Archive for the ‘Budget and Finance’ Category
June 13, 2007
Flickr Photo Credit: Notratched
We’ve all heard about the idea of degrees of separation when it comes to how far removed we are from knowing a particular person. For example, you have a friend who’s aunt works on a committe along with a specific public figure . . . something along those lines. But have you ever thought about applying this line of thinking to financial decisions and how far away or close they bring us to a particular goal such as long term travel? Read the rest of this entry »
May 17, 2007
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Calculate the percentage of savings between two different prices on an item rather than assume a “few cents more” doesn’t matter. Why? Because it does matter. Read the rest of this entry »
May 17, 2007
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Interest rates can have a dramatic impact on your life, both positively and negatively. If they’re attached to debt you owe, you want them to be as low as possible. When they impact your savings and investments of course, the opposite is true. Read the rest of this entry »
May 17, 2007
Flickr Photo Credit: Jussi O.
This concept is one I learned from the Tightwad Gazette. Read the rest of this entry »
November 12, 2006
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This title is the complete collection of Amy Dacyczyn’s newsletters, previously available by purchasing the first, second and third volumes only. Read the rest of this entry »
November 12, 2006
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This book by Joel S. Moskowitz provides a fairly detailed analysis on using tax lien certificates as higher rate investment tool. Read the rest of this entry »
