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5 Things Dora the Explorer Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning 10 Money-Saving Tips to Help You Stash $10,000! 6 Ways To Find Free Money Are You Holding a Retirement Time Bomb? 4 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Life Insurance Should You Wait to Give Until You Have Enough Money? Does Your Money Define You? Is Retirement Biblical? (Part 1) 5 Dumb Mistakes That Smart People Make How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?
 
5 Things Dora the Explorer Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning

5 Things Dora the Explorer Teaches Us About Personal Financial Planning

Ok, so I’m about to alienate all readers who don’t have kids right now – but hang tight for a second! If you stick with me here, I think you’ll find some valuable lessons in personal financial planning. We can all use some guidance when it comes to personal finances and getting a handle on our money. [...]

10 Money-Saving Tips to Help You Stash $10,000!

10 Money-Saving Tips to Help You Stash $10,000!

Who doesn’t love to save a little extra cash each month? Finding ways to save money, trim the fat and pocket some coin each month isn’t easy, but it is simple. The question is, “Will you do what it takes – and if so, what will you do with the extra savings that you find each [...]

6 Ways To Find Free Money

6 Ways To Find Free Money

What are the two words that people love most?  Oftentimes it’s  free and money! Who doesn’t want to get free money?  What’s amazing is the number of people who I run into on a regular basis who continue to leave money  on the table! If you woke up this morning, got your cup of coffee [...]

Are You Holding a Retirement Time Bomb?

Are You Holding a Retirement Time Bomb?

 401ks have been around for years and have been an ever increasingly popular way to save money for retirement.  More and more businesses run some type of deferred contribution plan and they are a great way to attract and retain key employees. 401ks are great from an employee standpoint because they are relatively quick to [...]

4 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Life Insurance

4 Questions to Ask Before You Buy Life Insurance

Oh great – a post about life insurance – doesn’t he know I’m not interested in reading about life insurance? Is there anything people hate thinking about, talking about and paying for more than life insurance?  A necessary evil if you will. It just feels like a waste – I mean what benefit do you receive from having [...]

Should You Wait to Give Until You Have Enough Money?

Should You Wait to Give Until You Have Enough Money?

Maybe you’ve asked this question before: “Should I give money even though I am in debt” - or maybe phrased this way - “Should I give money even though I don’t have much to give?” Usually this question can be turned into an objection for giving – such as, “I just don’t have any money [...]

Does Your Money Define You?

Does Your Money Define You?

The 2008-09 recession has been one of the roughest ones in history.  Jobs have been lost, lifestyles altered and net worth’s slashed. There has, however, been a couple positives from this recession - primarily it has forced many people to get rid of debt and begin saving more.  For some of us it has also [...]

Is Retirement Biblical? (Part 1)

Is Retirement Biblical? (Part 1)

  Should Christians pursue retirement as one of their major goals - or in doing so, are they pursuing something that is in complete contrast to what God has purposed for them? I think this is a good question to ask, and one that I’ve often wrestled with. As Americans, we generally want to work for [...]

5 Dumb Mistakes That Smart People Make

5 Dumb Mistakes That Smart People Make

Wouldn’t you agree it doesn’t take an Ivy League education to be good with your finances? What’s amazing to me is that many smart people make some really dumb financial mistakes! It seems like a person blessed with “brains” would be good with personal money management, but sometimes this just isn’t the case. I’ve talked [...]

How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?

How Much Money Do You Need to Retire?

One of the biggest questions most people have is how much will I need in order to retire? Maybe less than you think. Here are some simple guidelines to get you started.

10 Sure-Fire Money Moves That Will Always Pay Off – Or Not?

10 Sure-Fire Money Moves That Will Always Pay Off – Or Not?

01 September 2010

The Wall Street Journal is very confident!  Using the word guaranteed in the financial world is like telling a pitcher he’s got a “no-no” going in the 6th inning.  But apparently the WSJ doesn’t care.  They have found 10 money moves that will always, always pay off – guaranteed! Aside from the catchy title luring [...]

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10 Guiding Principles For The “New Retirement”

10 Guiding Principles For The “New Retirement”

30 August 2010

A new retirement is here.  The retirement landscape has changed! There.  I said it.  But you already knew that didn’t you? Things are different than they were three years ago in 2007, when the Dow Jones was above 14,000, your home increased by 15% every year and cats and dogs played nice together! But now, [...]

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5 Dumb Money Mistakes Jersey Shore’s “Situation” Should Avoid (And You Too!)

5 Dumb Money Mistakes Jersey Shore’s “Situation” Should Avoid (And You Too!)

25 August 2010

Mike Sorrentino, from MTV’s controversial (is there any other way for MTV?) reality show, Jersey Shore, has made some smart business deals to put him in a pretty secure money situation. He’ll rake in approximately $5,000,000 by year’s end! Known as ”The Situation” on the MTV Jersey Shore show, earns $60,000 per episode and also has inked a few endorsement deals! [...]

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True Wealth – Defined.

True Wealth – Defined.

23 August 2010

True Wealth is a topic that’s been on my mind lately. I think it’s because I have been challenged  over the last couple years by this and have been trying to sort through my own definition of true wealth and its implications for my life. In 2007 things were going well.  Business was increasing, I was making [...]

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8 Exceptions to the 10% Penalty for an Early IRA Withdrawal

8 Exceptions to the 10% Penalty for an Early IRA Withdrawal

18 August 2010

Need cash?  Thinking about taking an IRA withdrawal? Think long and hard because you may have to pay  a nice little 10% penalty for early IRA withdrawals! IRA penalty – Oh yeah, Uncle Sam will love you! If you are age 59 1/2 or older, you can take an IRA withdrawal without any penalties at all.  If you’re [...]

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4 Benefits of Using a Retirement Calculator

4 Benefits of Using a Retirement Calculator

16 August 2010

If you have not already started planning for your retirement you should start today. While everyone looks forward to their golden years a lot of people are afraid of retirement or have no idea what kind of retirement savings it will take to make for an enjoyable retirement. One of the great tools available to [...]

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How a Ghost Gave $156 Million to Charity

How a Ghost Gave $156 Million to Charity

11 August 2010

Casper was a friendly ghost. Slimer was green and gooey, but you couldn’t help but love him. And of course there’s Patrick Swayze in the movie Ghost – that was just, well, weird. None of them, however, gave away insane amounts of money. I’ve never heard of a philanthropic ghost until now – the ghost of [...]

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4 Things to Consider When Reviewing Your Life Insurance Plan

4 Things to Consider When Reviewing Your Life Insurance Plan

09 August 2010

The title of this post makes a very big assumption. It assumes you are actually reviewing your life insurance plans! Life insurance seems to hit the gag reflex for most folks.  It’s just not something desirable they care to review, make plans for or discuss. And yet, it’s one of those necessary evils. Your life [...]

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What’s Worth More – An Old Family Farm, Or a Vintage Comic?

What’s Worth More – An Old Family Farm, Or a Vintage Comic?

03 August 2010

I came across two stories regarding unique items being sold this week. The first story was about the Tuttle Family Farm sale. John Tuttle came to the good ol’ U.S. of A. in 1632 on a land-grant from King Charles I. He used that grant to purchase land near the Maine/New Hampshire border. The farm [...]

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Money Advice While on Vacation (6 Traps to Avoid!)

Money Advice While on Vacation (6 Traps to Avoid!)

02 August 2010

Before you set off on a memorable vacation you will probably read up on the cultural differences of your destination, and other local information to avoid falling into traps of offending locals by dressing inappropriately, or being taken advantage of when you don’t know which street vendors are legitimate. However, there are also plenty of [...]

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