Scratch Beginnings

Friday Book Club

It’s not every day that you get an opportunity to read and review a book before its publication.  You can imagine my delight when Adam Shepard, the author of Scratch Beginnings, contacted me and asked if I’d be interested in reading his book.  Now technically the book has been around for a couple of years [...]

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How To Get a Free Copy of Your Credit Report

Loans and Credit

Today I’m going to feature my very first screencast, which walks you through getting a free copy of your credit report from annualcreditreport.com. Sorry about the crude quality, I’m still new to this, but it gets the job done!

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Apple: Are They Unstoppable?

Business

Through my daily readings I came across several articles about Apple’s (AAPL) quarterly earnings report and was pleasantly surprised to find that even in the midst of an economic slowdown they made fantastic earnings and even broke a quarterly sales record for their flagship line of Macintosh computers. Some of you are probably aware that [...]

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An Easy Way To Save Money: Plan.

Frugality

Today we’ll be featuring a guest post from Michael Caldwell at UseTheDollar.com, a finance blog for college students. Stores Expect to Sell you more than you came for The majority of my unplanned spending is composed of impulse buying of items in stores. Your lack of planning and Store’s tricky methods cause you to spend [...]

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Buffett’s Buying – But Should You?

Investing

If you read any financial news at all, then you’re likely to have read about Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha” and his proclamation to the world that he’s buying stocks.  A would-be investor would naturally assume that if Warren Buffett (who has made his fortune from the stock market) is buying then now is [...]

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Retirement Planning: What You Can Do To Retire In Good Financial Shape

Personal Finance

Today I’m featuring a guest post about retirement planning.  Stay tuned next week for some great updates including a new Friday Book Club and the continuation of my Investing for Beginners series. Where do you want to be when you retire? Will you be on an island in the Bahamas? Working in a different field? [...]

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Win a $25 Gas Card and a Personal Finance Book!

Miscellaneous

With the high price of gas and entertainment these days it’s sometimes better to just stay inside and entertain yourself at home.  I want to offer you something more than that though.  How about a $25 gas card and a personal finance book?  This way you can afford to drive your car to the other [...]

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