30
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Interviews
Everyone wants to be a millionaire. What people don’t realize, however, is that the journey towards a million dollars often requires marching to the sound of a different drummer. Creativity is key, and Pat Hankinson is aiming for that with his latest website, The Social Millionaire.
The site attempts to leverage the appeal of various social networks [...]
29
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Ramblings/Miscellaneous
The two most popular proverbs about money, incidentally, are the two sayings I hate the most:
1) Money is the root of all evil.
2) Money can’t buy happiness.
No one counters these sayings better than Ben Affleck in Boiler Room:
“Anybody tells you that money is the root of all evil doesn’t [expletive] have it. They say money [...]
28
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Real Estate
Tax liens represent a unique way of making money from real estate. There are two ways in which this type of investing works:
1) Interest From Tax Lien.
When an owner fails to pay his or her property taxes, the municipality issues a tax lien on that person’s property. (Certain states allow the tax lien to become a first [...]
27
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Recaps
I am going to be doing something new every Sunday. I will provide a recap post in which I document a variety of things. I got this idea from Alan Johnson over at The Rating Blog. I think it’s a nice way to end the week by giving my readings an overview of everything that’s [...]
26
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Make Money Online
I didn’t think we’d go this short of a time between crazy blog contests, but The Net Fool has found a way with another outrageous contest. And what can you say? More prizes = more people happy.
The one significant thing about this contest is that The Net Fool is a smaller blog with just over [...]
25
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Business Ideas, Investing, Personal Finance, Resources, Saving Money
I’ve enjoyed posting videos from YouTube because there is a lot of interesting content on there. In particular, there is a lot of good content related to money and investing. I think some of the content is so good, in fact, that I think I’m going to make YouTube a regular contributor to this blog. Starting [...]
24
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Make Money Online
John Chow has finally figured out what to do with the 18,817 Entrecard credits he has amassed over time. He’s going to give away 10,000 of them to a lucky blogger!
The Contest
The contest is simple: Write a post about his contest on your blog (like I am doing here), and send a trackback to him. [...]
24
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Employee Life
One of the great concepts from Tim Ferriss’s The 4-Hour Workweek is the idea that what you do as a job isn’t a reflection of who you are.
What You Do Isn’t a Reflection of Who You Are
According to Ferriss, too often, a typical conversation with a stranger begins with the following question: “So, what do you [...]
23
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing
The common advice from financial advisers and brokers today is to “diversify, diversify, and diversify” your investments.
I can’t think of a dumber strategy.
Have you ever wondered why these advisers and brokers recommend to “diversify.” I know that common sense doesn’t mean much nowadays. So I won’t answer that question directly. In fact, individuals smarter than [...]
22
Apr
2008
The drop in value of the dollar, the rapidly increasing price of oil, and the ripple effect of these factors on our global economy may seem like they leave few choices for us investors. But, however bleak the circumstances might seem, these tough economic times actually create opportunities–particularly, opportunities that will help you not only [...]
