Since I began purchasing stocks, I am up nearly $40. That’s as of today’s close, anyway. There’s no telling what tomorrow will bring, and I think that’s part of the excitement. Sure, it could be a bad day and every one of my stocks could tank. All that would meant to me is that I’d [...]
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The deadline to file your taxes is April 15, 2008. Just in case you lost your calendar, that’s less than a month away. By now you should have your W2 and any 1099 forms you’ve been waiting for. In other words, there’s no excuse for waiting any longer. The sooner you file your return, [...]
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On February 29th, 2008, Bear Stearns stock stood at 79.86 per share. The 52 week high is a whopping $159.36. Today a share is valued at just $4.21 - but that’s not the worst part. JPMorgan Chase announced that they will be purchasing Bear Stearns for the low, low price of $2 per share. That’s [...]
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There’s been talk on and off of doing away with the US one-cent piece for awhile now. It’s nothing new to hear about the impending demise of the penny. It really wouldn’t hurt my feelings to see this relic go - we all hate to get them in change. But for [...]
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Every day, it seems, a friend or coworker mentions to me that they’re going to be blowing a large sum of money on something frivolous. Wether it’s a new truck or SUV, big-screen TV, $2000 dog, or some other expense, I shudder internally. When it comes to the truck or SUV, I do take some [...]
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Yep, I’m one of “those guys” - serial design changers. Tonight I put the finishing touches on my update of the excellent StudioPress WordPress Theme released by Daily Blog Tips. I did my usual tweaks to make it fit Llama Money, and I think the results are outstanding. Llamafolio now has a tab right at [...]
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After reading a post by Mrs Micah, I realized that I too have a sleep debt. I work about 55 hours per week at my day job, and roughly 16 on my small business. That’s a total of 71 hours of work per week - which is quite a lot. It is down from my [...]
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If you’re like the average person, you work hard to earn a paycheck, and probably spend more of it than you should. You do try to put some away with the goal of someday becoming wealthy. What does wealth mean, exactly?
There are a few different interpretations of wealth. Many think that being [...]
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Welcome to the monthly installment of my energy costs series. March 2008 marks my 5th electric bill since I purchased my first home last year. Click on the thumbnail to your left for a full-size picture of my cost breakdown. I’m happy to say that my bill came in at $127.10 - that’s the [...]
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I am in debt. Quite a bit of it when you add it all up. Fortunately I don’t have any credit card debt that I pay interest on ( like a lot of people do ), but with 2 car loans, a mortgage, and a 0% credit card, it adds up. The problem is [...]
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