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Do You Ever Plan To Fully Retire?

January 19, 2009

The languor of idleness is worse than the worst weariness of toil – Hugh Black I was thinking recently about how so many people have recently had to re-think their retirement plans as their nest eggs have been depleted or vanished altogether due to our economic meltdown. People who were thinking that they would be [...]

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Home Equity Blues – Monday Roundup

January 19, 2009

It’s Monday again, and time for another week at work! I for one am just thankful to have a job in these tough economic times, so I’m going to be making the best of it this week! Over the weekend we found out that our house has dropped in value so much that doing a [...]

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Interview With Blogger And Certified Financial Planner Jeff Rose

January 16, 2009

When you read blogs, you can always tell when the person writing the blog is passionate about the subject matter that they’ve chosen. Their writing sucks you in, and keeps you coming back. You know those blogs will most likely take it to the next level. A blog that I’ve been mightily impressed with lately [...]

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It is soooo coold.. brr. Post Roundup

January 14, 2009

photo credit: *Micky The past few days have been extremely cold here in Minnesota, with yesterday’s temp bottoming out at around -23 degrees Farenheit. I’ve come to the conclusion that once you reach -5 or so, it all just feels cold, and it doesn’t really make a difference. -23 feels the same as -5, so [...]

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A Commonly Believed Myth: The Little Guy Just Can’t Get Ahead

January 12, 2009

photo credit: ivoryelephantphotography During the time that I’ve been writing this blog, one thing that I have noticed is the difference in attitudes between those who are on their way to financial success, and those who just seem to be mired in debt and despair. They have a distinct difference is an attitude and outlook. [...]

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Are You Making A Pascal’s Wager With Your Finances?

January 8, 2009

This is a guest post from Jeff Rose, an Illinois Certified Financial Planner(TM) and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group. He is also the author of Good Financial Cents, a financial planning and investment blog. You can also learn more about Jeff at his website Jeff Rose Financial. photo credit: filsinger “Pascal’s Wager”, an argument [...]

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Have Some Fun This Weekend Without Spending A Lot Of Money

January 7, 2009

One thing my wife and I have been doing lately is to try spending less on entertainment and “fun money” than we have in the past. We know if we want to get ahead we need to cut down on those miscellaneous entertainment dollars. Cutting down on those dollars doesn’t mean we can’t have any [...]

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President-Elect Obama Talks About Tax Cuts And Stimulus Package

January 6, 2009

In his address this week President-elect Obama talked about how his administration plans to face the many economic challenges that face them this coming year. In this week’s weekly address, President-elect Barack Obama lays out the challenges that face us in the new year, and his plan for taking them on. “We need an American [...]

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It’s A New Year. Time For A Fresh Start! 2008 Recap.

January 5, 2009

It’s a new year, and this week we all have a fresh start. Whether its time to get back on that workout regimen, or time to kick-start a new financial plan – and a budget, its time for new beginnings. At our household, we’re getting back into a regular workout plan, and healthy eating. Last [...]

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Time To Set Goals For The New Year: Why Goals Are Important

January 2, 2009

The new year is here, and with the new year come new goals of things that we hope to accomplish during the coming months. Things like losing weight and becoming more fit. Things related to our spiritual life. Things related to our finances, and how we’d like to increase our income. Blog related goals. [...]

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A Bad Plan Is Better Than No Plan At All

January 2, 2009

photo credit: Plans w/a K For the better part of a year I’ve been blogging about frugality and finances. As a side-benefit of blogging about money, we’ve ended up paying pretty close attention to our family budget. Because of our planning and attention to detail we’re doing pretty well now. But it hasn’t always been [...]

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Have A Happy New Year!

December 31, 2008

Just a quick note to wish all my readers a wonderful and prosperous new year! 2009 is on the way, and it can only get better from here! God bless! new years – credit: shioshvili Want to start the year off right? Check out this contest to win a $50 Amazon gift card at moneyrelationship.com

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Obama 2009 Stimulus Plan Could Exceed $775 Billion Dollars

December 30, 2008

As the new year gets closer the President-elect and his team are making plans for the new year, and his first term in office. One of the first things on the table, a stimulus package that could reach or exceed $775 billion dollars. Regarding the new administration’s stimulus plan, Mr. Axelrod also said that the [...]

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Subscriber Swap Monday: No Debt Plan

December 29, 2008

Today I’m trying out something kinda new. It’s called “Subscriber Swap Saturday” (although this is posted on a Monday – call it Holiday procrastination). What is it? Today I’ll be interviewing another up and coming personal finance blogger, asking them some questions about their financial philosophies, and then asking you to give them a try. [...]

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