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How to Budget in Less than 20 Minutes a Week

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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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Getting Out of Debt Quickly pt 2

This is part 2 of a 4 part series on getting out of debt quickly. Make sure that you read all four parts in order to get the most out of this sequence of hints on getting yourself or your family out of the debt trap. Next you are going to want to try to consolidate all of your debt onto a single credit card with an interest rate that is lower than what your current credit cards are requiring for you to pay. By doing this you are going to be lowering your monthly payments dramatically while paying… 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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Tips for Paying Off Student Loans

Right now, the student loan industry is going through one of its worst periods in decades. New Federal regulations have forced many banks to stop offering student loans, and students are being forced to either find a direct loan or start paying back what they owe. Enrollment figures are being affected dramatically and right now, many students simply cannot afford to go to school. This problem is extending to those that are already trying to pay on their student loans. It has become harder than ever to consolidate old student loans and the interest rates are not helping matters… Read the whole article...

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Tips To Rebuild Your Credit After Bankruptcy

According to the Wall Street Journal, personal bankruptcy filings are up 32% from 2008. Sometimes, your personal financial situation is so bad, bankruptcy is the only option. While bankruptcy may wipe your financial slate clean, unfortunately, it will also kill your credit score and stay on your credit report for at least 10 years. While filing bankruptcy may hurt your credit for the first few years, you can take steps to rebuild your credit. The first and most important thing to remember is to not to get back in a situation where you end up over your head in debt.… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - February 3, 2010 at 12:20 am

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The $5 Gadget That Can Save You Thousands of Dollars

By Paul Michael Economically, times are still tough. And with healthcare being at the top of a long list of concerns about money, anyone taking medication should invest in a small gadget that can literally save you a small fortune every year. The gadget in question…a simple pill splitter. Recently I changed jobs and with the change came a rise in my healthcare costs, particularly for medication that I have to take. But never one to just accept the change and pay the extra price, I looked at my options. I wondered…could I just split a higher dose of the… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 27, 2010 at 12:20 pm

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Career Comeback by Lisa Johnson Mandell

Career Comeback by Lisa Johnson Mandell is a career book designed to help the older job seeker freshen up their resume and avoid age discrimination. If the same sounds a little familiar, it’s because Mandell was the subject of a very popular WSJ article on Botoxing Your Resume back in mid 2008. The book isn’t a longer version of the article but it does take advantage of the same idea – after a certain point, your resume would be fifty pages if you included everything you ever did. While the breadth of experience may seem… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 3, 2010 at 4:20 pm

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Find Your Passion

By Philip Brewer I always knew what I wanted to do. What I wanted to do changed over time, and at any particular time I wanted to do more than one thing — and sometimes I wasn't sure if any particular thing that I wanted to do would turn out to be satisfying or remunerative. But there were always things I wanted to do. It turns out that this is not universal. Some people really don't know what they want to do. Since I always did, I'm not sure that I'm really the person to ask about how to figure… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - December 3, 2009 at 6:20 am

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Your Take: Married Women Outearning Husbands

An MSNBC article this week discussed how women are increasingly earning more than their husbands. Twenty years ago, 17.8% of women outearned their husbands. In 2007, 25.9% outearned their husbands if they both worked and 33.5% of married women outearned their husbands period. It’s estimated that the percentage bas probably jumped because of all the jobs lost in the recession, it’s estimated that nearly 75% were held by men. The Shriver Report conducted a survey and found that 65.3% of women and 61.2% of men were comfortable with women earning more than men. I want… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - October 23, 2009 at 8:20 pm

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