Being able to communicate is important in many aspects of life, not the least of which is when dealing with financial matters. It used to be commonplace, especially within older generations and cultures, to leave the financial decisions and money management duties to the “man of the house” and not include any “outsiders” in on […]
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According to real estate agents, it’s always a good time to buy or sell! I’m relieved to say that after putting my house on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for 3.5 weeks at the urging of my Realtor, I withdrew the listing and decided to stay! My Realtor is a friend who kept pushing me for […]
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If there is one moment that is more stressful than others in one’s career, it is living and working through an organization review at your employer – especially a review that is initiated as a result of a deficit of several millions of dollars. There is nothing more difficult than understanding that your employer is trying […]
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The US Department of Agriculture said in a 6/14/12 report that a middle-class family with a child born in 2011 can expect to spend about $295,560 in the next 17 years on food, shelter and other necessities with projected inflation factored in. Meanwhile, projected private college tuition and public college tuition is expected to rise […]
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If you haven’t noticed yet, I’m kind of in love with the Roth IRA. Having launched the Roth IRA movement, it’s a safe assumption that I think everybody should have a Roth IRA. Heck, if there was a way to open up a Roth IRA for my dog, I would definitely do it. Several years […]
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Have you ever come across a person who repeatedly blurts out to everybody that her birthday is coming up? What about the woman who can’t stop telling everybody she’s getting married, even though the wedding is still a year away? Her single friends must love that! Or how about the guy whose profile picture on […]
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In order to read this post, you’ve got to be a little cynical. When it comes to investing in the largest casino in the world, it’s important to think about multiple variable outcomes and logical conclusions to keep your sanity. For example, one can ask themself today with the markets up 1.5+%, “Who was the […]
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One of the discussions that came up with my real estate agent and I is the commission rate. At first, he wanted 6% until I told him point blankly, “No way in hell you silly goose!” We ultimately agreed on 5%, which is split 2.5% to him and 2.5% to the agent who represents the […]
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