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Halloween Budgeting

October 19, 2010 by Justin

Do I need to budget for Halloween?  Am I having a party?  How many children do I expect to come to my house?  Will I be there?  Do I want to dress up for the children who come to my house?  How scary should my costume be?  Maybe I should dress up in vintage clothes and act like an old man!  Oops!  I am old and all my clothes are vintage!  Let’s be ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Consumerism, Credit cards, Expense, financial decisions, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, halloween, Halloween Budgeting, halloween Party, information, lifestyle, Money, Party, Planning, Savings, spending, Stretching your Money

How to Buy a Car

October 8, 2010 by Justin

Buying a first car can be a scary experience!  If you are like me, I knew a lot about the cars I liked.  I could spot one of them at 50 yards.  Buying a car requires much more!  What is the right car for you?  What is important in the car you purchase?  How will the car be used?  Do you need good gas mileage, room for 6, truck or a SUV? ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Credit cards, financial decisions, Goals, Money, spending, Stretching your Money

Budgeting Made Simple for Teens

October 1, 2010 by Justin

Budgeting is a foreign word to almost everyone, but especially teens.  Budgeting requires discipline and know how to be successful.  Preparing a budget is similar to learning a new language.  First you learn the vocabulary then the grammar and finally you learn to speak by practice.  What is the vocabulary, grammar and how do I practice?  Let's ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: allowance, Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Finance, financial decisions, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, Money, Personal Finance, Savings, spending, Wealth

Cheap Dates

September 28, 2010 by Justin

I do not know about you, but I never have enough money!  I learned how to impress women without spending a lot of money.  It is easy to go out and buy a dozen roses and go to an expensive restaurant.  You have to be creative to think of places to go on a date that can impress your date and not spend a lot of money.  I am most familiar with New York ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Cheap, Dating, financial decisions, frugal, Frugal Living, Goal setting, interesting, Money, Personal Finance, Savings, spending, Stretching your Money

Are Financial Decisions Common Sense?

September 21, 2010 by Justin

Most of us received little or no education or training in making financial decisions.  Smart financial decisions require analysis and careful attention to detail.  We need the knowledge and skills to evaluate options and identify those that fit our needs and circumstances.  Where do you get the skills and knowledge to understand money?  ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budgeting, Cash, Credit cards, Finance, financial literacy, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Investing, Money, mortgages, Personal Finance, Savings, Wealth

How to Have more Money in Your Pocket?

September 17, 2010 by Justin

Are your expenses rising faster than your income?  In these times of lower income, how do you reduce your expenses without changing your lifestyle.  Do you feel that there is nothing you can do?  Make a list of everything you buy each month.  Ask yourself, what can you do to make a change?  ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budgeting, Cash, Consumerism, Finance, Frugal Living, Goals, Money, Personal Finance, Savings

Can Real Estate Make You Rich?

September 1, 2010 by Justin

Most people have a goal of someday owning a home.  This is true whether it is a condo or a house.  Even in these difficult times, everyone would rather own their home.  There are three major obstacles to home ownership which are credit, down payment and the ability to handle the monthly payment.  Credit is usually identified by FICO score.  ...

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Filed Under: Investments, Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Finance, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, Investing, Money, Personal Finance, Real Estate, Retirement, Savings, Wealth

Stop the Insanity, Get Out of Debt

August 29, 2010 by Justin

A quote attributed to Albert Einstein is the definition of insanity:  Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.  So many articles, books and magazines tell us how to reduce debt or change things we do with money.  Why do the people who need it most resist change?  The answer is simple change is hard! ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Credit cards, Finance, Frugal Living, Money, Personal Finance

How to Get What You Want?

August 19, 2010 by Justin

I got everything I ever wanted because I set goals and developed a plan to accomplish them.  Many of us want to be rich, own a house by the age of thirty and have a good career.  Although these are wonderful outcomes, they are not goals.  Goals must have certain characteristics so we can measure and monitor how well we are doing to achieve them. ...

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Filed Under: Careers, Investments, Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Finance, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, Investing, Money, Personal Finance, Savings, Wealth

Only Suckers Pay Retail

August 19, 2010 by Justin

Who pays full price for a car?  No one!  Yet there are stories of people paying over list price for high demand vehicles such as Toyota Prius.  Do you negotiate prices in every purchase?  Of course not, that would be too much trouble.  So when would it be worth it?  There are two (2) categories of purchases that would be worth negotiating a better ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Consumerism, Finance, financial decisions, financial literacy, frugal, Frugal Living, Goals, information, Investing, lifestyle, major purchases, Money, Personal Finance, Savings, spending, Wealth

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