It’s the start of a new week and that means lots of new reading. If you have some extra time, check out these new articles from our satellite sites: Invisible Investment Risks: What is invisible risk? It’s a risk investors almost never think about, until it is too late – and three of them that [...]
For one of the recent daily financial tips I wrote about making a to-do list as a way to save money. I received an email that asked, “What is the best way to make a to-do list?” Now, I receive emails with strange questions from time to time about finances, but how do you answer [...]
Okay, I admit it. When it comes to Internet domain names, I make impulse purchases. Every time I do, I can see Nate rolling his eyes as I try to explain why I thought the name was going to be a good purchase. MacInteltoshes is one of those impulse purchases. I was reading an article [...]
Yesterday we talked about making to do lists and how they can save you money (I hope that you wrote down a single goal yesterday and have another one today). In the same light, organization is a key component to saving money. Your organization – or lack there of – will show up in countless [...]
A man named Ivy Lee once had a conversation about procrastination with Charles Schwab. He explained that if managers and executives would simply make a list of the six most important things to do each day and focus on completing this list above all else, it would eliminate procrastination and ultimately result in better performance [...]
A couple of more clips from the movie Maxed Out that are worth a peak. The Debt Collector: Watch The Clip The Debt Buyer: Watch The Clip You can see the rest of the clips at MaxedOutMovie.com. This is a documentary that recently came out about credit card debt: America is not only far from [...]
A clip from the movie Maxed Out that explains about budgeting and “spiritual mathematics”: Watch The Clip
Unlike your refrigerator, your freezer runs more efficiently when it’s tightly packed. That means if your freezer isn’t completely full, you should place something inside the freezer to fill up the empty space and that is exactly what we’re going to do today. One way to accomplish this by placing bottles of water in your [...]
I’ve been reading a blog where the husband is struggling to keep his wife from spending money they don’t have to spend. It finally got to the point where he is hiding money from his wife. We have tried the counseling but it usually degenerates into screaming matches. Enough is enough. I don’t care to [...]
One of the latest gimmicks to try and get people to try new services are $1 trial offers. In addition to the low first month, many are offering gift cards of various amounts ($20 is common) as an incentive to sign up. Since I’m in Japan, I can’t participate in them, but there are a [...]
