It’s been an unusual April for weather. Continued earthquakes in Japan coupled with a rash of tornadoes and storms in the southern half of the U.S. were the highlights of what was otherwise a rather cool and above-average rainy month.
If you’re like me, you survived the rain without an umbrella, because you already misplaced it [...]
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April 5, 2010 · 6 comments
in bubble, discipline, economy, emotions, financial planning, future, investing, market crash, market timing, money lessons, opportunity, preparedness, psychology, purchases, savings, stock picks, stocks, wealthbuilding
One week we’re done with market crashes, the next week there’s more talk of bubbles and Wall Street antics wasting taxpayers’ money. This list of market doom headlines is a good enough reminder of how the fear for the end of the world felt like just over one year ago now in early March 2009.
What [...]
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April 3, 2010 · 4 comments
in DIY, Repairs, achievement, budgets, education, frugal tips, lifehack, money management, productivity, purchases, savings, sustainability
Everyone knows that saving time and money (or being more efficient and effective with your time and money, if you will) is a key barometer of having control over your life (call it success, or productivity, or whichever you prefer). Life is a string of time and money yields the string of options and actions [...]
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March 22, 2010 · 6 comments
in DRIPs, books, cashflow, discipline, dividends, education, financial education, financial fitness, financial planning, investing (general), investment tools, money management, portfolio, purchases, stocks, wealthbuilding
I’ve been an individual stock investor for almost a decade now (starting out very small, while still an undergrad), but it’s taken me some time to revise my methods and learn what’s most important in terms of record keeping. When I first started out, all I cared about was the excitement of the purchase itself [...]
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December 16, 2009 · 3 comments
in December, financial planning, happiness, health, holidays, lifestyle design, money decisions, purchases, special dates, spending
Congratulations on opting for a minimalist Christmas, or at least thinking about how to have a clutter-free Christmas. If you’re like me and appreciate minimalism, but you also love giving gifts – you just need to find a way to buy or make gifts that don’t sit around and collect dust for the next three [...]
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While going through my receipts and budget yesterday, I paid particular attention to some items for which the cost has jumped up in recent months.
Analysts keep saying that deflation is still officially the name of the current game, but here are some real examples of costs going up.
They can keep saying “deflation” all they [...]
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The Canadian dollar is once again at 52-week highs and edging closer to parity every day. Since this happens once in a blue moon, it pays to be able to recognize it when it’s happening and be able to act on the opportunity.
I’ve written previously about how you can build up your reserve of US [...]
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