Archive for the ‘Money Management’ Category
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Grading Men’s Health’s Tips to Build Wealth in Trouble Times
I’ve been a big fan of Men’s Health for over a decade and a half. It seems that in the past few years they’ve sprinkled in a little more personal finance into every issue. The latest one is no exception. One article in particular caught my eye: Build Wealth in Troubled Times. Their idea was [...]
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Suze Orman’s Pre-Paid Debit Card Scam
I got an email from my friend Kosmo at The Soap Boxers on Monday morning about Suze Orman creating a line of pre-paid debit cards. His exact words, “$36/year just to access your own money?” That was kind of rhetorical question. The point he was trying to make was clear – it’s not the typical [...]
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“… and I’m Like, ‘F@#% You!’”
I’ve been writing this blog for nearly 5 years now and up to this point, it’s been pretty G-rated. I’m going to move that up to PG, by getting a few F-bombs out there. It seems to be the right time for a couple of reasons. Last week, Jonathan from My Money Blog caught my [...]
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Financial Freedom First?
A funny thing happened when I wrote about my new year motivation earlier this week. I got a comment that was the exact opposite of what I would have expected. Contrarian said: Lazyman – So glad to find a finance/money writer who does a little more than just pound on the same tired topics of [...]
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What’s in Lazy Man’s Wallet?
Jeremy of GenXFinance suggested that a few of The Money Writers get together and share what’s in their wallet. I thought it was a terrific idea. It’s been three years since Mint interviewed me, and then they deleted the Flickr account with the picture of what was in my wallet. So here’s my wallet spread [...]
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How to Become a Millionaire
Who hasn’t played the “if I had a million dollars” game? If you are a fan of Office Space, it probably comes as no surprise that I’d take the Peter Gibbons attitude (see the name of the site). Actually doing nothing would get boring after awhile I imagine. While a million dollars isn’t what it [...]
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Can America Learn To Save From My Dog?
When you think of great minds in personal finance you may think of Suze Orman, Dave Ramsey, or Jean Chatzky. You probably don’t think of a dog, but perhaps you should. A few months ago my dog started doing something I had only read about in children’s books… burying dog biscuits in our yard. I [...]
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Can You Fix California’s Budget?
It may sound like a Saturday Night Live skit, but an organization is asking for your help with balancing the budget. Next10 has a fairly easy to understand simulator that lets you do just that. You have a choice about 4 or 5 questions in much of the areas that impact the government’s budget. You [...]
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Poor Money Choices Ruined My Parents’ Life
[Editor's Note: Below is a guest post from my wife. I had tried to get her to write this story for more than two years now. I imagine it was very difficult for her to write. The title is mine, which I thought was a little more catchy than "A history of growing up with [...]
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Reader Question: Which Loan Should I Pay First?
I got a question from a reader recently and when I tried to e-mail her back the email bounced back to me. Seems pretty odd because it was persons full name at a very well-known company. It was a well thought-out question and I hate to leave it unanswered, so I figured I’d make a [...]
