Photo by: Aaron WagnerSo I made it through my own personal conspiracy theory this week; got a few inches closer to whipping up the new blog design from Jon @ freelancefolder.com and found myself pleasantly surprised to see my weekly subscriber base climb significantly.  I’d have to say it was a good week for […]

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Photo by: Snap@In my monthly net worth update post earlier this week I consider the fact that the federal government may be trying to coax the recession away by bumping up your house price. It would give everyone a happy feeling, possibly woo’ing them out of saving and into spending. What do […]

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My mother is not very financially savvy - and when I try to explain anything to her; it can often times take the better part of an hour. It may be her age or the fact she never had any financial education being a stay at home mom, but I like to try to give […]

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Photo by: Ian WilsonInvesting in your future through finance almost always involves investing in yourself. Do you have a financial education? Where can you get one? Well, you’re at one of the right places. Personal finance blogs are popping up all over the internet and are a great way to […]

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As odd as it is, housing is dropping like a rock, but my house has actually done very well since last month. The 35.68% rise in my net worth is due 100% to my house value going up on all six sites I check to calculate that facet of my net worth. […]

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Photo by: taken_spcSo I stumbled across a post on BillHartzer.com where he chatted about claiming your StumbleUpon blog through Technorati. The general consensus of his readers said that it was worth a try for an increase in traffic to the blog.It doesn’t affect any internal piece to my blog that may lead to the […]

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Photo by: sleestak66Storms hammered the Pacific Northwest again this week and the US government passed the stimulus plan to brighten everyones day - are you getting any $$$ from it? The reads that caught my eye this week were:
1. MightyBargainHunter reflected on SuperBowl ads -
2. MoneyNing lets us know how to give […]

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Photo by: Eric HernandezI am trying to fill my 2007 allotment of ROTH contributions here before the end of the year. I’m sticking with SWEGX for now - it is down, but everything is down for now. Like I wrote before, I have already put in 2k to my ROTH with Edward Jones […]

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Photo by: LittleGoldWomanI crafted up a list of high yield MMA and Savings accounts back in December showing the rates of the best MMA/Savings accounts out there and I chose UFB Direct as my Emergency Fund of choice. Unfortunately, (or maybe fortunately) they haven’t even received my initial test payment of $0.14 that I […]

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