From Wealth...Uncomplicated
June 6, 2009 at 10:35 am
One of the things my frugal wife refuses to do is pay ATM fees. I haven't been quite as good at this because I'll typically use another bank's ATM about twice a month which ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
June 4, 2009 at 8:59 am
In a comment at Bargaineering, someone raised the question of what financial metrics were the most important. While the ones that typically come to mind are debt-to-income or ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
June 3, 2009 at 12:00 am
Right now, 2009 Entertainment Books are free online at Entertainment.com. All you need to do is pay shipping and handling that starts around five dollars. You will need to ... (
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June 2, 2009 at 9:41 am
Over the last few decades, we have moved from a manufacturing to a services economy and with GM's bankruptcy finally having come to pass, the U.S. auto industry can officially ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
June 1, 2009 at 4:30 pm
If you take a step back and look at the long-view big picture, you find some pretty interesting events that will ultimately lead to a stagnant market through 2015 or later. First, ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 30, 2009 at 10:39 am
In our continuing weekend efforts to cutback on expenses that don't add any real value over time, we're going to take our family for a weekend escape to one of our state parks. ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 29, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Wow, that title is just funny to me. I've seen an increasing number of articles declaring that diversification is dead--an argument that is both ridiculous and myopic. In ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 28, 2009 at 9:53 am
In an article yesterday from The Wall Street Journal, it was revealed that Maryland's attempt to increase taxes on the rich (those with million dollar incomes) failed miserably. ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 27, 2009 at 11:10 am
The bulk of what I do for a living involves writing. At present, I have three writing projects that are ongoing including this blog, a personal finance web application, and a ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 26, 2009 at 10:18 am
An investment is anything that you put money into and expect to receive something more in return over a period of time. There are all kinds of different investments and each ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 25, 2009 at 11:52 am
I've written about my favorite charity, Kiva, previously, but I wanted to help them in securing some money that Zemanta is offering in its Blogging for a Cause contest. The ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 24, 2009 at 12:00 am
Another week of ups and downs, but all for naught. The market was basically flat this week and so too was our vacation fund. At this point, we're still in the black and waiting ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 23, 2009 at 1:01 pm
We have been an all cash household for a few years now, but that includes carrying a debit card. While paying with a debit card has become uber-easy, it also results in some ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 22, 2009 at 12:00 am
I think of myself as fiscally conservative and socially liberal and as such, I'm a bit confused about the Republican National Committee's (RNC) recent stand against gay marriage. ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 21, 2009 at 12:00 am
As many of you know, I'm in the process of bringing a new personal finance web application to market that has been a great deal of fun and extremely challenging--exactly the ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 20, 2009 at 12:00 am
I've met many people over the years that turn their noses up at coupons. This never seemed very intelligent to me and surely it was based more on social status (or should I ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 19, 2009 at 11:16 pm
The personal finance web world has been coming along at a phenomenal pace with companies like Mint and Wesabe leading the way. The core of their technology relates to account ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 19, 2009 at 12:00 am
My son is on his way out of the fifth grade and one of the personal finance lessons that they reviewed this year was opportunity cost. While they introduce the concept as 'the ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 18, 2009 at 11:30 pm
After reading yesterday's guest post from Rob Bennett, you might have some questions about what a dynamic asset allocation model might look like, who should use it, and what to ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 18, 2009 at 12:00 am
I'd like to introduce you to a very solid approach to investing from Rob Bennett, author of A Rich Life. His investment approach has been given many names (the one I use for ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 17, 2009 at 12:00 am
The market was down this week, meaning we made some money on BGZ, the Russell 1000 3x Bear ETF from Direxion. While we didn't make a killing, it was nice to see the bear market ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 16, 2009 at 1:49 pm
Much has been made about phantom electricity usage over the last few years because studies have shown that it accounts for around 8% to 10% of total electricity consumption. While ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 15, 2009 at 12:00 am
When it comes to getting a loan, many go about it the wrong way. The most common progression goes something like (1) find something to buy, (2) talk to salesperson about financing, ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 14, 2009 at 12:00 am
As you can see from the chart above (supplied by Duke Energy, our electric company), our electric usage is trending downward. This isn't something that happened by accident, ... (
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From Wealth...Uncomplicated
May 13, 2009 at 12:00 am
For a number of years, I have consistently recommended I Bonds for emergency funds beyond the first couple of months' worth of expenses. The reasoning is simple. I Bonds ... (
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