There is no quicker nor sure-fire way to improve your current financial condition than to pay off high interest debt, especially high interest credit card debt. Remember that “a penny saved is a penny earned” and you’ll save yourself big bucks in interest charges. …
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Earn 20 Percent on Your Money - Guaranteed
http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/earn-20-percent-on-your-money-guaranteed/What About An Integrity Bailout?
http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/what-about-an-integrity-bailout/Watch enough late night television and you too can learn how to buy someone’s tax lien, “invest” in real estate with absolutely no money, buy someone’s notes receivable, or make a fortune in foreclosures. Neither ethics nor integrity is ever mentioned when it comes to making a fast fortune. …
Another Great Restaurant.com Deal!
http://www.thewisdomjournal.com/Blog/another-great-restaurantcom-deal/If you missed the chance to get one of those great deals at Restaurant.com last week, here’s a second chance! For a limited time, you can take 50% off their “Pay $10 for a $25 Gift Certificate! Use code JOY and pay ONLY $5. This opportunity has a limited time and is valid TODAY (12/1/08) through Thursday (12/4/08). …
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The A–Z Guide to Frugal Living
http://timelesslessons.com/frugal-living-guide/family creates a weekly menu, then we buy the groceries, and cook dinner (and lunch) each evening. Lately I’ve even been prepping it in the morning, so it’s a snap when we get home.” F ind a better deal and actually SAVE the difference. — from The Wisdom Journal — “Regardless of what they sell, if you’ve switched companies for price reasons, save the difference. Think of phone companies, internet access, cell phones, credit cards, and others.” G radually prepare yourself for a rainy day.
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Frugal in the Fruitlands
http://www.frugalfruitlands.netonly thing better than receiving cash is not having to exchange gifts at all! Studenomics talks about the Adversity Quotient, or how likely one is to bounce back from failure, and asks us to consider how that affects our financial life. I like Ron @ The Wisdom Journal’s thoughts on 7 Ways to Make a Quick $500 in 30 Days. There are tons of these articles floating around the blogosphere, but I feel Ron’s are genuinely creative. His resources for freelance writing are ones I might try out myself.
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Save Those Singles
http://www.moneyhacks.org/2008/12/02/save-those-singles/jar (or other container) when you get home. Every Friday, deposit the entire amount into a savings account…and don’t count it until you’re already at the bank. Then transfer it to a high-yield account such as ING Direct. [This information via The Wisdom Journal, and used with permission.]
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Money Management | Personal Finance
http://www.mindingmyownbusiness.netA little hope here from nickel at FiveCentNickel, who presents Recovering From a Stock Market Decline. Here’s an investing plan during the down turn. Keep investing! Ron from The Wisdom Journal presents 3 Different Debt Payoff Strategies. If paying off debt is one of your Money Leader goals, here are several approaches your Money Manger could use to accomplish that objective. Money Handler: Dave from Money Under 30 presents Pay Yourself First: How to Do It and Why It Works
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No Trading Until Thursady
http://allenation.com/no-trading-until-thursady/102, I’m stuck with no daytrades until Thursday. In this time I will spend my time doing the never-ending reading I should be, and paper-trading. Meanwhile, some excellent posts from the blogosphere: Money is 100% emotional - Just read this, please. You can’t always get what you want: The dark side of personal finance - A fantastic post by J.D, author of the looked-upon financial blog Get Rich Slowly. How to better understand the Green on the Screen trading strategy
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Mighty Bargain Hunter
http://www.mightybargainhunter.comwhether winning the lottery is all it’s cracked up to be. (After reading the post, I’ll probably never buy a lottery ticket.) About.com Financial Software lists eight good iGoogle financial gadgets. Wisdom Journal lays out ten economic truths we cannot ignore. Christian Personal Finance advocates letting your finances see the light of day. Sound Money Matters asks: “To gift card, or not to gift card.“ (That is the question.) American Consumer News doesn
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The Simple Dollar
http://www.thesimpledollar.com- the wind picks them up and blows them right out of our yard. However, if your yard accumulates leaves easily, this can be a great weekend project - perhaps this weekend, since it’s a long one and the weather’s not too cold yet. (@ money beagle) Money Is 100% Emotional This is a very bold title, but the author makes a good point. Personally, I think personal finance success comes when you realize how much emotion and psychology is wrapped up in your money choices. (@
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LivingAlmostLarge — trying to live large one step at a time
http://www.livingalmostlarge.comve had so many cuts. And breaking into a business like dog walking, handyman can be difficult because it’s by word of mouth. Ron from The Wisdom Journal continues the money generating theme and writes “7 quick ways to make $500 in 30 day“. Uh, personally I don’t think I can physically donate plasma twice week. I bruise terribly and every time I donate it looks awful. I could however eat rice and beans no problem. GTE from Getting To Enough documents
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Saver in the City
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