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Your Income Is Your Greatest Wealth Building Asset

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For those of us who like to read (and write) information on personal finance subjects, we spend energy on a wide range of wealth building strategies.  Too often we ignore the concept of making money because we feel it’s something outside our control.  After all, our employer pays us, we don’t pay ourselves, right?  The reality is that your income is your greatest wealth building asset. Photo by Photos8.com via Flickr Keeping & Growing Income The first thing to focus on is keeping and growing your income.  Obviously, this is a concern for many people today considering the high unemployment… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - August 2, 2010 at 9:20 am

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BB&T Customer Service Nightmare and How to Avoid Overdraft Fees

I had a really bad banking experience last week – actually, it took place over 7 days and is still not quite over. I was going to blog about it and rat out the bank, but then some halfway decent customer service changed my mind. When I logged into my account today and saw YET ANOTHER FEE, I changed it back – so here goes the saga. Photo by Worak via Flickr Background I have held an account at BB&T for over three years. It’s a regional bank that was the only brick-and-mortar near my first apartment. Since opening, I’ve moved… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - July 20, 2010 at 9:20 pm

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work From Home

Americans spend an average of 50 minutes a day commuting to and from work. That's about 200 hours a year wasted in traffic jams. With telecommuting, you can reclaim that time and spend more of it with your family! In a recent guest post we did for My Life Scoop we shared 8 great tips on how to convince your boss to let you work from home. Here are two key tips from that article. List the Ways Telework Will Benefit the Company While your boss may be receptive your needs, the company’s needs will trump yours. Get stats… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - June 23, 2010 at 6:20 am

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Is This the Best Search Engine Ever for New & Used Cars?

The site is one I found quite by accident. I'm not in the market for a used car, I was actually looking for a quote from Bill Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and stumbled upon this gem. Ahh, I love the Internet. The site is called AutoTempest.com. It's only in Beta right now, but the results are awesome! In the past, when I was searching for a used car, I would bring up the usual suspects — cars.com, kbb.com, edmunds.com. With three windows or tabs open, I would flick between them all looking for the best price, the lowest miles, and the… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - June 13, 2010 at 9:20 pm

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Professional Home Inspection Service Checklist – Tips & What’s Included

If you are about to purchase your first home, there are several things you need to do. It does not matter if the home is brand new and has never been lived in; get the inspection anyway. The first and most important thing you need to do is get pre-approved for a mortgage, unless you are fortunate enough to be paying in cash. By getting pre-approved for a mortgage BEFORE you start shopping for a home, you will know how much home you can afford and avoid wasting time looking at homes that are beyond your price range. There is… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - June 11, 2010 at 7:20 pm

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How to Save Money During the Early Days of a Startup

Share This There’s a lot of commentary on how to start a business, how to court investors, and how to sell a business. One theme that consistently falls through the cracks, however, is what it takes to, and what it is like to start up and run your own company on the ground level. For many young entrepreneurs, the thought of using investor money to help build your dream sounds like just like that — a dream. And while generating funding and starting out… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - March 2, 2010 at 2:20 am

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Wow, look what Earn1k members are already doing

Wow, look what Earn1k members are already doing 5 comments — written on February 21st, 2010 Note: I’m giving 2 talks at Stanford TONIGHT (Monday, 2/22, 5:30pm & 7:30pm). If you’re around, please stop by and say hi. * * * My Earn1k course — to help you earn your first $1,000 on the side, and beyond — has been live for 3 weeks. Instead of telling you how it’s going, I thought I’d let my users do the talking. What have you learned in Earn1k that you didn’t know before? Please be SPECIFIC. “Having too many ideas is… Read the whole article...

Be the first to comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - February 22, 2010 at 3:20 pm

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Announcing the “Earn Your First $1,000 On The Side” course

Announcing the “Earn Your First $1,000 On The Side” course 38 comments — written on February 4th, 2010 Today I’m thrilled to announce a totally new course called Earn Your First $1,000 On The Side. The short version: An all-new course that I’ve been quietly developing for a year, which includes 16 super-specific lessons on finding a profitable idea, testing it, finding clients, pricing, marketing, all designed to help you earn $1,000 (and more) on the side — every month. Also includes hours of gorgeous HD video strategies and tactics, Master Classes from people like Tim Ferriss (4HWW) on… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - February 5, 2010 at 7:20 am

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