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Review: Financially Stupid People Are Everywhere

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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest. The title of this book convinced me to pick it up at the library recently, but it was the introduction that caused me to actually take it home and give it a full read. The introduction, entitled “Life as a Sucker,” makes the case that society is stacked against individual financial success unless you already have a lot of capital. Almost every element of modern society and government works against you without a large bankroll in your hand with which to generate more money. In… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - December 19, 2010 at 10:20 pm

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HealthMonth, Your Month

Recently, a good friend of mine convinced me to sign up for HealthMonth, a website that aims to turn the self-motivation needed to improve one’s health into a fun game (you can see my HealthMonth profile and goals). It works quite simply: you set certain goals for yourself throughout the month – “I will floss every day” or “I will drink eight glasses of water a day” or “I will walk at least three miles four times a week” – and are rewarded with points and other in-game bonuses. It’s all just a “fun” veneer over a great concept: setting… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - September 30, 2010 at 3:20 am

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How to Budget in Less than 20 Minutes a Week

1 of the most typical misconceptions about budgeting is that is requires a l-o-n-g time.  Most individuals who do not learn how to make a budget do so because they think they do not have the time to budget. But, if your budget is doing its task you should be able to budget with out a major disruption to your schedule. While some individuals function for different factors, most individuals function to spend the expenses.  Some even hate or begrudge their jobs.  But they continue to put in 40 plus hours a week to earn cash to spend the expenses. … Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - August 28, 2010 at 9:20 am

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Your Income Is Your Greatest Wealth Building Asset

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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Getting Things Done: The Power of the Collection Habit

This is the eleventh entry in a fourteen part series discussing the time management classic Getting Things Done by David Allen. New entries in this series will appear on Tuesday afternoons and Friday mornings through July 16. Allen concludes the book with three short chapters discussing the power of various aspects of the GTD system. This first one focuses on how powerful the collection habit really is. As Allen states it on page 225: When people with whom you interact notice that without fail you receive, process, and organize in an airtight manner the exchanges and agreements they have with… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - July 6, 2010 at 7:20 pm

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How to Keep Finances Growing

No matter how much money you make, for many people, it's never quite enough. In order to get ahead, you'll need to find a way to keep your finances growing. There are many different ways that you can grow your income, both actively and passively, and over time, these small streams can converge into a river that will help you stay solvent and perhaps even well heeled, long into the future. Let's look at just a few ways to keep your finances growing. 1. Focusing on your job. If you are due for a raise, don't be shy about… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - February 24, 2010 at 4:20 pm

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Mint Map: Where the Jobs Will Be

Share This With the current unemployment rate at 10.6 percent and soaring even higher, you might have to seriously consider relocating in order to find work. You know what the say about the grass being greener? Well, our latest map shows that not all cities are faring equally in our current economic climate and in fact some are actually growing. Take a look to find out which cities are projected to have the greatest number of new jobs created, as well as those with the fastest… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - February 20, 2010 at 8:20 am

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Seven New Years Financial Resolutions for 2010

This is a guest post from the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE), a non-profit dedicated to improving the financial literacy of all Americans. NEFE operates the site Smart About Money and have developed a series of articles filled with tips to help you make 2010 the year of financial freedom.  You can also find Economic Survival Tips, worksheets and articles focused on financial education related to housing, spending, credit and job change. Follow NEFE on Twitter at @nefe_org Control Spending.  If you spend less you'll have more money available to pay down debt and save for the future. Write… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - December 31, 2009 at 10:20 am

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