Money Management

Here’s the Real Deal on Dave Ramsey and Debt

March 28, 2008

As much good as he does, Dave Ramsey drives me nuts with his views on debt. Dave Ramsey, as he readily admits, did some really stupid things with debt. Leveraged to the hilt on bad real estate deals, he went bust in a way most of us could never imagine. Even as a real estate [...]

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8 Articles to Help Motivate You to Improve Your Finances

March 13, 2008

Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. –Winston Churchill   Gaining control of your finances and moving toward financial freedom requires motivation. Motivation is that burning desire in some of us to better our lives and to achieve more than we have achieved thus far. Motivation [...]

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Tracking Time with Firefox Extensions

March 12, 2008
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Photo: firefoxrockfestival We all want to know how we’re spending our hard-earned dough (or, at least, we should want to know). Budgets are lauded as the ultimate financial tool because they tell us in detail how we’re spending our money. But what about our time? While the cliche that time is money may be overused, [...]

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Best of January and February 2008

March 10, 2008

Photo Credit: Wolfgang StaudtWelcome to the Best of January and February 2008. Here you’ll find the best articles, posts, tools, resources and news about money, finance and investing from the past two months. News and Analysis Are payday loans actually good for us? An Experimental Analysis of the Demand for Payday Loans (45 page pdf [...]

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ING Direct Orange Savings Account – $25 Bonus Referral

March 9, 2008

Important Update: We are currently out of ING Direct referral links. You can, however, check out our list of high yield savings account options. A great option is EverBank, which pledges that its rates are in the top 5%. You can learn more about EverBank’s online accounts and apply online at www.EverBank.com. Who wants a [...]

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How to Stop a Debt Collector from Calling or Contacting You

February 12, 2008

Photo Credit: givepeasachance My wife and I recently received a call from a debt collection agency. They didn’t identify who they were in the voice mail or that they were calling to collect a debt. When we called back, some guy said he was with The Northland Group and claimed we owned some money on [...]

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Get Paid to Interview for Jobs!??

January 29, 2008

  No, I’m not making this up. A new online service claims it will pay you to interview for jobs, on average $300 – $600 per interview. NotchUp is an online company that aims to take the hassle and cost out of placing “top-tier candidates” with employers. And it boasts that it has signed up [...]

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Idea Shower Firefox Extension: A Great Way to Store Online Information

January 28, 2008

The Internet offers a wealth of information about personal finance and investing. Whether its a news item, a new online tool you want to try out, or information to help make you a better investor, all this information can be overwhelming. I’ve tried everything from e-mailing a link to myself to using bookmarks, but somehow [...]

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Quicken Online + The iPhone = Yuck! (with iPhone screenshots)

January 14, 2008

I’m reminded of Bill Murray in the movie Groundhog Day when he was behind the wheel of a pickup and cautioned the groundhog: “Don’t drive angry, don’t drive angry!” That was just before they drove off a cliff. Now I can hear Bill telling me, “Don’t write angry, don’t write angry!” The truth is I [...]

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