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    Thursday, May 8, 2008 From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 3:32 pm ET EVERYBODY wants my money. I bet I get 5 - 10 phone calls per week asking me to support this charity or that charity. Most of them sound like legitimate causes. However, it’s not possible for me to say yes to all of them.
I normally cut the person off fairly quickly and [...] ... (more) The Impact of Gas Prices on the Family Trip (10 clicks)
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May 8, 2008 at 12:11 pm ET Summer is just around the corner, which means a trip to Kansas to visit family is in our future. Since I have had gas prices on my mind lately, I thought I would calculate how much we can expect to spend on gas for our trip.
Although we don’t own a gas-guzzler, our Rendezvous hardly [...] ... (more) From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 8, 2008 at 10:22 am ET Check this out:
That picture was on the front page of today’s Houston Chronicle. From the article:
The sinkhole, which appeared near the center of Daisetta on Wednesday morning and grew to four football fields in diameter and 200 feet deep by nightfall, did not grow severely during the night and no evacuations have yet been [...] ... (more) Wednesday, May 7, 2008 OT: Things That Remind Me of My Dad (1 click)
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May 7, 2008 at 3:42 pm ET I realize that this stuff isn’t personal finance-related but it is one of the ways that I can honor my dad.
My dad’s been gone over two months now. I don’t think a day has gone by that I haven’t thought about him. Most of the time it’s just me thinking to myself that [...] ... (more) From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 7, 2008 at 2:58 pm ET My son was playing the drums on RockBand for Playstation 2 the other day when he heard a crack. He didn’t think much of it and kept playing until the drum pedal fell apart. The break appears to have due to stress as there is a spring located just under where the break [...] ... (more) Why Are People STILL Buying Trucks and SUVs? (13 clicks)
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May 7, 2008 at 12:32 pm ET Although I don’t see as many new trucks driving around as I used to, I’m still seeing quite a few brand new trucks and SUVs out on the road. I don’t understand why anyone would buy anything these days that doesn’t get over 25 miles per gallon.
Think about it, if a truck [...] ... (more) Why Stocks Are for the LONG Term (2 clicks)
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May 7, 2008 at 10:52 am ET My company just sent out the performance numbers for all of the top indexes we follow; they do this each month to keep all of us in the know about how the market is performing. I was really surprised by what I saw.
I knew stocks were down year-to-date, but I didn’t realize by how [...] ... (more) Follow up to Yesterday’s FICO Question (2 clicks)
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May 7, 2008 at 1:22 am ET Yesterday’s Question of the Day was about good debt/bad debt and FICO scores. I want to concentrate on the FICO part of the question:
Many FICO scores are based on DTI, or Debt-to-Income ratios. DTI generally doesn’t include debt to own a home, even if the loan was sub-prime. Is this a mistake? Are FICO [...] ... (more) Tuesday, May 6, 2008 From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 6, 2008 at 2:54 pm ET One thing I have noticed from the Money Magazine mention is that I am getting A LOT more email from people asking for my opinion on various topics. If the subject matter is blog-worthy, I’ll consider writing about it. Not so much because I’m an “expert” but more because a lot of AFM [...] ... (more) Reader-Submitted Question of the Day - Day 6 (4 clicks)
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May 6, 2008 at 11:00 am ET Here’s today’s Question of the Day sent in by Bozo:
What is Good Debt and What is Bad Debt?
Most folks have debt. Many folks can’t distinguish between “good debt” and “bad debt”. Can you? What do you define as “good debt”? “Bad debt”? Many FICO scores are based on DTI, or Debt-to-Income ratios. DTI generally doesn’t [...] ... (more) From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 6, 2008 at 10:51 am ET I got the following email from Lisa over at Smart Money magazine:
Hi JLP,
I need your help again. I’m working on a story about credit card companies closing consumers’ inactive accounts (usually without warning). Can you post a message on your site like this:
Has anyone gotten a notice from their credit card company saying an inactive [...] ... (more) From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 6, 2008 at 12:48 am ET Last November I highligted a Money Magazine article about Michael Sherraden’s plan to use taxpayer dollars to give every newborn baby $500 (babies born to poor families would get an extra $500). Now the June 2008 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance has an interview with Mr. Sherraden. From the Kiplinger interview:
How would your [...] ... (more) Monday, May 5, 2008 From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 5, 2008 at 2:04 pm ET What’s your advice for this soon-to-be college graduate:
JLP love your blog and am a long time follower.
