Debt is a problem that haunts many of us for our entire lives. We rack it up when we are young and spend an eternity trying to pay it off. For those of us who bought homes or tried to ...
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Smart Money Goals For 2012
Money, money, money … until we figure out a way to live without it, we have to figure out how to manage it. The statistics are not good when it comes to American finances. Most of us don’t have diddly-squat ...
Read More »How to Prepare for Disaster: The Financial Challenges
Natural and man-made disasters can strike at any time. A world that seems stable and secure one moment can descend into chaos the next, and Americans who think they are somehow immune to this are living in a fool’s paradise. ...
Read More »The One Income Life: The Building Blocks
Living on one income can sometimes seem like the elusive unicorn – very pretty in theory but completely unattainable in the real world. But with some work and planning, most couples can achieve this dream and watch it bear the ...
Read More »The One Income Life: The Chopping Block
What would you do with an extra 40 hours per week? Homeschool your children? Devote more time to getting off grid by planting a larger garden? Canning more, or spending more time learning skills you need to survive? Volunteer, care ...
Read More »America’s Reflection in Egypt’s Fall
As the countries of North Africa and the Middle East continue to be rocked by popular protests, the lessons from Egypt’s fall deserve attention. For all the theorizing, the key elements of Mubarak’s downfall can be traced back to three ...
Read More »Why Fear Keeps You Poor
Anxiety. Stress. Worry. In other words, fear. Yet if you are worried about money, it could be your very own fear that keeps you counting pennies and anxious over dollars. The impact of fear is felt in the body at ...
Read More »In Hard Times Intelligent People Need … Intelligence
If you could foresee the one event that would change your life forever, wouldn’t you want to know what that event would be so that you could take advantage of that knowledge to properly prepare? If the forecast for America’s ...
Read More »The Clock is Ticking for Everyone
13, 574, 468, 725, 001 ….. 121,932 …………. 43, 724 Take a look at those numbers and ponder them for a minute. If you are brave and not given to seizures, you may want to visit www.usdebtclock.org to see how ...
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