Why I’m a credit union member. I have to disclose something before you read any further: I’m a proud, happy credit union member. I haven’t been inside an actual bank in many years and I’m simply amazed that anybody uses a bank these days. Image from news.com.au I truly believe that the reason more people …
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Investing in the stock market? Develop an investment plan first. I’d like to share some cautionary stories about the topic of investing, and I hope you’ll indulge me. I’ll present a couple of case studies that portray common investing mistakes that people find themselves committing, especially when they first start out. Investing As A Sport: …
“Do you live to buy, or do you buy to live?” I was watching a Suze Orman show the other night quite by accident, as I normally prefer to rest my brain after a whole day dealing with restless and hormone-crazy teenagers at the local high school. In the show, a caller asked how she …
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Do you have a trust fund as part of your estate plan? From the days when I knew nothing about finance, I remember hearing the words, “Trust Fund.” Well, it wasn’t until recently that I took the time to learn more about this subject. I bet that if I were to ask 10 people to …
Check out my Wesabe review! In my own quest for achieving financial security, I stumbled across a very interesting free online money management tool called Wesabe. Founded in 2005 and recently redesigned, Wesabe offers strong financial planning tools, as well as a very active community of people looking to help each other reach their financial …
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How do we teach our children about money? How do we go about teaching our kids how to handle debt and credit? One of the most frustrating questions a parent has to put up with is: “Why can’t you buy me this…?” I once answered naively that we couldn’t afford the toy, to which my …
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It’s not how much money you make, it’s what you do with it that matters. People are constantly judging themselves by the amount of money they earn. What we need to realize is that it’s not so much how much money we make — but rather, what we DO with that money that makes a …
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One rule to protect your assets from financial loss is to avoid making bad financial decisions. It’s a rather odd observation (which many may find unsettling), but some people claim that there must be some hidden meaning behind the word transposition between “Santa” and “Satan”. I bring this up because I’d like to use the …
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