I’ve been contemplating this for a few weeks now. This has been my first foray into blogging and it’s been a learning experience from the start. I’ve enjoyed building this site and have seen the traffic begin to grow. I appreciate you taking time out of your day to spend it with me and my [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Personal Finance Tools’
July 3, 2008
Do You Manage Your Investment Portfolio?
I came across a question on NetworthIQ that asked about people’s experiences with investment advisers. This individual has been paying a former colleague to manage his investments but is not happy with the results. In one account he’s lost 15% over the last two years and in another he’s basically at break even over four [...]
June 22, 2008
Are You a Millionaire in the Making?
Adrian over at 7 Million in 7 Years is putting his money where his mouth is. He’s embarking on a journey of training seven people in the methods and mindset that enabled his success as a multi-millionaire.
It will be an interesting road ahead as this unfolds. Check it out at 7m7y.com. Now just because you’re [...]
June 4, 2008
Prosperity and Poverty
Keith Cameron Smith is the author of the book “The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class” which addresses the mindset successful people possess that sets them apart from the masses. I subscribe to Keith’s “Wise Distinctions Newsletter,” which has given me the opportunity to learn more about his views on success, as [...]
May 20, 2008
Are You Prepared for an Unexpected Death?
What would happen to your family and your finances if you were to fall over dead right now? No time for a phone call, no last minute instructions, you just died.
Do you think this couldn’t happen to you? It almost happened to me several years ago. I had an unexpected brush with death where I came [...]
May 19, 2008
I’ve Been Stimulated…So to Speak
On May 9th, 2008 my stimulus check arrived, right on time, just as forecast. There was no fan fare, there was no congratulations. Just the quiet whir of my computer’s fan. There it was, staring at me in my money market account, $1800 that wasn’t there the morning before. Should I tell the money spender? [...]
May 14, 2008
It All Adds Up
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. I apologize for being so lazy, but I was out of the country for week in mid-April and then we had a family emergency right on the heels of that. Needless to say, my priorities have been elsewhere and not focused on MMOB.
I came across an article [...]
April 4, 2008
The US Dollar
The strength of the US Dollar, or rather the lack there of, is certainly not a new story, but rather one that has been gather steam for quite some time. I can remember when I bought my first Euro while on deployment in the Mediterranean in late 2002.
The Dollar and the Euro were at [...]
April 2, 2008
What Are You Going to do With Your Stimulus Check?
I can’t wait for my economic stimulus check. I’m not going to run out and spend it. Nope, not me. Remember, I’m the Money Earner, not the Money Spender on my team. I intend to sock it away in my money market account. I’m trying to kick off my [...]
April 1, 2008
Financial Success – A Team Sport
For those of you who are terminally single or don’t involve your spouse in financial decision-making you can’t skip this post. This discussion will apply to you as well….you’ll just find yourself playing more than one position.
In my family our financial success is a full up team sport. My wife and I each [...]
