May 2008

Ben Stein Talks Retirement

May 31, 2008

Wait a minute here, does anybody really know what Ben Stein is talking about? Anybody, anybody, anybody? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? Best, James

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Book Review: Millionaire By Thirty

May 31, 2008

Today’s posting is review of Millionaire by Thirty:The Quickest Path to Early Financial Independence. The book is a joint effort by financial adviser and author Douglas Andrew and his two sons, Emron and Aaron. Millionaire by Thirty is an unconventional book. Many of its recommendations fly in the face of traditional thinking about personal finance. [...]

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Liquidizing your Home Equity to Build Wealth & Security

May 30, 2008

As a nice follow up to yesterday’s post on when to borrow against your home, I wanted to share an article that just changed my outlook on life. First I’d like to thank DividendPrivate for tipping us off on this article, How the Affluent Manage Home Equity to Safely and Conservatively Build Wealth. I can’t [...]

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Money Saving Tip of the Day

May 29, 2008

Today’s Money Saving Tip Is: Use Google. If you are shopping online, search under the keywords “online coupon” and the name of the product you are searching for. You can sometimes score free shipping or price discounts. For some major websites like Amazon.com, its a bit tougher to local good coupons, but it never hurts [...]

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Finding Deals

May 29, 2008

Hi Folks, Here’s another posting dedicated to finding you good deals on stuff online. While we are advocates for keeping your money in your pocket and buying less stuff, sometimes it is inevitable. When that time comes, consider checking out these sites to find the best deals out there: Dealhunting.com is a clearing house for [...]

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When To Borrow Against Your Home?

May 28, 2008

Hello All, A major source of wealth for many Americans is home ownership. However, home ownership usually impacts your wealth through equity accumulation – or the residual difference between what you owe on your mortgage and the market value of your home. This creates a problem for homeowners: real estate equity is not liquid – [...]

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Town for Sale: only $45, 410

May 27, 2008

Hi All, If you’re interested in an amusing diversion, evidently there is an entire town available for sale in Texas. It’s not much of a place, the entire town only has 4 or 5 buildings, but since the whole kit and kaboodle is going for like $45,000, it’s worth looking at. Check out the ebay [...]

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Visualize your Goals

May 27, 2008

Us DINKs believe strongly in visualizing your goals. We have done this consistently with all of our goals and find it to be both helpful and fun. Our first was a hand drawn thermometer on the back of our bedroom door, for saving for our place. Most recently we saw some real results with our [...]

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Money Saving Tip of the Day

May 27, 2008

Today’s Money Saving Tip Is: Go Shopping with a List: The main idea here is if you shop with a list, you’re far less likely to impulse purchase or buy things you won’t ever use. My wife and I are totally guilty of this. We often go shopping with only a general idea of what [...]

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Goals without Limits

May 26, 2008

Lately I’ve been contemplating putting exact numbers on your goals. Part of me definitely sees the value of defining your goals and setting specific time frames and parameters in place. Otherwise you would be working towards a vague goal; you wouldn’t even know when you reached it. At the same time, I also consider that [...]

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