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Do You Believe In Financial Miracles?
The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common–Ralph Waldo Emerson Have you or someone you know ever experienced a financial miracle? Do you even believe in miracles, financial or otherwise? I’m going to tell you a
- August 19th, 2008
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How to Invest in a Mutual Fund
You’ve decided to invest in your future. You’ve picked the perfect mutual fund. You’re ready to go. Now what? How do you actually go about buying shares of a mutual fund? The good news is that buying shares of a mutual fund is
- August 18th, 2008
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Should You Sell Investments to Pay Off Credit Card Debt?
Should you ever sell investments to pay off debt? That’s the question I’m facing right now. I have about $40,000 on 0% balance transfer credit cards where the introductory rate will soon expire. While I could transfer some of that debt
- August 13th, 2008
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Don’t Confuse Popular with Profitable
Whether it comes to investing, making money blogging, or just about anything else in life, popularity can come with a hefty price tag. With investing, following the crowd is a surefire way to lose a lot of money as you repeatedly sell low and buy hi
- August 6th, 2008
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The Kiva.org Credit Card: Arguably the Best Card of All Time
Kiva, the charitable organization that funds business loans in the developing world, has just introduced the Kiva credit card. And it is arguably the best credit card offer ever, period. From a 15 month 0% balance transfer offer, to no annual fee,
- August 4th, 2008
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LendingClub Files Amended S-1 and Discloses Changes to How it Sets Interest Rates
LendingClub, the social peer-to-peer lending site originally launched on FaceBook, today filed an Amended S-1 Registration Statement with the SEC. Now one step closer to completing its securities offering and reinstating its lender program, LendingC
- August 3rd, 2008
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7 Myths About S&P 500 Index Funds
The S&P 500 Index is arguably the best known and most followed index of publicly traded companies. There are hundreds of S&P 500 index funds and exchange traded funds to chose from if you want an investment that tracks the S&P 500 Ind
- July 24th, 2008
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Credit Card Fees and Fine Print–What’s in your wallet?
Credit card companies are masters of marketing. From cash back to travel rewards, and 0% introductory rates to gas rebates, credit card companies have turned a once fledging industry (remember MasterCharge?) into a multi-billion dollar juggernaut.
- July 20th, 2008
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SEO Copywriting–How to Get Your Article to the Top of Google
SEO copywriting is the art and science of writing articles that rank well in search engines for the keyword phrase you are targeting. It’s a science in that search engines use complex algorithms to rank the search results when a web surfer typ
- July 17th, 2008
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How to Turn Gift Cards into Cash
Did you ever receive a gift card to a store where you never shop? Or have you ever had a gift card to a store that filed for bankruptcy, like Sharper Image? When a retailer files for chapter 7 bankruptcy, gift card holders get in line with every ot
- July 9th, 2008
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HUD Homes–Saving Big Money with HUD Foreclosures
If you are in the market to buy your first or next home, a HUD home could potentially save you tens of thousands of dollars on the purchase price. While buying a HUD Home can save you a lot of money, there are some things to watch out for. In this
- July 8th, 2008
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My Investments and Online Income (June 2008)
June 2008 was a difficult month for the stock market. Along with the market, my investments were down significantly. For the year my investment portfolio is down about 10%. On the bright side, my online income held steady. Here are all the detail
- July 7th, 2008
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Do you change your investment strategy in a falling market?
I read with dismay the following from an “investment professional” in yesterday’s Washington Post: Now is not the time to drink the “buy and hold” investment strategy Kool-Aid. Be conservative, limit your risk–and
- July 5th, 2008
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Anatomy of an Optimized WordPress Blog
Building an optimized WordPress blog is a critical step to making money online. Whether you intend to build a mini site focused on a narrow topic, an authority blog that covers a broad range of subjects, or a site to promote your small business, cre
- July 3rd, 2008
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Roth 401k — Why these retirement plans may be bad for your wealth
Let’s get right to the point. Saving for retirement in a Roth 401k likely will leave you with less money in retirement than if you had invested in a traditional 401k. There are some exceptions to this rule. For example, a Roth 401k may be
- July 1st, 2008
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0% Balance Transfer for 15 Months
I just learned that the Chase Business Rebate Card is offering a special 0% introductory balance transfer rate for up to 15 billing cycles. This is one of the longest 0% balance transfer periods available. In addition, the card offers cash back on
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Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund (VTWSX)
Vanguard recently launched an index mutual fund designed to track the performance of the FTSE All-World Index, a benchmark of approximately 2,900 stocks in 47 countries. With the introduction of Vanguard’s Total World Stock Index Fund (VTWSX),
- June 29th, 2008
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Tutorial–How to Start a Money Making Blog
I’ve just finished a lengthy tutorial on how to start a money making WordPress blog. The article incorporates content from three previous posts (Make Money Blogging–Setting Up a WordPress Blog in 3 Easy Steps, How to Optimize a WordPress The
- June 28th, 2008
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How to Invest in Mutual Funds You’ll Keep During a Falling Market
Selling an investment solely because the market is declining is one of the most costly investing mistakes you can make. To avoid the temptation, here is one factor to consider before buying a mutual fund.
