent danger or difficulty”. Well how about extreme investing! Extreme InvestingI’m a pretty non-extreme investor in general; most of our money is in index funds with a small percentage in other industry specific funds. But I do like to use a […]
Personal Finance Review – Money Sucks Edition
November 4, 2007
Do you ever get discouraged and decide that money just sucks? We have to work so hard for money and yet it seems we never have enough of it. We’re trying our best to build up money but everyone else seems to be working equally hard to take it away. So many of our decisions […]
How to Save Time & Make Money on eBay With a Sales Partner
November 3, 2007
Do you ever feel like there’s not enough time in the day? As I juggle my family time, work, and online endeavors I always find myself wishing for extra hours in the day. I’ve been looking for ways to make better use of my time and last night I made some progress! No Time for […]
American Express Rewards Progress
November 2, 2007
I wrote a while back about my plans to score some money from a credit card signup with American Express but my plan was somewhat delayed due to disorganization. I’m to the point now where I’ve earned my rewards points and am ready to use them with only one problem, I couldn’t find it anywhere. I […]
Why Are Some People So Ignorant About Money?
November 1, 2007
Some people are good with money and others make downright horrible financial decisions. What’s the difference between the two groups? Why are some people so bad with money? My wife was watching Suze Orman give people advice on credit card debt and home loan issues last night on Oprah and I was amazed at how […]
Can You Get Paid to Learn?
October 31, 2007
Is there a job in your industry where you can get paid to learn about a topic that you need to know about anyways? Get Paid to LearnIf you’re going to be spending a lot of time at a job, mine as well find one that creates value for you other than just a paycheck. […]
Juggling Funds So Our Mortgage Check Won’t Bounce
October 30, 2007
Ever since my wife left her full-time job to stay at home with our son our bank account has looked a lot more bare towards the end of the month. Losing a salary has required us to pay better attention to our nickels and dimes so we can ensure all expenses are covered. Bye-Bye BufferMy […]
Seven Major Obstacles to Financial Success from the Quiet Millionaire
October 29, 2007
One of the most important steps towards building wealth is learning what NOT to do. If you can avoid the biggest pitfalls then you have a much better chance of being successful. As I read through the Quiet Millionaire I ran across a list of things that can be damaging to our personal finances. I’ve […]
Personal Finance Review – Count Your Blessings Edition
October 28, 2007
When you’re healthy, you can forget how bad it feels to be sick and how fortunate you are to be well. I guess that’s the one positive thing that comes out of this miserable sinus infection that is still hanging around. It makes me appreciate my health all the more and realize I shouldn’t complain […]
Personal Finance in the News
October 25, 2007
Freezing Your Credit ReportThanks to recent legislation, you may be able to lockdown your credit report so that new creditors can’t access your credit report without explicit permission from you. This should help prevent anyone from fraudulently borrowing any money in your name. Of course it also causes a big hassle anytime you want to […]
