Archive for January, 2008
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Your Financial Football Team
I have mentioned in the past that I’m a huge fan of professional football. My wife calls this Sunday my biggest holiday – and she’s right. Your personal finances have a lot more in common with a football team than you might think. Let’s take it position by position starting at the [...]
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Housing Downturn? Not For This House
Once a month, I make it a habit to pick up a copy of Homes and Land. I’m not looking to buy a home in Northern California, but I like to stay informed about the local real estate market. The homes in this area are among some the most expensive in the nation. [...]
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Rich and Famous Discuss Frugality
Earlier today, I was watching the Super Bowl Media Day coverage, when this little conversation nugget occurred. In a little bit of fun, Patriots’ Tom Brady was taking questions from Pierre Woods, a Patriots player who doesn’t get a lot of playing time. Here’s a paraphrase of the conversation:
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How To Save Money
Not too long ago, I ran a series of ways to save money on many things. I’ve found that it helps keep them fresh in my memory if I review them from time to time. I decided to consolidate them here. If you missed any of them, now is a good time [...]
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SEP-IRAs: A Primer and a Funding Strategy
[The following is a guest post by RateLadder.com. I asked him if he would be kind enough to write an article about the SEP-IRA since he has more expertise in the area than I do. He's also taking an approach that I though readers would find interesting. If you are interested in [...]
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Weekend Links – Donation Button Edition
Observant readers may have noticed that I added a donation button. I was (and still am) a little conflicted about this change. On one hand, I do make money from advertisements. On the other hand, a reader suggested that I put it on the site. I’m not opposed to making money [...]
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Britney Spears: A Small Factor of the Recession?
Portfolio magazine is reporting that Britney Spears is worth 120 million dollars worth of business to the United States. When she is touring it goes up from there. Here’s their breakdown of costs:
Promoters/Licensers – 30-40 million through endorsements
Paparazzi – 4 million peddling photos
Print, Web, and Video media – 75 million
Federline Factor – He [...] -
How I Write Manage Multiple Blogs – Exclusively at The Writer’s Coin
The Writer’s Coin is thinking of starting another blog. Since I have a couple of existing blogs he asked me how I manage writing for multiple blogs. The short answer is that it’s not easy. It’s a treadmill that doesn’t stop. However, with a bit of organization, I find that I’m [...]
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Brip Blap hosts the 2nd Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending
In case you missed it earlier this week, Brip Blap hosted the Second Carnival of Peer-to-Peer Lending.
I particularly liked Moolanomy’s article about his second Prosper loan. I caution him to not judge Prosper until he has a fair sample size of loans. I believe that number to be at least 50.
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Oops I Lost 7 Billion Dollars
This piece of news caught my eye this morning… a single trader blamed for 7.15 billion USD fraud at French bank, Societe Generale. I don’t know about you, but if I lose $10 through some kind of fraud, I get pretty upset.
I can’t help to think about the scam in Office Space to sweep [...]
