What you don’t know could fill books! It takes years and maturity to realize what you don’t know. I know because I have the (66 years old to be exact) years and maturity (just based on my age). Seriously, figuring out what you don’t know is real important and it should happen sooner rather than later. Did you figure it out yet? No problem, I ...
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The Pros and Cons of Investing in Rental Property or REITs
I love rental property! I bought my first home when I was twenty-seven (27) years old. My next investment was a nine (9) unit apartment building when I was thirty-one (31) years old. Over seven (7) years, I accumulated more properties. By the time I was thirty-eight (38) years old, I achieved financial freedom. Investing has its risks and ...
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3 Indicators of Profitable Real Estate Markets
Selecting the right location for a property investment is an essential step toward benefitting from the real estate market. New buyers unaware of the importance of market evaluation before choosing an investment locale risk early failure. Further, many investors lacking prior experience erroneously assume low purchase prices alone render lucrative ...
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Why I Do Not Carry Cash?
I stopped carrying cash! I stopped for one very simple reason, I would spend it. Nine (9) percent of people do not carry any cash at all! Have we finally become a cashless society? Most people prefer credit or debit cards to actually using cash. It may the reason Apple has developed their Apple Pay payment system. Although there are still cash only ...
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Barcodes – Here Is What Your Business Is Missing As You Delay Getting Them
These days, it’s next to impossible to find a product in the supermarket that doesn’t have a barcode, which makes sense considering how quickly and efficiently barcodes let a cashier work. However, barcodes are useful outside the supermarket as well. Since their application has expanded to almost every sphere of business and human interaction, you ...
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Understanding How Video Conferencing Can Support the Financial Sector
Whether you’re an independent financial adviser, or working for a leading global firm, chances are you’ve had some interesting requests from your clients. From asking for face-to-face meetings during the holidays to late night questions about their financial status, these customers need a lot from you. However, that doesn’t mean you’re on your own ...
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Why Save and Invest?
Why save and invest? If you don’t, you would have to save about two thousand ($2,000) dollars per month for nearly forty (40) years to accumulate one million ($1,000,000) dollars. If you invest as little as five thousand ($5,000) dollars per year with a seven (7%) percent annual return, you will accumulate one million ($1,000,000) dollars by ...
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How to Become Financially Fit
What is financially fit? You can measure your physical fitness in a variety of ways. You can measure your heart rate, pulse, strength, body composition, flexibility, coordination, etc.How do you know if you are financially fit?“Being physically fit is having the energy to perform your daily duties alertly and with vigor, while also maintaining ...
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25 Money Savings Tips for Everyone
These are 25 money saving tips, I use daily/weekly/monthly and they work! I learned at a very early age that I needed to save my money to get the things I wanted. Notice, I said the things I wanted. My parents provided the things I needed! Previously, I wrote “10 Changes Can Make Millions” and I thought I would share some more. Start making ...
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How to Save Money – Everywhere
Saving money is my passion! I consider myself a value shopper although I do very little actual shopping. Do I do extreme couponing or camp out at sales? No, that would be a waste of time since I do very little shopping. My grade as a consumer is probably “F”. I am not a minimalist, but I try to maximize value from my purchases with very little ...
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