Tag: dave ramsey
member name: Jeff S.
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July 15, 2009 09:19 AM EDT --
Question: Are you surviving or sinking financially ?
Financial survival as I defined it is: ability to increase your net worth in the positive direction.
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January 13, 2009 01:55 PM EST --
I have been preaching thrift and investing using Crock-pots (not microwaves), and I receive many stories about consumers doing things they should not do. Let me get some ideas straight on what you . . .
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July 04, 2009 12:43 PM EDT --
In case you may have been busy with your life, there has been a stock market boom since March 9, 2009. All 3 indexes have increased by 12% in that time (36% if annualized). Not too shabby even in a . . .
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December 31, 2008 04:18 PM EST --
Have you ever considered investing $30,000 into a very desirable investment that is guaranteed to lose $21,000 in value and would be worth $9,000 in 5 years, and there is a cost of ownership of $4,000 . . .
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November 02, 2009 02:07 PM EST --
Some consumers have large credit card bills, and they should be paid back if they have the money. If you don't, expect calls from the credit card collectors. There are abusive tactics . . .
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November 04, 2008 02:13 PM EST --
Statistics on Personal Finance (these data are few years old)
• According to the Wall Street Journal nearly 70% of consumers live paycheck to paycheck
• A Marist Institute . . .
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December 14, 2008 06:10 PM EST --
Hard economic times are spreading like plague. Many families are suffering for all sorts of reasons:
Some were already living a paycheck to paycheck existence
Some lost employment or . . .
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December 27, 2008 11:19 AM EST --
This post is a sequel to "Personal Finance Topic #49"
Hard economic times are spreading like plague. Many families are suffering for all sorts of reasons:
Some were already . . .
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May 01, 2009 01:55 PM EDT --
Rules are changing on your credit card daily. You have been paying your bills regularly, but your card rate is jacked up anyway. There has been a deluge of consumers reporting about the abuses . . .
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June 30, 2009 12:37 PM EDT --
You've read this story to your kids when they were young. With the economy in recession, how would you classify yourself as a hare or a tortoise in your financial behavior?
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September 29, 2009 01:58 PM EDT --
INVEST IN LOTTERY - NOT!
Last time, I talked about becoming a multi-millionaire – if you are young. I received some e-mails asking what I would recommend if you’re not 19 years . . .
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October 27, 2009 02:22 PM EDT --
When buying a car, the most frequently asked question is “How much down?” Is your answer 50%, 20% or zero? The more appropriate answer might be “How much?” or “How much . . .
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January 10, 2009 02:06 PM EST --
I have been preaching thrift and investing using Crock-pots (not microwaves), and yet, I receive many queries about consumers not being able to decide where to go from here TODAY! So I am putting together . . .
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April 05, 2009 04:14 PM EDT --
401(k), 403(b), SEP, Roth, Traditional IRA plans are all excellent retirement plans IF you have spare money. However, if you have suffered or are suffering negative event in your personal finance, you . . .
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April 23, 2009 11:18 PM EDT --
For those of you who watched the "Town hall for hope," here is a link to several snippets of videos.
http://www.foxbusiness.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&referralObject=4545932 . . .
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July 01, 2009 11:37 AM EDT --
Are you poor or are you broke? Is this a question about semantics? Let me clarify myself
Being Broke - Being broke is having no cash flow. We've all been there. You're . . .
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August 13, 2009 08:08 AM EDT --
Over the past year, I have posted many ideas on getting out of debt and building wealth. I've noticed that in general two types of people exist in this world when it come to money. The people in . . .
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September 17, 2009 01:01 PM EDT --
I've told my kids that as soon as they start working, put some money in the tax free Roth IRA. If they are still in school, I match $1 for $1 on their contribution up to $2,500 a year. And never to . . .
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November 16, 2009 04:52 PM EST --
Don't read this if you are afraid of horror story about DEBT-ADDICTS and CREDIT CARD ZOMBIES... because this could be YOU!
In the beginning, there was no credit, no foreclosures, no . . .
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April 08, 2009 10:07 PM EDT --
About 85% of the time, a wife is going to outlive her husband. She could live another 20 to 25 years after her husband retires. Make sure you do a complete retirement planning so he/she can live . . .
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