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Get International Clients Sunday Blog Carnival
Happy Sunday everyone! Just a quick heads up to let you know that my post What I Learned In Mexico: Business Negotiation has been featured over at the Get Internation Clients Sunday Blog Carnival. If you haven’t read my post then I encourage you to check it out. Another fantastic post, for those interested in…
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My Shiny New Bike and a 70% RoI
As most of you know school has started up once again. Considering that I am so close to ASU (about a mile one-way) I thought it might make sense to forgo driving to school in favor of either walking or riding my bike. It turned out, however, that my old bike (which had been sitting…
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Never Lie To Your Insurance Company
The purpose of insurance is to prevent financial disaster in the event of a loss. If your home burned down to the ground today, would you have the $300,000 you would need to rebuild it? Probably not. That’s where insurance steps in – it’s a transfer of risk. When you pay your premiums, your insurance…
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Don’t Fall For Fraud Schemes
You’ve heard the saying: If it’s too good to be true, it probably is. In this case it was regrettably much too good to be true. It came back to bite someone in the ass and it bit quite hard. Let me explain. I had a member come in today to talk to me about…
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Young Ignoramuses
How’s this for a hotly debated topic: Should credit card companies be punished for soliciting to youth and college age students? There’s many an argument out there in favor of punishing these companies for “hard-selling” their product to ignorant youth. I’d wager that there’s probably just as many arguments saying that these companies have no…
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Go Green, Save Green
In today’s “green-centric” world some companies are beginning to offer incentives to their employees for going green, the most common being related to alternative methods of transportation to and from work. They encourage their employees to ride a bike, walk, take a bus or even carpool to work. As an incentive they may offer rewards…
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Time For A Financial Checkup
It’s midway through the year. How have you done with the financial goals you set for yourself in January? If you never set any that’s ok. It’s never too late to start. It’s a good time to check your finances and make any necessary adjustments to keep yourself on the right track to financial independence. …