We always hear financial experts advising us to diversify our investments to minimize risk, but how come no one ever talks about diversifying income? Developing multiple streams of income can help protect you from the threat of job loss. Think about it. If one-hundred percent of your income comes from one source, what happens if […]
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I’ve been blogging at Wealth Pilgrim for almost 2 years. When I started, I didn’t even know what a blog was or why I should do it. At the time, I was writing a book and my publicist told me I should create a blog to support the book. Once I agreed to do it, I started […]
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If you’ve done much financial reading, you’ve probably encountered a lifetime guide to your money. It’s a popular feature of many money magazines, writing about the career goals and types of investments you should have at various stages of your life, and showing how they change as you get older. It’s very helpful information to […]
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Dear Yakezie Beta Class Challengers, At long last the Beta Class sign-up page is live! Some of you joined in July, while others of you joined in October of 2010. Either way, many of you have worked hard networking with each other and helping your fellow Challengers and Members out over the past 6 months. […]
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I love blogging. I love blogging so much that sometimes I forget to eat dinner because I’m busy responding to comments, writing posts, and socializing online with friends. If I was a high school student again, I think my parents would worry about my health and offline social life. I can hear my father now, […]
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Dear Applicants, Thanks to all who followed instructions and applied for our second Yakezie Writing Contest. We received well over 1,000 submissions and it will take at least a couple weeks to get through them all to select the finalists to be published and voted on. Given the number of submissions exceeded our expectations by […]
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From the moment I unpacked this book and gave it a quick once over, I was elated. Not the reaction one would expect from a personal finance book. But this book is FUN. It’s colorful and well-organized with personal anecdotes, related websites, cartoons, and highlighted tips on every page. Additionally, the information is well laid out, very useful with reader tips in every section.
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This is probably going to sound like an extremely odd choice, but my hero is Theodore Roosevelt. I am very interested in US history, politics, conservation/outdoor recreation and Teddy was a master at all of those things. Along with all of those attributes, Teddy was able to overcome significant obstacles in his lifetime and rise […]
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