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The Seven Habits of Wealth

by DR

Photo Credit: peasap
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”–Aristotle.
So often we define our lives by the big events. Graduation, marriage, children, a big promotion and retirement are some of the milestones that many of us remember (or will remember) as defining moments in our [...]

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What a 9-day hospital stay taught me about health insurance

by DR

Photo Credit: Paul Keleher
2008 has been a difficult year. On Sunday, December 30, 2007, I rushed my wife to the hospital emergency room. She had developed severe abdominal pain and was literally doubled over as we raced to the hospital. When morphine didn’t dull the pain, they moved to dilaudid, which [...]

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Tim Ferriss’ 4-Hour Work Week: Fact or Fiction

by DR

Some time ago I wrote an article about Tim Ferriss’ book, The 4-Hour work Week: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich. My article questions just how realistic a 4-Hour work week is for must of us, and argued that achieving a 24-hour work week was more realistic.
The other day [...]

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Real estate, foreclosures, mortgages, and other things that go bump in the night

by DR

A terrific group of personal finance bloggers got together to write about the current real estate and mortgage crisis. The result was a collection of great articles that I’ve linked to below. And if you were ever curious where the phrase–things that go bump in the night–came from, make sure you read to [...]

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Post-Holiday Link Love

by DR

It’s been some time since I shared with you some of the articles and websites that I’ve found interesting or helpful. The holidays were an extremely busy time for us, due in part to a family emergency (everything is fine now). So since Mrs. Dough is away for the weekend and the kids [...]

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Mint is Giving Away $5,000!

by DR

I was talking to some folks over at Mint, and they mentioned a contest they are running to give away $5,000. My first thought, of course, was that at today’s price, I could buy a B share of Berkshire, and still have money left over. Mint is setting up a special website for [...]

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Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) may delay 13.5 million tax refunds

by DR

In December, Congress passed a one-year “patch” to the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT). The patch will save nearly 23 million taxpayers about $2,000 in taxes. Most of these savings will go to those earning $172,000 to $455,000, although those earning $84,000 to $121,000 will save an average of $,1425. So what’s the [...]

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To Make Good Financial Decisions, Think Like Mr. Spock but Act Like Captain Kirk

by DR

Sound personal finance and investing decisions flow from two things: (1) knowing the numbers and knowing ourselves. If we know the numbers but not ourselves, our decisions will look good on a spreadsheet, until our real world decisions deviate from the plan. If we know ourselves but not the numbers, our decisions [...]

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Saturday Night at the Movies: Overcoming Fear and Finding Meaning in Life (The Truman Show)

by DR

Saturday Night at the Movies uses great films to explore some aspect of personal finance. Published Saturdays at 7 PM, get your front row seat by subscribing to The Dough Roller.
The Truman Show, starring Jim Carrey as Truman, is a story about a man who since birth has lived inside a giant Hollywood dome, [...]

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