August 2007

Entitlement

August 31, 2007

Entitlement, whether by a dog, a grandchild, or an employee, all depends on where you stand. Entitlement seems to get a bad wrap from most, but most people feel it at some level. From a political perspective there may be those libertarian and conservative values that stand against public entitlements, but still feel entitled to [...]

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Five more Keys to Personal Finance Success

August 31, 2007

Hello, Most of these are inspired by David Bach, who is my current personal finance guru. There are a lot of personal finance gurus out there, but Bach does a good job providing unbiased advice that serves the average Joe. He recommends that you do five things: 1. Prepare for Life Changes. The better off [...]

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Wait a Month to Buy

August 30, 2007

Chatting with my sister about personal finance issues, she mentioned a practice that she likes to maintain. She tries to wait at least a month to buy something (other than every day items).Waiting to buy stuff makes sense on several levels: 1) It is quite possible that after a month you’ll consider that you might [...]

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More on Leona’s 12 million dollar dog

August 30, 2007

Good Morning Folks, Just to follow up on the Leona Helmsley story from yesterday. Evidently more information about Leona’s dog, Trouble, – the one that got $12,000,000 – broke in today’s New York Post. The more I learn about this situation, the more it seems that giving 12 million to the dog and nothing to [...]

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Leona Helmsley, worst Grandmother ever.

August 29, 2007

It seems we’re posting about celebrities this evening. Leona Helmsley, the convicted tax felon and so called “Queen of Mean” passed away recently. She left 12 million for the care of her dog and NOTHING for two of her grandchildren. If you’re interested in why she did this, here is her will. All I can [...]

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Joey the Deadbeat?

August 29, 2007

Owing to not having a television, we DINKs don’t watch a lot of television. However, unlike us social nerds you may remember the hit TV show Friends. Evidently Matt LeBlanc, the character who played Joey, is being sued by his former agent to the tune of $1,000,000. All you Friends fans can get the dirt [...]

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More Finance Tips to Live By

August 29, 2007

One problem with the internet is sometimes there is too much content! Because of this, it sometimes hard to find the advice you’re looking for. This goes for the personal finance blogsphere as well. To help you cut through the electronic flotsam, we’re following up on our series of personal finance tips by Eric Tyson. [...]

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Kiplinger On Integrating Your Finances

August 28, 2007

Hello All, The focus of Dual Income No Kids was initially intended to be a discussion of personal finance in the context of being a married couple. In the pressure of our busy schedules, we don’t always discuss this aspect of our financial lives as much as we really should. But, I did come across [...]

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Comptroller general blows the whistle

August 28, 2007

Hello All, Here is a nine minute video featuring statements made by America’s comptroller general, David Walker. At any rate, Walker is blowing the whistle. According to his statistics in this video, America will be bankrupt in the next 40 years due to the burden of paying for Medicaid for the baby boom generation. He [...]

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Does Feng Shui Work?

August 27, 2007

Good Morning All, A few weeks ago, we posted on the importance of Feng shui for your personal finance. In response we got a couple of nasty emails from readers who didn’t feel that Feng Shui would help one’s personal financial situation. Well, since neither my wife nor I have the time or inclination to [...]

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