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5 Important Financial Skills

April 7, 2011 by Justin

As part of National Financial Literacy Month, learn how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits.  The following are the most important skills that everyone should learn: ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Credit cards, debt, financial decisions, financial literacy, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, information, interesting, lifestyle, Money, mortgages, Personal Finance, Planning, Retirement, Savings

Problem Solving 101

April 4, 2011 by Justin

April is National Financial Literacy Month and recognized in the United States in an effort to teach Americans how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits.  Problem solving is an important skill and can make a huge difference in your career and your life.  It is a process of discovering, analyzing and solving problems.  The goal is to ...

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Filed Under: Goals Tagged With: Career, financial decisions, financial literacy, Goal setting, Goals, information, interesting, Investing, lifestyle, major purchases, Money, Personal Finance, Planning, Retirement

Bringing Up Financially Smart Children

February 28, 2011 by Justin

Many people have written about what to teach children about money.  This is different because I developed these techniques and used them with my children.  As parents, we want our children to be healthy, educated and happy.  Do you want your children to face another financial crisis?  More realistically, do you want your children to face a personal ...

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Filed Under: Money and Children Tagged With: allowance, Cash, Credit cards, financial decisions, financial literacy, Frugal Living, Goals, information, lifestyle, Personal Finance, Savings, spending, Values

Budgeting is Still a Waste of Time

January 31, 2011 by Justin

Back by popular demand, Budgeting is still a waste of time!  Last week, I wrote an article called “Budgeting Is a Waste of Time”!  I offered some suggestions about analyzing your expenses.  Look at every expense and answer my three questions to determine if you should make any changes.  What additional expenses need analysis? ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, Credit cards, Finance, financial decisions, financial literacy, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, information, interesting, lifestyle, Money, mortgages, Personal Finance, Stretching your Money, Wealth

Free Money for Retirement

January 27, 2011 by Justin

All statistics say that most people do not save enough money for retirement. Are you one of them?  What are you going to do?  Are you going to work longer?  Are you going to cash out your house?  Do you plan on taking a reverse mortgage?  I may have a solution for you! ...

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Filed Under: Investments, Managing Money Tagged With: Cash, Finance, financial decisions, financial literacy, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, lifestyle, Money, Personal Finance, Retirement, Savings, spending, Stretching your Money, Wealth

Look Out, Danger Ahead!!!!!!

January 17, 2011 by Justin

This weekend, it was 82 degrees in Southern California.  Summertime in January!  Every weekend I go for a 20 mile bike ride around the park.  Beautiful weather brings out everybody, so it was crowded on the bike path.  When I pass, I warn people that I am coming up on their left to let them know I am there for their and my safety.  In California a ...

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Filed Under: Careers, Lifestyle Tagged With: Career, financial decisions, financial literacy, Goal setting, Goals, information, interesting, lifestyle, Savings, spending

Questions that Make You Think!

December 10, 2010 by Justin

Why are questions important?  When someone asks a question, they are generally curious, or want an answer.  For example, when will dinner be ready or what time will the bus arrive?  Sometimes questions require more questions or you just think about the answer.  Sometimes you use questions to learn information about something or someone or to just ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Career, financial decisions, financial literacy, Frugal Living, Goals, information, interesting, Interviewing, Interviews, Job Search, lifestyle, Money, Personal Finance, spending

If you won the Lottery, What Would You Do?

December 3, 2010 by Justin

Every time I buy a lottery ticket, I play this mental game of what I would do if I won!  I allow myself to fantasize for a couple of hours or a day, the few times I bought tickets.  Lotteries draw many people, but few win.  I don’t think I ever saw a rich person win.  The background of many winners is generally hard working people or people with ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Career, Cash, Consumerism, financial decisions, financial literacy, Frugal Living, information, interesting, Investing, lifestyle, Money, Personal Finance, Savings, spending, Stretching your Money

How to Start a Home Based Business

November 19, 2010 by Justin

Are you looking for work?  Do you have a skill that people want?  Maybe now is the time to start a home based business.  In many cases, it requires little or no money.  What are you waiting for?  What business should you start?  Start with what you do well.  Maybe you are new college graduate who would be a teacher, except no one is hiring.  ...

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Filed Under: Careers, Lifestyle, Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Career, Careers, Cash, financial decisions, financial literacy, Frugal Living, Goal setting, information, Money, Personal Finance, Savings, Stretching your Money

Why Teens Fail Financial Literacy Tests?

November 15, 2010 by Justin

Teens admit to not knowing much about basic money skills, such as credit, investing and budgets, but what do they do?  They are strongly influenced by their parents and friends.  Is this positive?  How do they spend their money?  Do they save?  Do they learn how to handle money responsibly?  Where do I start? ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle, Managing Money, Money and Children Tagged With: Basic Money skills, Budget, Consumerism, Credit cards, debt, financial decisions, financial literacy, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, information, Investing, lifestyle, Personal Finance, saving habits, Savings, spending, spending habits

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