Archive for January, 2009
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Save Money On Airfare
esterday, I mentioned how the wife and I recently traveled to Boston for free on my wife’s frequent flier miles. I felt like that was a bit of a cop out. I should do better. I didn’t offer you any useful information for saving money on airfare – other than try [...]
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Boston, Snow, Guitar Hero, Casinos, and Personal Finance links
My wife and I are wrapping up our trip in Boston today. Tomorrow we are on the road back to San Francisco. We had reservations to go to CBS Scene (I hear it’s similar to ESPN Zone), but the 6-8 inches of snow has put those plans on ice (excuse the pun).
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Greed or No Greed
em>Today’s guest post comes from Jeff Rose who is an Illinois Certified Financial Planner™ and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group. He is also the author of Good Financial Cents, a financial planning and investment blog. You can also learn more about Jeff at his website Jeff Rose Financial.
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How Much Does A Dog Cost?
y wife and I have been thinking about getting a dog for over a year now. It seems that whenever we think about it seriously, we have an important trip planned. (Case in point, I’m writing this flying somewhere over Kansas – I think). We’ve started to begin the search for [...]
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Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell Reviewed
I don’t read many books. In fact, I only read books when I’m on vacation. They are great for plane rides and relaxing by the beach. During the rest of the year, I prefer to read blogs and other information from the Internet. That is starting to change and it’s [...]
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Save Money on Your Landline Phone
here was a time when I paid $40 a month for a phone in my home. That didn’t include features like long distance, caller ID, voice mail, and call waiting. They were all extra charges. Millions of people are still paying traditional phone companies $40 or more. In these tough economic [...]
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Random Thoughts and Personal Finance Links
I’ve got lots on my mind this week, so I’m going to skip the introduction. As usual, there are links to personal finance articles that I liked at the end of this post.
I was Interviewed by The Slacker Method
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Get VIP Treatment On a Slim Budget
Today’s guest post is from Donny Gamble, author of a personal finance blog called Invesmint. His website discusses the many topics surrounding various topics of personal finance including what to do if Credit Card Debt Burying you Alive? Dig Out with These Resources.
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Make a New Year’s Resolution for SMARTER Goals This Year
It’s 8 days into the new year… how are your New Year’s Resolutions coming along? Maybe I’m just Lazy (wait, I am), but this is around the time each year that I start running into troubles. This is around the time that work starts getting going again. Right now, I’m trying [...]
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Alternative Income Streams – January 2009
If you are a regular reader, you are probably aware that each month, I post my alternative income earnings. These are earnings that I make not by directly working for a a set salary or hourly wage. For instance, dividends or investment gains fit the bill of alternative income. Earnings [...]
