Tag: money
member name: Jeff S.
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December 21, 2009 10:42 AM EST --
Four days to Christmas (December 21, 2009)
In Christianity, my religious tradition, we are aware that believers are only stewards of the wealth that God left us with. We are entrusted to use . . .
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December 20, 2009 04:02 PM EST --
Five days to Christmas (December 20, 2009)
Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day. But for some of us, it's the season that unravels the careful financial planning of the . . .
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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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December 09, 2008 07:47 AM EST --
Lately I am reading a lot of advertising disguised as innocent articles leading you to buy something or acquire a service on gather.com. Some of them are innocuous and at a minimal cost (a buck . . .
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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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July 22, 2009 09:12 AM EDT --
In my last survey, I asked if the economy is improving or sinking. In this survey, I am asking if YOUR financial situation is improving or sinking. This is an entirely a different question . . .
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September 20, 2009 03:40 PM EDT --
We shop a lot at Walmart for years for several reasons:
Our local Walmart store is close by, and is located between my home and office
We always found better values at Walmart on . . .
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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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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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July 21, 2009 10:15 AM EDT --
Some economists are already predicting that recession will be over by this fall (October 2009). Some are already claiming that we are in the recovery mode. Even Mr. Bernanke's message is “guardedly . . .
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October 01, 2009 01:23 PM EDT --
Many people close to retirement ponder how to take distribution on their 401(k) or traditional IRA. Often at the advice of their financial advisers, they cash out the entire retirement fund in a lump . . .
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November 30, 2009 01:38 PM EST --
Continued from Personal Finance Topic #105 - Reckless Credit Card Marketing
(Summary: Credit card companies have been out-of-control with excessive fees, huge late penalties, and rampant . . .
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December 07, 2009 09:57 AM EST --
(Summary: Marriage is a joint enterprise, and should not include financial secrecy or lies that can destroy the relationship)
Like infidelity, when couples and spouses hold financial secrets . . .
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November 23, 2009 05:29 PM EST --
Rather than dealing with penny and nickel earnings and savings, I suggest much bigger saving ideas which can save you thousands of dollars in just a few minutes. Let me cite a few examples of such . . .
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December 06, 2008 04:47 PM EST --
Monthly savings in gas expenses when the price drops from $4.00/gal to $1.50/gal.
Miles are annual mileage, and MPG is combined average miles per gallon.
Miles/MPG
12
16
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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 11, 2008 06:54 AM EST --
The bad news is that there's not some magical, mystical formula to a simple debt management. Good debt management is 80% behavior and 20% head knowledge. Is it easy? No. It's really hard . . .
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November 15, 2008 12:52 PM EST --
Admit now that you have a golf set that you haven't touched for two years.
Or… you have that dress that you meant to fit into after reducing 15 pounds, which you just couldn't lose. . . .
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November 09, 2008 03:31 PM EST --
I’d like to impart to you some of my financial wisdom (also known as common sense) I accumulated over the last 5 years here in a nutshell.
(Let me know if you have really good ideas)
Pay . . .
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