Here’s My Problem: I Have A Friend Who Is About To Make A Really Stupid Decision
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Here’s an email I received from Karen (used with permission) and my response:
Hello Ron, thanks [...]
What About An Integrity Bailout?
Watch enough late night television and you too can learn how to buy someone’s tax lien, “invest” in real estate with absolutely no money, buy someone’s notes receivable, or make a fortune in foreclosures. Neither ethics nor integrity is ever mentioned when it comes to making a fast fortune.
Granted, each of those activities have their [...]
Good Grief! Time to Start Thinking About Taxes Already?
Time flies! Here we are at the end of the year and for most individuals, it’s the end of the tax year.
A Dutchman was explaining the red, white, and blue of the Netherlands flag to an American. “Our flag is symbolic of our taxes. We get red when we talk about them, white when [...]
4 Simple Financial Things I Plan To Do Before Year End
With the onset of the Holiday and Christmas seasons, it’s easy to focus all my thinking on shopping for gifts, going to parties, baking (and eating!) cookies, the hustle and bustle of Black Friday, and spending time with family and friends. My wife and I were looking at our schedule and from the first of [...]
The Financial Apocalypse According to the Media
“Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.”
- Lau Tzu
Okay, okay, I know the sky isn’t falling, but try telling these folks! Reading the financial media today about how we’re going into the next “Great Depression” could cause someone to go into their own depression or at least, experience a [...]
7 Ways to Make A Quick $500 in 30 Days
Making a quick $500 in 30 days can be done. It all depends on how badly you want it. Sometimes you just need a quick boost in income to help cover a medical bill, sometimes you need to make extra money to buy a gift or two. The difference between people who make some extra [...]
Maximize Your Money When You Belly Up to the Buffet
A crummy economy has a way of making people look for bargains, no? I heard on the radio that “all you can eat” buffets are doing a blistering business because people want as much for their money as they can get. I don’t blame anyone there. Buffets can be great places to get more bang [...]
What If I Don’t WANT To Retire?
For some unknown reason, we’ve built up “retirement” as the final goal for a life well lived. We believe that we simply MUST “have enough to retire” or else we have failed. We treat the concept of retirement as the ultimate goal in life. To be able to wake up when we want, tinker around, [...]
Money is 100 Percent Emotional
Take just a few moments and complete the sentence: “If I had a lot more money, I would [fill in the blank].” Of all the people I have asked to fill in that blank, it never ceases to amaze me how diverse the replies are:
“…retire, relax, and travel.”
“…get rid of the shackles of debt.”
“…build a [...]
Think Outside the Grocery Store Box
Many people know the value of coupons and the value of different coupon clubs, but there are other ways to save on your grocery bill by thinking outside the box. Your local grocery store isn’t the only place to go for food. Other stores and chains can offer fabulous deals in the hopes of just [...]
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