5 Cheap Halloween Costume ideas for when you’re on a tight budget

5 Cheap Halloween Costume ideas for when you’re on a tight budget

31 October 2011

Halloween can definitely get expensive after buying decorations, costumes for the whole family, food for parties and treats for the trick-or-treaters. Personally, I'd like to celebrate holidays in a less expensive style.

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Is there anyone who doesn’t diversify their investment portfolio? Apparently yes!

Is there anyone who doesn’t diversify their investment portfolio? Apparently yes!

18 October 2011

I thought I would never have to write another post on diversification. I was horribly wrong. If you still don't understand why individual stocks are stupid and almost juvenile, then read this.

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Timebox your way to better financial health

Timebox your way to better financial health

27 September 2011

Timeboxing is a concept normally used in project management, especially software development. This post is about breaking down a large task into smaller tasks and giving each one a due date.

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Use multiple “buckets” to maximize your retirement earnings potential

Use multiple “buckets” to maximize your retirement earnings potential

20 September 2011

Rather than creating one portfolio that is set to mature when you reach a certain age, let's say 65, create multiple portfolios with different target or maturation dates.

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4 Tips to good (or better) budgeting

4 Tips to good (or better) budgeting

07 September 2011

Budgeting is a very proactive activity. Budgeting is taking the time to decide in advance how you are going to spend your money and how you are not going to spend your money. A good budgeter will rarely end up in bankruptcy.

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Awesome infographic from Deals.com on Airline Mileage programs

Awesome infographic from Deals.com on Airline Mileage programs

31 August 2011

The team at Deals.com put together a pretty cool and highly informative infographic about Airline frequent flyer programs and their branded credit cards.

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Why do I have to wait until I’m in trouble to clean up my finances?

Why do I have to wait until I’m in trouble to clean up my finances?

23 August 2011

So why do we as individuals and even huge governments let things get so far out of control before we make corrections? Why don't we guard ourselves against deviating from our course?

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5 Ways to use your talents to earn some extra money

5 Ways to use your talents to earn some extra money

08 August 2011

I recently wrote about how to start a home based business. The very first step is to come up with an idea for your business. I want to delve a little more into this phase and give some suggestions.

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HOW TO: 6 Steps to starting a home business [Part 2]

HOW TO: 6 Steps to starting a home business [Part 2]

01 August 2011

In the first part of 6 Steps to starting a home business, I wrote about generating ideas, selecting your legal and taxable business structure, and creating a legal, taxable business entity. In this second part, I'll cover the next three important steps.

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HOW TO: 6 Steps to starting a home business [Part 1]

HOW TO: 6 Steps to starting a home business [Part 1]

23 June 2011

The purpose of this post is to give you a basic overview of how to go about starting a business. I've broken the six points into two posts so that I have enough space to do each point justice.

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REVIEW: Money Magazine’s 7 Secrets to a Richer Retirement

REVIEW: Money Magazine’s 7 Secrets to a Richer Retirement

02 June 2011

The lead article in the October 2010 issue of Money magazine is titled 7 Secrets to a Richer Retirement. After reading through the article, I thought it would be worth reviewing and sharing some of the valuable points.

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REVIEW of Travel Sites: Hipmunk, SeatGuru, Kayak and Apple’s Secret iTravel App

REVIEW of Travel Sites: Hipmunk, SeatGuru, Kayak and Apple’s Secret iTravel App

25 May 2011

For my day job, I work in the aerospace industry. In fact, I work with in-flight entertainment. So I tend to come across a lot of travel sites dealing with the passenger experience (from booking to in-flight).

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