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101 Ways To Save Money - The Best Tips On How To Save Money
The media would have you believe that we’re heading into a recession. Although the economy has grown the past two quarters, we are, indeed, in an economic downturn. This prompted me to research the best ways to save money and put together a...
Financial Facts About Barack Obama - Part 3: The Social Security Issue
This post concludes my three-part Financial Facts About Barack Obama series. On Wednesday, I looked at the effect of Obama’s proposal to let the Bush tax cuts expire, and yesterday I focused on the effect of his proposal to raise the long-ter...
Financial Facts About Barack Obama - Part 1: Letting The Bush Tax Cuts Expire
I have avoided politics on this blog since its inception, but I writing about the U.S. presidential race this week because it’s turning out to be one of the most important campaigns of this generation. However, I want to stay within the them...
YouTube Friday - Ron Paul On Money And Value Of The U.S. Dollar
Few politicians exist who understand money and the declining value of the U.S. dollar. Whether or not you like Ron Paul (which is irrelevant here), he gives a nice, straightforward explanation about monetary policy and the Federal Reserve’...
A $5,000 Tax Refund
Like many taxpayers, my wife and I received our tax refund check from the Internal Revenue Service this past week. The amount of the check was $5,000 even. Now, there are a lot of people who love receiving tax refunds, especially if it’s a ...
Pack a Lunch, and Save $1,000 Per Year
I got back from a weekend trip last night, so while I regroup, I thought I’d go with this older post about how packing a lunch for work can save you a bunch of money. (I’ll have a brand new post tomorrow.) I see people every day who I...
YouTube Friday - 7 Money-Making Ideas From Robert Shemin
I’ve enjoyed posting videos from YouTube because there is a lot of interesting content on there. In particular, there is a lot of good content related to money and investing. I think some of the content is so good, in fact, that I think I&#...
Care About Credit Cards
I have written before about the need to understand the terms and practices of the credit cards we have and about how debt works in general. We also need to understand how our debt–particularly credit card debt–affects our credit scor...
Refinance To Save Money
Since the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates, the question arises for homeowners: Should you refinance your home loans? The short answer is yes, and refinance.com provides a vast array of options and information to help you through this proce...
Educate Yourself On Credit Cards And Debt
We all have and use credit cards, but very few people actually know about the terms and practices of the cards they hold and about debt in general. In today’s economy, it helps to have information, especially the right facts about the cards ...
DVD Purchases And The Rule Of 5
One of the fastest ways people waste money is by buying DVDs. I have written about restraining yourself from buying expensive widescreen televisions and similar luxury items, but if you were to make an argument for those items, you could say that a...
Countdown to Financial Freedom - Pay Off Your Mortgage In 8-10 Years
Many individuals have high levels of consumer debt, either in the form of credit cards, car loans, or store-financed purchases. For those of us with mortgages, however, when we think of our debt, we seldom take into account the fact that our mort...
