Ethics

Should we just be happy with what we have?

April 16, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  I was recently reviewing my 5 Year Personal Plan as well as my Personal Bucket List of things that I want to do in my life.  I suddenly realized that a lot of my personal goals involve improving on existing aspects of my life. It made me start thinking, are we ever [...]

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What is your race preventing you from achieving?

April 3, 2012

With the recent shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida by a local Neighbourhood Watch citizen, I started thinking about how some people view people of different races.  Trayvon Martin was walking home from the store and wearing a hoodie sweatshirt when he was shot to death by a Neighbourhood Watch citizen who said [...]

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Are You Willing To Do Whatever it Takes?

March 20, 2012

Good Morning DINKS.  Over the past week I came to the realization that people will do almost anything to make money.  I am not sure if the need for wealth is pure human greed or it is a natural human survival instinct; but either way people will do whatever it takes to make money. I [...]

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Are Big CEO Bonuses Well Deserved?

November 29, 2011

Hello Everyone.  The Occupy Wall Street Movement is still going strong, but unfortunately it is not really accomplishing anything.  Would you like to know exactly what the Occupy Wall Street protestors are upset about? Amongst other things, they are outraged by the multi million dollar bonuses that CEOs are receiving. The perception of the US [...]

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Are the Madoff Family Members Innocent Victims or Willing Accomplices?

November 10, 2011

Good Morning DINKS. Today we are discussing a topic that is related to both finance and to couples.  When we are in a couple everything we do or don’t do in our lives is directly or indirectly related to our spouse.  The money we make and the money that we spend affects our spouse.  If [...]

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DINKS Dilemma: Rich and Single or Poor and In Love?

November 8, 2011

Good Morning DINKS.  Today I would like to discuss our DINK morals and a choice that hopefully none of us will ever have to make.  As DINKS we are all in a Dual Income Relationship without Kids.  This means that we have double the revenue coming in and we do not have the big expense [...]

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Do You Support the Occupy Wall Street Protests?

October 24, 2011

If you have been watching the news over the last few weeks then you have seen that protestors have taken to the streets in many (North) American cities to protest Wall Street and the CEOs of major Corporations.  What started as a protest in New York City has now been mobilized globally.  Last weekend while [...]

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Where Do You Get Your Drugs?

October 20, 2011

Good Morning DINKS. Not so long ago we discussed the price advantages and possible ingredient disadvantages of Generic Drugs over Name Brand Drugs in the post Generic Drugs Are Cheaper. But Are They Better? This week I watched a documentary on The Discovery Channel called: Inside Russia’s Most Dangerous Prisons which was a huge eye [...]

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The Famine in East Africa

August 25, 2011

Good Morning DINKS! Today we are discussing the crisis and famine in East Africa.  Before you all bombard this post with nasty comments asking what the Famine in East Africa has to do with DINKS Finance let me explain how the two are linked. The less fortunate people in East Africa are dying of starvation [...]

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Money Dilemma or Moral Dilemma

July 26, 2011

Good Morning DINKS. Today we are discussing exactly how far we would go to make money.  We aren’t talking about stealing money or about taking anything that is not ours, we are talking about moral and immoral ways to earn our own money.  Would you lie to your spouse about where money came from? Would [...]

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