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From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 16, 2008 at 7:30 am ET
Certainly there are many college students, who enamored by the offer of a “free” t-shirt or some other token gift, start digging themselves into debt by signing up for a credit card and using it without concern with how they are going to pay for their purchases. But there are also many college students [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 15, 2008 at 7:33 am ET
I recently received a letter in the mail from a professional organization I belong to, telling me that if I signed up with GEICO for my car insurance, I would be eligible for a discount of up to 8% on my car insurance premiums.
Wait a minute, I already have my car insurance through GEICO! How [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 14, 2008 at 7:26 am ET
I recently got an email from a co-worker listing the dates of an upcoming tax-free holiday here in Louisiana for the purchase of hurricane preparedness items, and after doing a little research on the internet I came across a list of tax-free holidays in 2008 for quite a few different states. Here is a list of the [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2008 at 7:00 am ET
As prices for food, gas, and a multitude of other goods and services continue to rise, I found myself noticing recently how many people I see walking around in the mornings with a cup of coffee in their hands from the local Starbucks or other coffee shop. Occasionally, someone will starting telling my [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2008 at 8:35 am ET
Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers out there. I will be spending Mother’s Day with the wife, kids, my mother and grandmother, so I am really lucky to have them all still in my life and living close by. If you are fortunate enough to have your mother or grandmother still in [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2008 at 11:25 pm ET
Just a friendly reminder, if you purchased a diamond ring, diamond jewelry, or a loose diamond between January 1st, 1994 and March 31st, 2006, you are eligible to sign up as part of the settlement for the diamond class action lawsuit settlement from Debeers. The deadline to be eligible for part of the settlement, whatever [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 7, 2008 at 7:00 am ET
The new rates for I Bonds came out last week, and I think many people, including myself were quite surprised that the fixed rate portion went from 1.20% to 0.0%. The inflation rate went up to 2.42%, for a composite rate of 4.84%. I think most people were expecting it to drop fairly significantly and [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 5, 2008 at 7:30 am ET
One thing that has plagued me over the years is paying for irregular expenses. Whether it be car maintenance items, kid’s summer camp fees, semi-annual or irregular insurance payments, or a multitude of other irregularly scheduled expenses, I have always had trouble remembering to think ahead for these types of expenses and put money aside for them. [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 4, 2008 at 5:56 pm ET
It was a pretty busy weekend for me, I had to go in to work yesterday and today to work on a project that is due in a few weeks. I think we are reaching the home stretch and will be getting things wrapped up soon, which will give me a little free time for a few [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 2, 2008 at 7:00 am ET
One of the great things about the internet is that everything is right at your fingertips. Instead of going to a mall or a bunch of different stores and shopping around for hours, you can search the internet, and in a matter of minutes, find a half-dozen places offering what you are looking for and [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 1, 2008 at 7:18 am ET
Daniel over at Daily Blog Tips, a great site and resource for the blogging community, recently started an initiative declaring May 1st as RSS Awareness Day. He created a site, rssday.org, in order to boost awareness about RSS feeds. While the number of blogs have grown tremendously over the last couple of years, the number [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 29, 2008 at 7:09 am ET
Health care and health insurance premium costs have been going up rapidly for many years. While it’s certainly not the biggest problem with health care in this country, one problem is the fact that, for many people, they use their health insurance infrequently, and feel like they are paying into a system (skyrocketing premium costs) without [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 28, 2008 at 7:00 am ET
Finding cheap gas prices is no longer only for the frugal-minded among us, it is now becoming a necessity for everyone. It seems like prices have gone up $0.10 to $0.15 per week for the last few weeks. The more you drive, the more you spend on gas, and the more important it is to [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 27, 2008 at 6:38 pm ET
According to the IRS, the direct-deposited economic stimulus rebates will go out about 5 days earlier than planned, starting tomorrow. The mailed rebates will also start a week early as well, starting May 9th. I have not yet come across a revised schedule of the dates, but I would assume they would all be going out [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 25, 2008 at 7:30 am ET
Gas prices are have gone through the roof over the last few weeks, and food prices are rising as well. Sam’s Club and even Costco are talking about rationing rice. There are quite a few ways to save money on gas while driving; here are 30 ways to cut your food bill and associated grocery shopping costs [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 24, 2008 at 7:45 am ET
A key to getting out of debt and on the path to financial success is to avoid using credit cards as a crutch when you don’t have the money to pay off an unexpected expense. Even if you have been working to pay off your credit card debt in a responsible manner, a sudden medical bill or costly automobile repair [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 22, 2008 at 7:30 am ET
Last summer, I almost bought a new lawnmower. I was having trouble getting my current one started a few times, and I started thinking to myself how nice a new lawnmower would be. It would save me time, and would be easier to use, I remember thinking to myself. But after I thought about it for a while, I realized I [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 21, 2008 at 7:45 am ET
Setting up your bills for automatic payment can be great, you don’t have to worry about paying late, late fees, and you can even save yourself postage in some cases. But many people trying to organize and simplify their finances often have a big concern. You do give up some control, so to speak, of your [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 21, 2008 at 7:30 am ET
Last summer, I almost bought a new lawnmower. I was having trouble getting my current one started a few times, and I started thinking to myself how nice a new lawnmower would be. It would save me time, and would be easier to use, I remember thinking to myself. But after I thought about it for a while, I realized I [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 20, 2008 at 12:33 pm ET
My two kids, ages 1-1/2 and 4 have been slightly under the weather this past week, with coughs, runny noses, and all the other things little kids get, and I started to feel it myself yesterday. Not too severe though, so I think we will all be feeling better in a few days.
I participated in three carnivals over [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 17, 2008 at 7:45 am ET
With all of the advertising, commericals, and public perception influencing consumer spending these days, its hard to determine what causes us to make certain decisions when it comes to spending money. While many people enter into a money spending situation with the best of intentions, it is very easy for some of us to “rationalize” our purchases to [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 15, 2008 at 11:28 pm ET
Revolution Money Exchange, a new alternative to paypal for sending and receiving money over the web, is offering $25 free for all customers who sign up between now and May 15th, 2008. (They recently extended the offer until May 15th). I did it a few days ago, it literally only takes 5 minutes to sign [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 15, 2008 at 7:45 am ET
One of the problems of being unorganized is that it can frequently cost you money. Yesterday, on the way home from work, I noticed flashing lights in my rear-view mirror. I pulled over, and while I was waiting for the police officer to walk up to my vehicle, I wondered what I had been pulled [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 14, 2008 at 7:45 am ET
There is plenty of advice floating around for “standing out” in the workplace to increase your income, or “getting ahead” in life. While many of them do have merit, it can be difficult to sift through them all, to determine which ones may be the most beneficial, and even harder to implement them and turn them into habits [...] ... ( more)
From Think Your Way to Wealth - view blog entries - visit this blogApril 13, 2008 at 5:51 pm ET
The weather down here in south Louisiana has actually been getting a bit warm and humid lately, but the last two days have been cool, breezy, and beautiful. I spent most of today outside cleaning up the yard and garage and playing with the kids. I know it won’t be too much longer before it is downright hot!
I [...] ... ( more)
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