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Friday, February 8, 2008
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February 8, 2008 at 9:52 am ET
Thanks to the Superbowl there has been a lot of comparison between football and personal finance. Now whereas football is a game where a bunch of girls wear protective padding and slap each others’ butts, ... (more)

Thursday, February 7, 2008
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February 7, 2008 at 9:39 am ET
As someone who has lent out over $12,000 over the past 1.5 years here is what I prefer to see in a loan request before I bid. Be accountable! The original idea with peer to peer ... (more)

Wednesday, February 6, 2008
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February 6, 2008 at 9:49 am ET
You need a bag of mealy potatoes, an onion, some eggs, and a ton of cooking oil. This will basically be a meal so full of fat, starch, and cholesterol that you’ll be able to ... (more)

Tuesday, February 5, 2008
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February 5, 2008 at 10:37 am ET
Frugal for Life recently posted a big list of tips to save money and The Family CEO posted list of 25 things I do to save money, so I figured I would make my own ... (more)

Monday, February 4, 2008
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February 4, 2008 at 9:43 am ET
A few days ago I heard the recession word used for the first time as in “we are now in a recession”. The real question is whether this is going to be a short one ... (more)

Sunday, February 3, 2008
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February 3, 2008 at 10:38 am ET
The Master said: “Ci, do you regard me as someone who learns much and commits it all to memory?” Zi-gong replied: “Yes, are you not?” The Master said: “No, I use one string to tie it all ... (more)

Saturday, February 2, 2008
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February 2, 2008 at 2:00 pm ET
This week it finally stopped raining for long enough to play the second hockey game of the year. This was a pickup game which unlike a league game is not optimal for a center-forward since ... (more)

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February 2, 2008 at 10:07 am ET
Economically speaking, the government is a zero-sum game that takes money from one group and distributes it to another group with the intention to somehow improve the world. For instance, when the government engages in ... (more)

Friday, February 1, 2008
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February 1, 2008 at 10:12 am ET
On Friday December 28th 2007 I decided to move from blogspot to my own domain after having blogged for about 3 weeks. During the following month subscribers increased from 27 to 176 and I reached ... (more)

Thursday, January 31, 2008
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January 31, 2008 at 9:46 am ET
Step one: Figure out what you need When I was single, I eventually figured out exactly what I needed (see my minimalist kitchen post for details) to cook my food). Since getting married it is clear ... (more)

Wednesday, January 30, 2008
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January 30, 2008 at 10:20 am ET
The following is a list of the things I’ve learned during my first 30 years about how to live a good life. Take it for what it’s worth. 1) Decide what your priorities are Your main priorities are ... (more)

Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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January 29, 2008 at 9:40 am ET
Blogging has no threshold to get started. There is no need for a degree to apply, nor is advancement determined by “unionized” seniority. This means that there is little initial investment needed to get started ... (more)

Monday, January 28, 2008
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January 28, 2008 at 10:14 pm ET
Today I went to my new dentist for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised since they did not seem to have a ton of fancy gadgets in their clinic. This generally means that they ... (more)

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January 28, 2008 at 9:56 am ET
“Are your sofa and TV your best friends? You could change that. … . You can break free from the clutches of society and live well on a very modest amount of ... (more)

Sunday, January 27, 2008
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January 27, 2008 at 10:43 am ET
First a note on safety! When ordinary people starts telling me that what I’m doing looks “unsafe”, I just know that I am doing the right thing . Forsooth, something is only unsafe if ... (more)

Saturday, January 26, 2008
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January 26, 2008 at 9:22 pm ET
The heating strategy we recently implemented decreased the utility bill by $30 compared to last month. This is promising. Not only did we not use this strategy for the full month. It has also ... (more)

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January 26, 2008 at 10:30 am ET
Being poor or unable to get credit 100% of the expenses must be covered with wage income. Schematically the cash flow looks like this Thus you put your time into your work which gives you a ... (more)

Friday, January 25, 2008
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January 25, 2008 at 10:11 am ET
One popular psychological strategy is to set small goals or start slowly. This strategy usually fails from the lack of meaningful progress despite having achieved several small goals(*). There is a good reason for this. ... (more)

Thursday, January 24, 2008
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January 24, 2008 at 9:59 am ET
In the past few weeks I have written a lot about about wealth and how I became financially independent (part I, part II, part III, part IV). One of my posts, Stranger in a Strange ... (more)

Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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January 23, 2008 at 10:39 am ET
It is times like this when the markets are falling almost on a daily basis that I remind myself of why I invest. I invest for the following reasons. The main reason is to provide an ... (more)

Tuesday, January 22, 2008
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January 22, 2008 at 11:01 am ET
Financial planners universally use a rule of thumb that you can deduct about 4% of your retirement account annually without compromising your principal(*). With a retirement account of $1,000,000 you can therefore spend $40,000 a ... (more)

Monday, January 21, 2008
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January 21, 2008 at 10:48 am ET
I came across this tool for calculating the worth of your blog. I got $15000 which is not bad for 6 weeks of writing. I’m not sure exactly how this is calculated though. Is this ... (more)

Sunday, January 20, 2008
Am I cheap?!? (13 clicks)
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January 20, 2008 at 10:17 am ET
Sometimes I’m accused of being cheap or living in squalor because I prefer to ride a bike, eat at home, and because I generally don’t buy very many things. This does not sit well with ... (more)

Saturday, January 19, 2008
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January 19, 2008 at 7:43 pm ET
Plonkee presents carnival of personal finance: photo quiz edition. For me the most useful contribution was A Frugal Person’s Guide to Fair Tax. Fair tax is a 28% consumption or sales tax with credits an ... (more)

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January 19, 2008 at 10:59 am ET
With the thermostat currently sitting at 55F(*), we hope to save a pretty penny this winter on heating - in fact, it’s been several days since the AC last switched on. Wearing layered loose clothing ... (more)

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