- June 24th, 2008
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Retirement Income Investing–Fidelity and Vanguard Options for Baby Boomers
Fidelity and Vanguard offer retirement income funds that can produce monthly income and investment growth at the same time. Both are reviewed in this article.
- June 18th, 2008
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Online Marketing for a Home Based Business
Let’s get right to the bottom line–online marketing for a home based business can make the difference between success and failure. Marketing your business online can also make the difference between making a lot of money and making just
- June 14th, 2008
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5 Must Have WordPress SEO Plugins for a Money Making Blog
Installing and properly using the right SEO WordPress plugins is critical to getting a money making blog up and running. You can choose and host the best domain name, and you can install an SEO optimized theme, but without the right plugins, you are
- June 12th, 2008
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How to Get a Payday Loan (if you must)
In the world of personal finance, payday loans have become the symbol of ultimate financial distress. The payday loan industry suffers from a poor reputation rivaled only by the tobacco industry. Lately, I’ve done a fair amount of research on
- June 10th, 2008
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Multiple Income Streams: 10 Ways to Earn Extra Income
Generating multiple streams of income can have a major impact on your finances. Even an extra income of $500 each month could could go a long way to paying down debt or increasing your investments. We often hear about the importance of diversifying
- June 8th, 2008
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How to Optimize a WordPress Theme for Search Engines
An SEO optimized WordPress theme is a critical component if you want to make money blogging. When I started the Dough Roller in May 2007, I focused exclusively on what a theme looked like. At the time I didn’t know how to modify the look of a
- June 6th, 2008
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Earn $100 Cash Back with the Discover Business Card
Ever since the Dough Roller and my other online sites started making money, I’ve considered getting a business credit card. The main reason was to give me an easy way to keep my business expenses separate from my personal expenses. Otherwise,
- June 3rd, 2008
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The M-Network Vacation Guide - 5 Great Travel Reward Credit Cards
Today and later this week members of the M-Network of personal finance blogs are publishing a series of articles on vacationing. For my part, I thought I’d share with you how we’ve taken several vacations for free or for a greatly reduce
- June 1st, 2008
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Make Money Blogging–Setting Up a WordPress Blog in 3 Easy Steps
Last week marked the one year anniversary of The Dough Roller! I recall those first 30 days vividly. Before starting this site, I had never heard of WordPress, php, SEO, Digg, affiliate programs or even adsense. In fact, making money blogging wasn
- May 30th, 2008
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Teaching Your Kids About Money
Recently, I took my son, Gavin, to the CoinStar machine to turn the random coins he’s been getting into cash. Added to the last two years of birthday money, his total was right around $150. As he stared at that money (and lamented the fact that
- May 29th, 2008
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The Value of Human Life–$129,000
Time magazine reports that the value of a year of quality human life is $129,000. Here’s how the number was calculated: Stanford economists have demonstrated that the average value of a year of quality human life is actually closer to about $1
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PF Buzz and a Free Ebook
Two of my personal finance blogging friends have recently introduced a new site and Ebook that are absolutely worth checking out. The first is a new site called Personal Finance Buzz, or PF Buzz for short. The second is an Ebook called the College
- May 28th, 2008
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What is Phishing–A Real Life Example
I recently received a phishing email intended to trick me into divulging confidential banking information. As a follow up to my LifeLock Review, I thought I’d share the email with you. If you’re not familiar with phishing emails or how
- May 27th, 2008
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Warren Buffett Predicts the Future
Long time readers of The Dough Roller know that I’m a Warren Buffett fan and own shares of Berkshire Hathaway. But a recent comment by the famed investor has me perplexed. He said that “we are already in a recession. Perhaps not in the
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10 Fun and Frugal Father’s Day Gifts
With Father’s Day fast approaching, finding a memorable gift that doesn’t break the bank can be a chore. To make things easy for you, what follows are a list of Father’s Day gifts that range in cost from zero to about $25. And for
- May 26th, 2008
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American Eagle Silver Coins–A fun way to invest in precious metals
My grandmother was a coin collector. I can remember rummaging through a large jar of coins she kept in a cabinet looking for wheat pennies. She had hundreds of them. And she had a silver dollar from the 1800s. I remember thinking, “Wow, thi
- May 23rd, 2008
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An Easy Way to Invest
Many people are intimidated by the idea of picking mutual funds. They wonder how they’ll know if they have made the “right” decision. I know that’s how I felt almost 20 years ago when I invested in my first fund. Fortunatel
