Archive for June, 2006
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Friday, June 16th, 2006I was reading ABCNews.com today and discovered yet another way we are exposed to identity thieves. Do you think tearing up credit card solicitations that arrive in the mail is enough? Think again.
Lotto Tickets: My Last Post of the Evening
Thursday, June 15th, 2006This is my last post of the day. I’m tired and I need to go to bed, but I wanted to share this experience with everyone. It happened yesterday. I am not making it up.
I’m standing in line at my local corner store getting a couple bottles of wine for dinner (Yellow Tail Merlot, if […]
Great Article on Financial Solvency
Thursday, June 15th, 2006Honestly, my point of this blog is to help people wake up and throw off the shackles of credit card debt or a “spend-everything-as-you-go” lifestyle.
I came across the The Not-A-Millionaire guide to financial security on CNN.com. The author details some of the points that I try to pound home week-after-week.
The author talks about the following:
Have […]
Be Proactive With Your Financial Life
Thursday, June 15th, 2006A great tip to trimming your budget, eliminating debt, and focusing on saving and investing really does require you to be proactive in your financial life from the start. You can’t wait until you need to act because, many times, that will be too late.
1. Turn YOURSELF into a Monthly Expense Anyone who is […]
The End Is Near
Wednesday, June 14th, 2006In my spare time, I like to pretend that I am an economist, a sociologist, a political scientist and every other social scientist that tries to apply their “inexact sciences” to predict future trends. Well, if I may, I want to offer up this prediction: Things don’t exactly feel right. From my end, on a […]
CNN Reports: Bankruptcies Are Up
Monday, June 12th, 2006CNN.com reports that bankruptcies are up, despite new and more stringent laws that were passed in October. My question to Americans: What the F are you thinking?
Honestly, I have learned time and time again to manage my life in a manner that I never have to declare bankruptcy. I don’t know why this report disturbs […]
Bargain Basement Alternative to Online Music
Saturday, June 10th, 2006Awhile back, I detailed some ways to save money in this technological age. For those of you who spend too much money on Napster or Yahoo music or iTunes, I offer you a bargain basement alternative to listening to online music: Pandora.com
What is Pandora.com? Pandora was created by the Music Genome Project with the […]