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Financing My Dream?

February 2, 2011 by Justin

I recently read an article on CNNMoney.com about some organic farmers who wanted to expand their farming business, but it meant taking on bank debt.  Courtney Lowery Cowgill and her husband had a small organic farm specializing in vegetables, turkeys and ancient heritage grains in Conrad, Montana. ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, debt, Finance, financial decisions, Goals, Money, spending

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

Budgeting Is a Waste of Time

January 24, 2011 by Justin

Budgeting is a waste of time!. To me, a budget is a list of planned income and expenses.  It is a road map to achieve your financial goals.  Most people look at a year’s worth of expenses and take an average and /or adjust for inflation and use it for their budget.  Is that enough? ...

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Filed Under: Managing Money Tagged With: Budget, Budgeting, Cash, financial decisions, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, information, interesting, lifestyle, Money, Personal Finance, Savings, Stretching your Money, Values

I Lost My Wallet!

January 10, 2011 by Justin

I lost my wallet; does anyone know where it is?  I had cash of at least $100 and 3-4 credit cards.  If you found it, what would you do?  Would you return it?  Would you take the cash?  Would you try to use the credit cards?  You have a choice between what you should do versus what you want to do?  Does it matter if you are having hard times and you ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Character, Credit cards, Ethics, financial decisions, information, interesting, lifestyle, Lost Wallet, Money, Personal Finance

Chasing the American Dream

January 3, 2011 by Justin

What is the American dream?  It is the American social, economic, and political system that makes success possible for every American.  What are you doing to attain the American dream?  Yes, you have to do something!  Unemployment is at record levels, housing and construction is down, and the stock market is volatile at best.  Well paying jobs in ...

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Filed Under: Careers Tagged With: Career, Careers, financial decisions, Goal setting, Goals, information, interesting, Interviewing, Interviews, Job Search, lifestyle, Money, Resume, Retirement

What is your New Year’s Resolution?

December 17, 2010 by Justin

Since there is just two weeks until New Year’s Eve, it is appropriate to start thinking about that once a year declaration!  What is a resolution? It is a resolve or determination to make a firm resolution to do something.  Every year I hear people say that they will do something different, but the outcome is generally the same.  Nothing!  I am not ...

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Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Accomplish, Accomplishments, debt, eight loss, get organized, Goal setting, Goals, Habits, information, interesting, lifestyle, Money, New Year's, New Year's Resolution, Personal Finance, physically fit, quit drinking, Resolution, stop smoking, Wish

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

Five Things I Wished I Did Before I Turned Thirty

December 7, 2010 by Justin

By the time I turned thirty, I was married, with one child and one on the way, owned a house and had my dream job!  So I do not have any regrets.  Why am I writing this article?  As I become older, I reflect on my life and what if anything I would do differently. ...

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Filed Under: Careers, Lifestyle Tagged With: Career, Careers, financial decisions, Frugal Living, Goal setting, Goals, lifestyle, Money, Savings, Stretching your Money

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

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