Lately, the subject of staying safe from financial fraud has come up several times in my conversations with friends and coaching clients. When you combine an unscrupulous business person with a clueless customer, it’s a recipe for disaster. It makes me think of those videos of wildebeest crossing a skinny, crocodile-infested African river. The crocodiles [...]
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By now, we’ve all heard about the Latte Factor—how cutting little expenses that you make on a daily basis can add up to relatively painless and big savings over the year. The only problem with this kind of advice is that it’s worthless. The sorts of people who really do need to save $1250 per [...]
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One of the issues that has received quite a bit of play lately is that of “financial infidelity.” This is when you keep secrets from your significant other about what is going on with your finances. In this day, when many of us have separate financial lives even after marriage, financial infidelity is a fairly [...]
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Technology is pretty awesome. It seems like every few months something that was once considered science fiction becomes reality. Google Wallet fits that description nicely. It’s a useful tool and it could revolutionize your shopping habits, and eventually replace your wallet and keys. Google Wallet - Coming to a Phone Near You What is it? Google [...]
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For several years now, my husband and I have been putting money aside each month for charitable gifts. It’s been a great way to know that we can make a difference—no matter how small—for our favorite charities. However, once you have started giving to charity, you will find yourself solicited over and over by various [...]
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Managing your money can be a challenge in the best of times, but it can become downright difficult when you have irregular income. If you have a hard time knowing how much money you will have from paycheck to paycheck, then the key is to find out how to create a budget that works well [...]
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Do you ever feel like you’ll never get a handle on your personal finances? You probably know that there’s a better way to get the job done, if you only had enough time to figure it out. I’ll let you in on a secret: The answer to simplifying your finances might be right here, on [...]
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