I am a business/communications major looking to go into sales directly after college. I have narrowed down my field of work to a specific industry (medical) and it is nearly impossible getting in directly after college. I have [...] ... (more) JLP’s Roundup (May 5, 2008) (5 clicks)
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May 5, 2008 at 1:44 pm ET Time for another roundup. Here’s what’s been going on around the blogosphere:
Nickel recently wrote about his family’s asset allocation.
Flexo asks an interesting question: Would you tell your boyfriend you’re rich? - Two things: 1. I had no idea Flexo was rich and 2. I had no idea Flexo had a boyfriend!
FMF highlights a [...] ... (more) From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 5, 2008 at 12:22 pm ET I’m in the midst of reading a new book by Christopher Jones titled The Intelligent Portfolio (Affiliate Link).
Jones, who is the Chief Investment Officer of Financial Engines, writes that people who invest using a fixed-proportion portfolio (i.e. 70% stock/30% bond portfolio) are essentially market timing when they rebalance their portfolios. Why? [...] ... (more) Friday, May 2, 2008 From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 2, 2008 at 4:47 pm ET I recieved the following email this morning from an AFM reader:
Hi,
I am 32 yrs old, married with one child. I am starting a new job and need to rollover my 401k. I currently have 160k in the account and have worked with a financial planner for a couple years. Can you please [...] ... (more) From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
May 2, 2008 at 1:25 pm ET The randomly-selected winners of the Prosperity Classic Giveaway are:
#51 - Carla
#69 - Bekka
Congratulations to both! There will be lots more giveaways to come! I promise!
NOTE: I think the winner of every giveaway I have hosted has been randomly-selected. I use that method because I think I don’t want to be accused [...] ... (more) Reader-Submitted Question of the Day - Day 4 (3 clicks)
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May 2, 2008 at 1:09 pm ET Today’s question of the day is a really good one:
JLP,
I’m in the process of teaching my 11-year old daughter about money and the importance of saving for the future - regardless of her goals (i.e. college, a home, a new car, etc.). My personal efforts are equal to saving approximately 25% of my income, [...] ... (more) Thursday, May 1, 2008 The ABCs of Selling (from Harvey Mackay) (3 clicks)
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May 1, 2008 at 12:38 pm ET I’m on Harvay Mackay’s email list, which means each week I get one of Harvey’s articles sent to me. Last week’s article was pretty good and I thought I would share it with you.
The ABCs of Selling
Not long ago, I was listening as one of my grandchildren practiced his ABCs. He had a [...] ... (more) Reader-Submitted Question of the Day - Day 3 (5 clicks)
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May 1, 2008 at 10:41 am ET Here is today’s Question of the Day. It seems long but that’s only because I needed additional information from the reader. It’s an excellent question.
This year I started to get myself in order - living within my means and debt free. The last part I am working on.
I have [...] ... (more) Wednesday, April 30, 2008 From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 30, 2008 at 11:40 pm ET Of all the “gurus” in the world, Larry Winget has become one of my favorites. Why? Because he tells it like it is. He doesn’t sugar coat anything and he’s always cosistent. I like that.
Larry’s been a busy guy lately making appearances on various TV shows and doing all the things [...] ... (more) If I Were A Marketer… (2 clicks)
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April 30, 2008 at 1:19 pm ET I’d be taking advantage of inflation.
Think about it…
Yesterday I posted about how some ice cream companies are reducing the size of their products while leaving the price the same. If I owned an ice cream company that still made 1/2 gallon containers, I would be film a commercial that went something like this (sorry [...] ... (more) From AllFinancialMatters - view blog entries - visit this blog
April 30, 2008 at 10:22 am ET Here’s today’s Question of the Day. This one was submitted by reader, AJ Spring. The question portion of the email is in bold but read the entire email for the context.
JLP:
I was blessed to have parents that wanted me to do whatever I wanted to, and as a result, I am well on [...] ... (more) What Would You Do In This Situation? (7 clicks)
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April 30, 2008 at 12:35 am ET Let’s do a little stock market temperment quiz. I found this in an a series of articles about Warren Buffett that was published in U. S. News & World Report last summer:
…what if one stock, in particular, had seemed like a sure bet when you bought it last month. The company sells something everyone [...] ... (more) Tuesday, April 29, 2008 GIVEAWAY: 50 Prosperity Classics (3 clicks)
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April 29, 2008 at 7:52 pm ET I received two copies of Tom Butler-Bowdon’s 50 Prosperity Classics (Affiliate Link) to give away.
This book is a pretty cool idea in that it summarizes 50 of the classic books on prosperity. I have not yet had a chance to read it yet as I just got it in the mail today.
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