Archive for July, 2007
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Zecco and Prosper: Two Great New Ways to Invest
I love mutual funds. You love mutual funds. They are great all around investment tools and I highly recommend them – especially those low-fee Vanguard funds. However, I’m thinking mutual funds aren’t quite as sexy as they used to be. Yes, my money is slowly drifting to some newer, sultry investments and accounts.
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Finances: Don’t Take them So Personally
I’ve got some personal finance blasphemy to get off my chest. It will probably even ruffle the feathers of more than a few personal finance writers. I’ll take that risk, because I hate to see money wasted. People are wasting money every day and not realizing it. They aren’t even spending [...]
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Personal Finance Review – Football is Better edition
There’s a great billboard along the 101 in the San Francisco that I pass on my morning commute. It’s for the 49ers and it simply reads, “Life is good, but football is better.” I couldn’t agree more. Onto my reads of the week.
Ben at Money Smart Life asks if Minimum Wage is Too [...] -
Emptying the Recycle Bin of my Mind…
When I was growing up I read Dan Shaughnessy, a famous Boston Globe sports writer, whenever I could. Since I’ve gotten older, I’ve found that I often disagree with what his writings. However, I remember he would occasionally put together some sundry sports thoughts under the headline of “Clearing out the desk drawer [...]
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Lazy Man Contest Ends Tonight at Midnight (PST)
Here’s a reminder that the contest that I started a month ago ends tonight. There’s a $200 value grand prize at stake. As of this writing there are around 50 people who have entered. I believe only one person has taken the option to review my site for the extra entries. [...]
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529 Plans: How Do you Choose?
I mentioned yesterday that I’m looking to give my newborn nephew a head start in his education savings. Having gone through a number of options, I decided that a 529 Plan was my best option. Unfortunately, a lot of research may be necessary to decide on the right state’s 529 Plan for you. [...]
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Newborn Nephew’s Gift…
I have mentioned previously that I have a newborn nephew. In an attempt to be a good uncle (and because I’m in a better financial situation than the parents), I thought I’d start a fund for the young boy. It sounds like an innocent and simple goal doesn’t it? Well it turns [...]
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Your Wheel of Wealth
I read how are you building your net worth? at The Digerati Life a few days ago and I found it a very interesting article – one of the most interesting I’ve read in a long time. She breaks down her overall wealth accumulation into a 8 basic areas – Debt control, Business or [...]
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Women: What is your Hair Budget?
Yesterday I was reminded of something that I tried to forget. My wife had mentioned (quite a long time ago) the cost of her hair coloring. At the time if she asked me to guess what a coloring costs, I’d say it should be in the neighborhood of $40 – maybe $50. [...]
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Weekly Personal Finance Review
I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I am as the Red Sox seem to be playing better as late. I can almost smell the start of football season. Preseason games will be here before you know it. Onto some articles that I liked this week…
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