Archive for April, 2007
Monday, April 30th, 2007
The other day a buddy of mine was asking about what to do with his 401k - he had recently switched jobs and wanted to move all of his money from the old company's plan to the new company's plan. Simple enough.
However, when he told me how he planned ...
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Saturday, April 28th, 2007
The other day I was reading an article by Walter Updegrave, Money Magazine's senior editor, in which he states that the "10% Rule" - the notion that you need to save 10% of your salary each year in order to have enough money when you retire - isn't a ...
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2007
According to a recent poll on Saving Without A Budget, nearly 60% of people believe that they are doing a good job with their personal finances and would deem themselves "fiscally responsible."
When asked, "do you consider yourself to be fiscally responsible," 59% of respondents stated that they are fiscally responsible, ...
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Monday, April 23rd, 2007
This past weekend, aside from enjoying the nice weather, I did something that I've done before - I went back to a company that had "done work" for me, told them that I wasn't satisfied with their work and that I would like to be reimbursed for the costs I ...
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
The other day I came across a rather humorous/somewhat scary article on MSN Money regarding common financial urban legends. I thought the article was funny because so many of the situations were completely absurd and unlikely.
However, the scary part is that many people actually believe these urban legends to ...
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