Entries for the ‘Personal Finance’ Category

How I Shaved $30,000 From My Family Budget

In 2007 I sold two successful restaurants that I owned to a gentleman who had three other similar restaurants.  He was looking to expand his empire, and I was looking to simplify my life a bit. 
This sale was GREAT in that it put a couple hundred thousand into the bank pretty fast.  What was NOT [...]

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How Low Can Stocks Go???

WOW!
This word is all my little brain could register when I pulled up my retirement account at Firstrade today.
I’ve been a licensed securities broker for almost 9 years now, and I NEVER saw this coming. 
Buy and Hold index fund investing is officially a TRAIN WRECK if you started in about the last 12 years or [...]

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Why Capital One SUCKS!

(I know the above graphic sucks, but I was too lazy and tired to mess with PhotoShop tonight)
JUST TWO DAYS AGO I was having lunch with a friend from work.  I was BRAGGING about how great my Capital One No Hassle Rewards Card was.  Great rewards, and an EXTREMELY LOW interest rate.  Look very closely [...]

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Tips for surviving a depression!

First of all… 
I DON’T think that it is a foregone conclusion that our country is headed for a “depression.”  A depression in economic terms is loosely defined as a countries Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropping by about 10% or more in a given year.  WHAT I MEAN by GDP is the total value of all [...]

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Top 10 Personal Finance Tips for 2009

In any new project, business, or endeavor you need to strategically start with the end in mind.  That being said, “What do you want to accomplish by the end of 2009?”  Start planning now!  Here is my list of 10 important things you can do to take control of your personal finances in 2009

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