Blog Action Day 2008: Fighting Poverty

Miscellaneous

Today is Blog Action Day 2008.  The focus this year is on Poverty and overcoming the devastating effects of said tragedy. Poverty is a terrible thing.  So many people around the world are suffering because of a lack of resources, a lack of money and a lack of opportunity.  Truly I am blessed having lived [...]

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The Carnival of Personal Finance #174

Personal Finance

Greener Pastures is hosting the Columbus Day edition of The Carnival of Personal Finance, highlighting the best personal finance articles around.  My recent article on Debit versus Credit, Stock Market Basics: Investing for Beginners, was featured under Investing. There are some fantastic articles in this week’s carnival.  In addition to the Editor’s Pick articles, here [...]

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4 Simple Ways to Improve Your Credit Score

Loans and Credit

Be honest with me here.  How is your credit?  Is it great?  Good?  Or… not so good?  The fact is that hundreds of thousands of Americans have anywhere from decent to borderline terrible credit.  It doesn’t take much you know.  A missed payment here and there, a bill that you never received, one too many [...]

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Credit Cards 101

Finance 101

What is a Credit card? How do I choose one? Why should I use a credit card instead of cash? I’ve been asked questions like these over and over again, usually by young people who are just starting to learn about the world of credit and personal finance. However it’s never too late (or too [...]

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Recession: A Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Personal Finance

It’s no secret that to many around the world the sky seems to be falling.  There is even talk of a new depression – in fact a recent poll by CNN showed that 60% of Americans think we’re likely to end up in one.  A depression!  Can you imagine?  The great depression was a terrible [...]

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Keep Investing In Your 401k Plan

Investing

Here’s a question for you: If you put $5,000 dollars into your 401k plan this year and your employer also puts $5,000 into your 401k plan and over the course of a year your investments lose 40% of their value… assuming all of this, how much would you have lost? The answer may surprise you.  [...]

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Happy Birthday to Debit versus Credit!

Miscellaneous

Honestly I can’t believe that it’s been a year already.  I started this blog a year ago today with the intention of sharing my thoughts and advice on finance, money and the business world.  Looking back I’m really proud of what I’ve accomplished, not only with the content I’ve provided but with how much this [...]

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