Review: The Smartest Retirement Book You’ll Ever Read

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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest.

Daniel Solin’s series of The Smartest X Book You’ll Ever Read have turned me off for their title alone, and thus, to this point, I’ve not read them. The title set off a big “questionable investment planning” warning light inside my mind and, with a ...

Review: The Investor’s Manifesto

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Every Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book or other book of interest.

The Four Pillars of Investing, an earlier book by William Bernstein, was one of my favorite books I’ve ever read on investment topics. It was intellectually challenging, offered great investment advice, and stuck to reasonably conservative investment plans – in other words, it did not ...

Tips To Make Money on Craigslist

If you are looking for some extra cash to add to your savings accounts or if you’re in need of money for an unexpected bill, believe it or not, there’s a pretty easy way to come up with the cash. Really, the only things you need are an internet connection, a computer and a digital camera. If you have these ...

Deflation? Hyperinflation? What Do I Do?

I absolutely love tuning into talk radio stations. It’s hucksterism at its most entertaining – the selling of fear is palpable and the line between content and commerical is so blurry I can’t tell if the host is on an economic rant or trying to sell me on a gold broker.

Regardless of whether you think such talk show hosts ...

What Should You Do With Your Pay Raise?

If you are among the lucky few that recently received a pay raise or will be getting a pay raise this year, you are probably wondering the best way to put this extra money to good use.  The most important thing to remember is not to increase your standard of living (expenses) to match your new income. It’s amazing as I ...

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