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money lessons

Five Things You Should Have In Your Emergency Cash Stash at Home

February 17, 2010 · 5 comments

in diversification, emergencies, emergency fund, emergency kits, financial planning, lifehack, money lessons, preparedness, savings, self-protection, survival, wealth protection

My wallet was stolen from me recently.  I was pickpocketed in the plain of day in the middle of crowds in an urban transit station.  I didn’t hear, feel or notice a thing.  Suffice it to say, this identity theft can obviously happen to anyone.
Luckily, I’d previously heeded the good advice of not keeping all [...]

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5 Stocks I Wish I Hadn’t Bought

September 8, 2009 · 5 comments

in investing, money lessons, money mistakes, stock picks, stocks

They say hindsight is 20/20, and if this is true at all it is certainly true when it comes to the past performance of your investments.  Looking back on how well your stocks or funds have done, you can pick the dogs out with perfect clarity.  Here are a few of my own.  I’m amazed [...]

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What Nature Can Teach Us About Personal Finance

July 15, 2009 · 10 comments

in financial education, financial planning, guest post, money lessons, psychology, resources

This is a guest post from Wojciech Kulicki, the writer behind the personal finance blog Fiscal Fizzle. If you enjoyed this post, please consider subscribing to his feed.
First, let me say that it’s a pleasure to share this post with MoneyEnergy readers. I’ve been a regular reader for some time, and the posts here are [...]

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Michael Jackson Money Management – Just Budget!

June 26, 2009 · 6 comments

in budgets, financial planning, money decisions, money lessons, money management, money mistakes, wealth

They Told Me Don’t You Ever Come Around Here
Don’t Wanna Pay It Back, You Better Disappear
The Numbers’ In The Red And You Owe More Than You Earn
So Budget, Just Budget
[2nd Verse]
You Better Sing, You Better Do What You Can
Don’t Wanna See No Shrink, Don’t Meet the Repo Man
You Wanna Be Young, Better Save What You [...]

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More Stress, Less Money? Ways That Stress Can Cause Your Spending to Increase

June 23, 2009 · 12 comments

in behavioral finance, financial education, lifehack, money decisions, money lessons, psychology

If you’re frequently stressed out, do you tend to make bad money decisions?  My answer is yes.  If you know you’re under stress, keep an eye on your bank account and your budget, if you have one.  And it’s not just financial stress that causes bad financial decisions.  Sometimes the necessary pursuit of money itself [...]

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4 Tips for Having Conversations with Parents (and Others) About Money

June 12, 2009 · 4 comments

in behavioral finance, emotions, finances, financial planning, money decisions, money lessons, psychology

It may not be part of the old adage about religion and politics, but money still has the ability to divide and get people worked up.  Perhaps it is the hugely abstract idea(s) behind our physical use of money that cause(s) this problem.  Money is linked to the ideas of “value” and “worth.” How much [...]

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5 Money Lessons You Should Make Sure You Learn While Still in College or University

April 14, 2009 · 5 comments

in money lessons, students, wealthbuilding

And if you can learn them while still in high school, all the better!  When I was in high school the last thing I was thinking about was money, and that’s not because I had a lot it.  This leads me right into the first lesson, so I’ll just start listing them and commenting on [...]

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