I hope you’ve been taking the advice of my friends Kevin Raymond and Marc Charles lately. They’ve been right on the money when it comes to making money. Kevin writes Freedom By Friday and he has been spot on about [...]
March 2, 2011
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The view from our 10th floor hotel room overlooked the tip of a small peninsula in northern Cancun. The sea was beautiful. It was clear as glass and the brightest blue I had ever seen. The air was hot but [...]
February 23, 2011
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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, airlines miles and low interest rates. [...]
February 16, 2011
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This is a picture of my backyard. When friends stop by they say things like, “Oh how nice and simple your yard is. Bland and boring is what I think when I see it. It’s devoid of anything fun. It’s [...]
February 9, 2011
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Right now I am staring at the clock on the bedside table and wondering how it got to be so late. The clock currently reads 10:56 pm. I don’t normally work this late at night but an unexpected turn of [...]
February 2, 2011
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Long time readers know that about six months ago my family moved into a new house. Ever since then I have been dodging calls from sales consultants and throwing away the constant barrage of mailings that advertise home security systems. [...]
January 26, 2011
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So you know that list of things you know you should do but never seem to have the time to get to? Well that happened to me. I have a very old 401k from a previous employer that I know [...]
January 19, 2011
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Are you coming up on retirement and your portfolio isn’t what you hoped it would be? Unfortunately this is the scenario many Americans in their fifties are facing. They are looking at their 401(k)’s, IRA’s and realizing they could use [...]
January 12, 2011
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Did you pick out your new year’s resolution yet? Its 5 days into the year already. Hopefully you started an emergency fund and emailed the human resource manager about increasing your 401k match like I suggested last week. Whatever your [...]
January 5, 2011
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Survey Reveals Most Popular Trainer in 2011: Finances over Fitness Health and Wealth. Those are the two most popular New Year’s resolutions. In a survey by Allianz Life Insurance Company respondents were asked which 2011 resolution they are most likely [...]
December 29, 2010
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