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Valerie said: I have no debt (yeah!!!) so I would use it for a down payment on my first home.... ________________________________________________
Jeana said: My answer is boring, boring, boring. Pay off credit card debt, beef up our emergency fund and sock some away for a replacement car when... ________________________________________________
Jeremy Waller said: If I had $50k, I'd quit my job and work my affiliate marketing full time!... ________________________________________________
Kathryn said: Whew ... $50K, is a "cure what ails you" amount. Since my husband's been unemployed since the beginning of June, the first thing we'd... ________________________________________________
Kimberly said: First I would pay down some student loans, and then I would sock the rest away as down payment on a home.... ________________________________________________
hank said: @Kevin - let me know when you post about it; I'll be all over it!
@Blake - glad to stumble your site. 
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learning the ropes said: I'll use it as a down payment for the 300K house that I want to buy. I have some money sitting in my savings for... ________________________________________________
Mary said: If I had $50,000 I would pay off my debt (less than $7,000) move in with my partner, take a short vacation and then look... ________________________________________________
Blake@YoungDough said: Excellent post Hank. This is one of the big reasons why I'm not a huge fan of our public education system, as vitally important subjects... ________________________________________________
GJC said: donate 5,000 to church pay off 22,000 debt buy newer, fuel-efficient car to replace 14-year old gas hog put 5,000 in savings travel... ________________________________________________
Loading ...This week had a lot of ups and downs. CNN posted a pretty sweet article on timing what Uncle Sam gets but Brett Favre hung up his cleats also. The weather was sunny in the Pacific northwest for the first time since the rain started back in May, so that’s a good thing…
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I’ve never been a big fan of reading, but I AM a big fan of personal finance; so it is strange that I have found a happy medium over the past few years. I haven’t read as much as I’d like to in the past few years, but I have enjoyed a handful of […]
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Brett Favre announced his retirement yesterday leaving several die hard Favre fans unable to deal. Emotionally, these people should be very worried, but that isn’t the half of it! Financially, the US economy should be the ones that are taken aback by this news!
Below here is a VERY scientific graph I dug […]
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I came across Mark Shead’s 10 Signs You Will Be Poor post today and realized how true it is. Often times it is the small things that can derail your financial future. Much of the population doesn’t realize or plan properly anymore. With mortgage companies lending money how they have the past few years, and […]
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I churned out the new version of M.I.B. this week and I’ve got to admit, I’m pretty impressed with what Jon was able to cook up. He’s got the design down pat! Love his work and if anyone is looking for someone to help with their design, let me know because I’m happy […]
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What is a recession and has it hit the US?
I have touched on this subject a handful of times in the last few months, but it is something that interests me, and clearly the rest of the blogosphere as these are a high hitting posts that chat about recession. it is on everyone’s mind; and […]
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Stumbling the blogosphere this week landed me on a lot of new sites. A lot of them themed around travel. I haven’t planned anything for this year yet, but last year landed me in the “land down under.” Where I will land this year is a mystery for now; for me, my wife, and the […]
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Hank, I work overseas for a US based company. I earn my money based on USD. But I live in the land of the Euro. Is there anything I can do to balance this out? - Janine in Amsterdam
Ugh, I’ve got some fairly bad news for you Janine. It must be bad because every time […]
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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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hank - 