Archive for the ‘Finances’ Category
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Ignore Your Personal Finance Guru
This couple that I’m friends with related an interesting story to me the other day. They decided that their current bank no longer suited their needs and it was time to try a new bank. Sometimes, and this is one of those times, switching to a new bank isn’t exactly easy. In the middle of [...]
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What if You were Required to Share your Finances?
My friend, Kosmo at The Casual Observer clued me into a Associated Press article about Norway opening up their country’s tax records. The belief by the Norwegian government is that transparency is the best policy. That transparency comes in the form of releasing a “skatteliste” or “tax list” to the media. I realize that other [...]
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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 top: Head Coach [...]
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Health Scare and Some Financial Questions?
Yesterday, in a post on Lazy Man and Health, I introduced you to the Travelin’ Man. You might be familiar with him because he comments fairly frequently. Unfortunately, his doctor says that he might have bladder cancer. He sent a few bloggers an e-mail, asking a few financial questions. I’ll take a shot of answering [...]
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Can You Save Too Much In An Emergency Fund?
Ben at Money Smart Life has brought together a few different bloggers to answer the question “Can You Save Too Much In An Emergency Fund?” I was one of the bloggers responding. For me, an emergency fund of $1 is too much lost in opportunity costs. In day 2 of the series, Ben asks “Can [...]
