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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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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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Support Haiti Recovery Effort Through Microlending

I received this e-mail today from Microplace, which provides loans to low-income entrepreneurs around the world. I think it’s a great idea, although of course you should remember that you are lending money and it may or may not be repaid. You may consider augmenting your charitable contributions with this type of investment. Haiti earthquake increases need for microfinance to support rebuilding Dear Jonathan, A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit Haiti on Tuesday near the capital, Port-au-Prince, and is feared to have killed thousands. This disaster requires both immediate emergency relief and longer term rebuilding… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 16, 2010 at 8:20 am

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Lending Club Review – Peer to Peer Lending, a Solid Investment and Borrowing Alternative

10 Comments After the stock market crashed at the end of 2008, many people, including younger generations became very skeptical of the stock market and what it had to offer as a legitimate place to park your money. Peer-to-peer lending is a concept that has been around for a very long time, but the method as to how it was carried out was not always efficient at all. It went a little something like this: Friend #1: Hey best friend,… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 15, 2010 at 2:20 pm

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