Would You Tell a Waitress to “F*** Off” There is a restaurant near my family’s home in South Florida that supposedly offers hidden discounts on meals if you know the password. When I first heard about this I thought it [...]
Financially Dealing With the Unexpected Long time readers will remember previous stories about my friend Eva. She is a full time mommy, a part time media broker, and is in the process of adding successful online business owner to her [...]
April 24, 2019
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How to Win With Credit Cards So one of the most common issues readers email me about is credit cards. I lovingly refer to credit cards as “frenemies.” They disguise themselves as friendly faces with their cash back, rewards points, [...]
April 17, 2019
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Secret IRS Code 72 (t): Take Advantage of an IRS Loophole that lets you take money out of your IRA before age 59 ½ There is a massive wave of people getting ready to retire in the next few years. [...]
April 10, 2019
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Do Not Duplicate Ever wonder where insurance came from? It seems it’s always been around. The roots can be traced back to Babylonian times, around 2100 B.C. The Code of Hammurabi was the first insurance policy. It was paid by [...]
April 3, 2019
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Your Retirement Or Your Kid’s Education Your retirement or your kid’s college education? Which do you choose to save for if you can’t save for both? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, college graduates typically earn one million more in [...]
March 27, 2019
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Did You Really Buy That NOW? When the Wealth Authority first asked me to share my money saving philosophy with their members my first question was, what IS my philosophy? For most of my life I have been characterized as [...]
March 20, 2019
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Buying versus Renting. Which is the best choice for you? This age old question has been debated by experts for years now. Some come to the conclusion it’s cheaper to buy while others proclaim renting is easier on your wallet. [...]
March 13, 2019
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DIY vs Pay – When to Just Pay Up Long time readers know that I am somewhat of a bookworm. I am constantly reading online newspapers, books, articles, magazines. For me to be able to read I need complete silence. [...]
March 6, 2019
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Is Nancy Patterson and Extreme Couponer? Have you ever seen the show Extreme Couponing on TLC? It’s a television program that profiles die-hard coupon clippers who buy hundreds and sometimes even thousands of dollars’ worth of groceries and other merchandise [...]
February 27, 2019
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