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Pros and Cons of Being a Homeowner

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This prior weekend, I lastly obtained about to carrying out some lengthy overdue duties about the home. one of the primary issues I had planned to do was stress wash and seal the deck. I've been which signifies to do it for pretty awhile but it was one of these issues that I saved placing off a great offer much more than and a great offer much more than as rapidly as a great offer much more. As a home proprietor, if some thing specifications to be carried out about the home, it's up to me to get it carried… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - May 6, 2010 at 3:20 am

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Review: Snap Judgment

Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a book of interest. Over the last few years, I’ve come to believe that the biggest key to personal finance success is controlling your own psychology and impulses. Our entire lives are filled with quick decisions we must constantly make – and, for the most part, we’re good at it. We commute to work without getting in an accident. We make constant little decisions at work – and at home, too. We’re able to effectively take several pieces of information, combine them together, and make a pretty good choice based on the result… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 31, 2010 at 8:20 pm

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Are You Saving For Your Child’s College Education?

By Silicon Valley ... Are you worried about savings account rates and whether your investments are keeping up with your financial expectations?  That perhaps your money isn't stretching far enough to fund some of your future financial goals?   Well you're not alone.  There is one financial goal in particular, that looms heavily upon those of us with children: increasing costs tied to the call of higher education and college.  Lately, the issue of higher tuition rates has occupied the news; we heard of the disruption that took place at U.C. Berkeley when regents announced rising fees in the horizon.  It can't… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - January 4, 2010 at 6:20 pm

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The Simple Dollar Weekly Roundup: Red Beans, Rice, Okra, and Sausage Edition

Can a meal really get any easier than that? Cook up some rice, add some red beans, frozen okra, and cooked sausage (andouille, polska, whatever you like). Sprinkle in a lot of spices (sage, cayenne, garlic, thyme, paprika, even a bay leaf if you have one) as you’re cooking it all together. Yum – supper is prepared. Put a bottle of hot sauce on the table and you’re good to go. Make plenty and you can easily eat it for leftovers for a day or two. Meals like this are common suppers at our house. Things that are easy to… Read the whole article...

1 comment - What do you think?  Posted by Robert Wilkinson - October 14, 2009 at 9:20 am

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