Evaluating and saving: critical elements to healthy use of finances!

Thursday, February 18, 2010

I read an interesting article in the Raleigh News and Observer two Sundays ago (1/24). Unfortunately, I can’t find it online, or I’d link to it for you. Basically, it’s an editorial written by a dad whose son really wanted a cell phone for his 15th birthday. Dad said “Sure,” but there were conditions […]

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Money Tapes: Proud to Be Poor

Thursday, February 18, 2010

My money tape? Being poor is something to be proud of. My Dad was a factory worker, my mom stayed home. They both worked very hard to provide everything we needed and more. We have a very prestigious private college locally. I was able to live at home and work […]

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“Green”liness is next to godliness?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

First of all, let me give you my definition of “being green”: living a healthy, sustainable lifestyle that does the least amount of damage to the planet as possible. I am by no means very good at this lifestyle! There are a lot of things I should/could do like compost, pile on more blankets instead […]

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My Money Tape

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

My tape is that too much money is not good to have. The way i grew up my parents had a lot of money and I was embarrassed. So therefore I’ve led a life just having as much as I need, and spending the rest. I would like to break away from this tape as […]

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The Danger of False Money Tapes

Monday, February 8, 2010

As we’ve discussed before, our Money Tapes are thoughts that go through our mind telling us what we believe to be true about money. Typically they’ve been with us a long, long time. We’ve accepted them as part of our reality.
But what happens if one of our Money Tapes is false, or isn’t true all […]

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Your Personal Balance Sheet

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

 Here we are already entering the 2nd month of the new year. With the holidays over, it’s a great time to focus on our finances.
Sometime over the last few weeks you should have received statements on all your savings, investment and retirement accounts. This is a great opportunity to work up your Personal Balance Sheet […]

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