Personal Finance Luminary-Interview with Mike Piper Website publisher, author, and investor, Mike Piper of Oblivious Investor, shares investing and entrepreneurial tips. Learn from Mike Piper’s wise investing wisdom and discipline. He offers a look into how he makes an online career.
Financial Stability Through Mind Power Guest Contributor, Alexandra of Real Simple Finances.com Achieving financial stability and wealth takes dedication, a strong plan, and determination to stay out of debt. Overall, the secret to financial happiness is a strong mind game. With mindful money, you learn to incorporate the principle of mindfulness and being aware to how you handle your finances. Dedication and determination are created when something you are working on means a lot to you; ment…
The Dreaded IRS Tax Audit Letter The thick IRS letter arrived and I assumed it enclosed the tax forms I ordered. I was wrong. The letter contained a list of 5 sources of income that were not included on my 2010 tax return. Total bill due the IRS including penalties and interest, $25,000.00. Panic set in. Ironically, 2010 was the year I was exceptionally familiar with the tax law as I served as a VITA volunteer tax preparer for the IRS. What was going on?
You Can Live Wealthy in Any Economy Whenever I get plagued with an attack of ‘I don’t have enough’ or life’s not treating me well, I fall back on a few simple wealth building tools. We talk a lot about building wealth and how to live wealthy here, but it’s important to remember that life’s a marathon, not a sprint. Further, you can live wealthy regardless of the size of your bank account. Don’t even think about the news, or the dour talking heads on your TV. You are the master of your own des…
Microeconomics Made Simple Book Review Why I Love Economics and You Should Too (Beer Included) Chapter One, “Maximizing Utility” begins with the global issue, how to obtain the greatest amount of life happiness given one’s limited resources. This chapter rapidly transitions to address the accusation that maximizing utility or happiness might be seen as selfish with the first subheading, “What about charity?” Not to imply that “happiness” is selfish, the authors explain how utility includes ma…
Deceptively simple, yet research supported, behaviors of the wealthy. Apply wealth habits and increase your life satisfaction.
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Whole life or term insurance, which is better. This post explores both term and whole life and looks at the pros and cons of each type of life insurance.
Inspiration, life, and wealth advice inspired by Sean P. Diddy Combs song, “Coming Home.” Reminded to be grateful for what is not what isn’t.
Free money book giveaway. Retirement, saving, money rules, and couples money books reviewed.