6 Small Businesses I Should Have Started In College
Posted on September 13, 2007 - Filed Under Entrepreneurship, Income | 4 Comments
In college I had a lot of free time. I was one of the lucky ones that after serving four years in the Marines received the GI Bill to go to college. It was enough money that by going to a state school I could live very comfortably off the money. The free time was great, […]
Read More..>>Financial Pressures Of What Could Happen
Posted on September 11, 2007 - Filed Under Net Worth, Income | Leave a Comment
In many ways, the financial anxieties expressed by the middle class are more about the threat of what could be rather than what is, reports CNNMoney.com.
“Most people are fine. Most are doing better,” Jacobs said. “But the potential that the sky could fall feels a lot more real than it was in the past because […]
11 Money Tips For College Students
Posted on September 10, 2007 - Filed Under Saving, Income, Spending | 5 Comments
It’s September again and time for the fall semester to start back up, and yet again it makes me realize I have only been out of college for three years now. It seems like so much longer. Working for two small growth companies so much changes and evolves in a year, both for the company […]
Read More..>>CNN: Americans Working Too Much And Too Little?
Posted on August 25, 2007 - Filed Under Extra, Income | Leave a Comment
CNN kills me sometimes with publishing contradictory reports just for the sake of getting news out there. Here are the two articles I found both supporting an opposing viewpoint:
Should America be France: Do Americans work too much?
Are Americans too lazy?
I have read a ton of articles that claim Americans work too much, take too little […]
Read More..>>How Much Is Enough In Silicon Valley?
Posted on August 6, 2007 - Filed Under Relationships and Money, Net Worth, Financial Planning, Saving, Income, Spending | Leave a Comment
For many Silicon Valley millionaires the sky is the limit. Their neighbors drive six figure cars and live in seven figure houses. Keeping up with the Jones’ in Silicon Valley has become out of control. In this weekend’s NY Times article entitled “In Silicon Valley, Millionaires Who Don’t Feel Rich”, the working class of the small […]
Read More..>>6 Things To Know About Your Disability Insurance
Posted on July 11, 2007 - Filed Under Insurance, Financial Planning, Income | Leave a Comment
I really did not even know what disability insurance was five years ago. While in college, and prior to entering the corporate world, there was little time to understand cumbersome topics such as “disability insurance.” But the older I get and with the prospect of having people rely on my income in the future, it can be wise […]
Read More..>>Portrait of a Pentamillionaire
Posted on June 10, 2007 - Filed Under Net Worth, Financial Planning, Saving, Income, Stocks | Leave a Comment
SmartMoney.com recently had an article entitled, “Reaching the $5 Million Club Takes an Open Mind” in which research and marketing firm The Harrison Group paints the portrait of a pentamillionaire in today’s economy. With a net worth of $5 million you will be placed in the top 1% joining 930,000 others. 70% of these high […]
Read More..>>The Spending Diaries
Posted on May 4, 2007 - Filed Under Income, Spending | Leave a Comment
New York magazine recently had an introspective look at spending among six New Yorkers from varying degrees of income. First, the feature starts out with the grad student living on 20K, then the junior professional on 50K, the mid-career fund-raiser on 150K, the investment banker on 700K, and finishes with the trader and his wife living on over one million. […]
Read More..>>A Financial Meltdown Deconstructed
Posted on May 4, 2007 - Filed Under Financial Planning, Saving, Income, Spending | Leave a Comment
The Simple Dollar recently posted about his immediate reactions after coming to terms with the fact he had to change his spending habits and financial situation. By properly educating yourself and spending some time understanding where all your money is going, decision making will become much more clear to correct mistakes.
Read More..>>5 Ways to Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck
Posted on April 28, 2007 - Filed Under Financial Planning, Saving, Income | Leave a Comment
So many of us fall into this trap. As our income level rises we quickly raise our standard of living. I know in my brief financial career I have caught myself doing this. When I first got a steady paycheck ten years ago or so I went out and bought a car slightly beyond my […]
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