How Not to Be a Wage Slave; Interesting Article; but I wouldn’t pay for it…
The only thing the attached article lacks is the concept of personal responsibility. If you spend outside your means, “it means that you are heading for trouble.” and you will need to own up to it....
View ArticleEconomic Calendar – WSJ.com
Government and public sector jobs seem are most at risk according to the Challenger Job Report, released today. About 10k new layoffs are expected bringing the total to ~40k for June. Yet another...
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5 Crazy Money Ideas That Just Might Work – US News and World Report
5 Crazy Money Ideas That Just Might Work – US News and World Report I’ll take it!! Related posts: Re: But how did they get rich? SAVING and Protecting: “Where the Rich Are Keeping Their Money”...
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Research Finds Time As A Means to Happiness
Interesting Article from Stanford U. Forget Suze Orman. Time, Not Money, Is Your Most Precious Resource. Spend It Wisely. STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — Our search to understand what makes...
View ArticleBuild Wealth, Live Happy and Keep Your Head on Straight
Building wealth and living happy is not a short-term affair, it’s a lifestyle, it takes time. Before you do anything, anything at all you need to first identify what it is in this world you value. And...
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6 Ways to Wisely Use Your Excess Cash Right Now
If you are in the envious position of having excess cash sitting on the sidelines then here are few ideas of how you can use that cash most efficiently: 1) Pay Down Debt: If you are earning 1% on your...
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How to Calculate Your Personal Net Worth and Why You Should
Calculating and tracking your personal net worth is a very useful tool to help you monitor the performance of your household budget and savings plan. Step 1: Create a list of your Assets and...
View ArticleWho’s the Sucker?: A Few Mortgages Done on the Side – WSJ.com
As I read the article below that was posted at WSJ.com today (link below) my spider-sense immediately tells me something is wrong with this picture. Individuals borrowing from other individuals at...
View ArticleReally? The FT says “US personal bankruptcies expected to fall for 2011″, OK…
I suppose personal bankrupties may subside slightly in 2011 relative to the 1.53 million filings in 2010. However, it strikes me as odd that we are celebrating a decline of a less than 2% or 30,000...
View ArticleThe Leveraged Lifestyles of the Rich
The following story was in the Personal Finance section of the WSJ today and the numbers are just scary, but somehow not surprising to me. There were 1.53 million personal bankruptcies filed...
View ArticleWould Your Personal Credit Rating Be Better Than the U.S. Government?
Since the downgrade of the U.S. Government’s credit rating by rating agency Standard and Poors (S&P) I have often wondered how an individual would be rated using a similar rating methodology. So,...
View ArticleNetWorthProtect.com’s Response to “Why celebs run into money trouble”–...
According to the article titled, “Why celebs run into money trouble” posted yesterday by U.S. News & World Report, high-earning celebrities face financial difficulties due to the follow key issues:...
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Debt is a Killer; What was True Then is True Now – Opportunity Costs of Debt
I went for my morning run on the West side path in lower Manhattan this morning and as I was sweating the calories away I happened upon the Irish Hunger Memorial. The memorial is located right on the...
View Article5 Ideas to Get Your Spouse or Significant Other On-Board with Your Savings Plan
Ah young love; it is wonderful and carefree, but sooner or later reality will set in and differences of opinions will most certainly arise. As individuals we each develop a belief system based on...
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Uh Oh, Trouble for Broker-Dealers or Should I Call Them Hedge Funds?
Last week broker/dealer MF global was downgraded by Moody’s Investors Services and promptly declared bankruptcy this past Monday. MF Global’s sources of funding dried up like a kitchen sponge left in...
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