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NEED EXTRA MONEY?: Do Not Do This!

Written on August 21, 2010 by Barb in investing, saving

If you are on the brink of a financial disaster, and have a 401(K) or IRA from an employer, you may be tempted to withdraw those funds. If you are on the brink of a financial disaster, and have a 401(K) or IRA from an employer, you may be tempted to withdraw those funds.

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3 Amazing Career Tips

Written on August 7, 2010 by Barb in career, life

“Action is the foundational key to all success.”
Pablo Picasso

Career, life, money; it’s all the same. If you don’t TAKE ACTION, then nothing will happen. Move your life forward.

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GET RICH WHILE YOU SLEEP WITH THE MAGIC OF COMPOUNDING

Written on July 28, 2010 by Barb in automatic saving, investing, mutual funds, saving, stocks

“Everyone has the brainpower to follow the stock market. If you made it through fifth-grade math, you can do it.”
Peter Lynch

One of the greatest investors of our time attests to the simplicity of investing in the stock market. Read this post and find out why. Following is the “Cliff Notes” version of why you need to put part of your long term investment dollars in the stock market.

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Use Stress to Become Successful

Written on June 26, 2010 by Barb in goal setting, life, time management, values

“I feel like this is something I’ve been capable of doing. I felt like if I put in the hard work and committed to the journey eventually it was going to yield some fruit.” R.A. Dickey After toiling 12 years in the minors, this 35 year old NY Mets knuckleball pitching sensation is 6-0 this…

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MBA Course: Investing & Portfolio Management-Class 2

Written on June 13, 2010 by Barb in bond, investing, mutual funds

Learn about bond investing from an MBA professor. Simple and to the point. Maximize return and minimize risk.

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The Secret to Cutting Your Debt IMMEDIATELY

Written on June 9, 2010 by Barb in credit, debt, goal setting, life

“Say NO out of love, and yes out of weakness.” Suze Orman

This means, NO to yourself for frivolous spending, NO to your kids. And NO to extravagances (you cannot afford) or wasteful spending. You will increase love of yourself and those around you when you practice the discipline to say NO.

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MBA Course: Investing & Portfolio Management-Class 1

Written on May 25, 2010 by Barb in investing, mutual funds

“When the weather changes, nobody believes the laws of physics have changed. Similarly, I don’t believe that when the stock market goes into terrible gyrations its rules have changed.” Benoit Mandelbrot

This brilliant mathematician speaks to the fact that the price of common stocks goes up and down. Plain and simple, that is where the risk comes from.

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HOW I SURVIVED WITHOUT THE INTERNET

Written on May 21, 2010 by Barb in life, personal finance

It all started when I got the dreaded message, “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage,” as I went to connect to the internet. At that point, I was quite calm; as I was sure it was a temporary problem and would resolve itself. So I did what any internet savvy personal finance blogger would do, I went to an internet coffee shop with my laptop. So far, so good. Convinced that when I returned everything would be back to normal. Well, you guessed it, when I returned, everything was not back to normal.

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HERE IS A GUARANTEED WAY FOR YOUR MONEY TO KEEP PACE WITH INFLATION-Part 1

Written on May 2, 2010 by Barb in bond, investing

“Inflation is the one form of taxation that can be imposed without legislation.” Milton Friedman

One economic problem we avoided in recent years is the inflation monster. As Milton Friedman, the famous economist mentioned, inflation is just like a tax and makes EVERYTHING YOU BUY MORE EXPENSIVE! It is really painful when the soda 12 pack you bought last year for $2.50 costs $4.50 this year. That’s the sting of inflation.

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THE YAKEZIE CHALLENGE, HOW TO WRITE THE PERFECT ARTICLE, & MAKE THE PERFECT INVESTMENT

Written on April 19, 2010 by Barb in goal setting, investing, Yakezie

This may not be the perfect article. But if you learned these 3 things, then it was probably good enough:
1. Compete with your colleagues to improve and reach your potential.
2. Get started now, to reach your goals, and avoid procrastination.
3. No matter how old you are, INVEST for the future to grow your financial resources.

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