October 2007

Woah – Mike Gravel was Bankrupt?

October 31, 2007

Folks, I just saw this you tube video. In it, Mike Gravel – a democratic presidential candidate – is explaining the reasons why he decided to declare bankruptcy. Evidently he had some health problems, so he decided sign up for like 6 credit cards. Apparently, the payments caught up with him and he had to [...]

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The Internet is Changing How Financial Services Do Business

October 30, 2007

So, if you’re a frequent reader of the DINKs you know that I’m a bad news monger. For the past year and a half, I’ve been gleefully commenting on the decline of the dollar, slamming greedy mutual fund managers and denouncing the excesses of the credit card industry. Well for a switch, I wanted to [...]

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Inch by Inch

October 29, 2007

My mother taught me that: Inch by Inch it’s a CinchYard by Yard it’s Hard This is an important thing to keep in mind when working to achieve your goals. Whether financial or otherwise, it’s a matter of perseverance and stick-to-it-iveness. Without those elements I’d say it’s hard to achieve any goal. Here are a [...]

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How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt

October 29, 2007

Since a lot of people seem to have credit card debt these days, I wanted to post this video from Kiplinger. Its a brief discussion of some tips for dumping your plastic debt. I agree with most of them and can endorse them as being effective. I’m also posting this because for some reason, the [...]

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5 Steps to Marriage and Money Bliss

October 28, 2007

Hi All, Here is a quick posting from one of the journalist at Kiplinger.com. While I don’t agree that you necessarily need an emergency fund, the presenter, Erin Burt is perky and the video is quick – so check it out if you’ve got a spare moment!

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Our October Networth: $383,151

October 27, 2007

Hello All, Even though we DINKs are a half a world apart from each other we’ve still managed to keep track our net worth together. After a couple of hours talking via the internet, we reconciled our accounts and totaled up our net worth. When it was all said and done, our wealth grew by [...]

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Socializing Without Breaking the Bank

October 26, 2007

Hello All, If you’re like most people you probably have an active social life. Since you are reading this blog, you also know being social can be expensive. The cost of meeting friends for an evening of visiting can be a pretty penny. For example, meeting friends, having dinner and getting back home can run [...]

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Profiting and Managing in Rental Properties

October 25, 2007

Hello All, Today’s posting is on investing in rental real estate. Since the market has turned around in many parts of the United States, many people are considering getting back into the real estate market. Since rental properties are a proven way to build wealth, this post addresses two important aspects of rentals: making money* [...]

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Less is More

October 24, 2007

Having less available money can result in spending less. Obviously this isn’t a definite, but it does contribute to less expenditures. I learned this lesson back when I was paying off my credit cards in 2004, but have been reminded of this lately. As our readers know, James & I are both working to reduce [...]

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Green Investments

October 23, 2007

For those of you out there who are interested in investing your money in social and environmentally conscious organizations, here are a few to check out. Clean Edge works to help investors, industry, and society understand and profit from clean energy. They offer a NASDAQ Clean Edge U.S. Index with a list of a couple [...]

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