24
Sep
2008
Posted by Robert as Saving Money
I looked over some of my old posts, and I saw this one below about the practice of buying things you cannot afford. I thought some of the ideas and concepts in this post are particularly relevant right now, given the current financial mess on Wall Street and where it came from . . . [...]
11
Sep
2008
Posted by Robert as Saving Money, Uncategorized
The media would have you believe that we’re heading into a recession. Although the economy has grown the past two quarters, we are, indeed, in an economic downturn. This prompted me to research the best ways to save money and put together a list of the best tips on how to save money.
This is, by [...]
18
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance, Ramblings/Miscellaneous, Saving Money
This post concludes my three-part Financial Facts About Barack Obama series. On Wednesday, I looked at the effect of Obama’s proposal to let the Bush tax cuts expire, and yesterday I focused on the effect of his proposal to raise the long-term capital gains tax.
Today, I want to write about Obama’s proposal to raise Social [...]
16
Jul
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance, Ramblings/Miscellaneous, Saving Money
I have avoided politics on this blog since its inception, but I’m writing about the U.S. presidential race this week because it’s turning out to be one of the most important campaigns of this generation. However, I want to stay within the themes of this blog (i.e., money, investing, entrepreneurship, etc.), so I thought I’d focus on the [...]
20
Jun
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance, Saving Money
Few politicians exist who understand money and the declining value of the U.S. dollar. Whether or not you like Ron Paul (which is irrelevant here), he gives a nice, straightforward explanation about monetary policy and the Federal Reserve’s role in maintaining the value of the dollar.
These are issues that affect all of us because the majority of us deal with [...]
17
May
2008
Posted by Robert as Investing, Personal Finance, Saving Money
Like many taxpayers, my wife and I received our tax refund check from the Internal Revenue Service this past week. The amount of the check was $5,000 even.
Now, there are a lot of people who love receiving tax refunds, especially if it’s a sizable amount. I remember back in high school when I got a [...]
05
May
2008
Posted by Robert as Saving Money
I got back from a weekend trip last night, so while I regroup, I thought I’d go with this older post about how packing a lunch for work can save you a bunch of money. (I’ll have a brand new post tomorrow.) I see people every day who I work with who spend $7 to [...]
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 [...]
03
Apr
2008
Posted by Robert as Resources, Saving Money
I have written before about the need to understand the terms and practices of the credit cards we have and about how debt works in general. We also need to understand how our debt–particularly credit card debt–affects our credit scores. It helps to have a good resource for information. Too often, people apply for or have credit cards without thinking [...]
28
Mar
2008
Posted by Robert as Saving Money
Since the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates, the question arises for homeowners: Should you refinance your home loans?
The short answer is yes, and refinance.com provides a vast array of options and information to help you through this process.
Although the reduction in interest rates does not mean that you will secure a much lower rate [...]
