November 5, 2010 · 2 comments
in 2010, Christmas, November, October, Q4, business, consumers, economy, employment, financial planning, holidays, indicators, low-income, money management, news and updates, opportunity, part-time, paycheck, retailers, side income
With the new seasonal cups out at Starbucks stores across the continent, it’s *clearly* time to begin thinking about the Christmas holidays. Although U.S. jobs data is on a slight – very slight – uptrend, we are still nowhere near back to the number of jobs pre-Lehman. Recent data I read suggested that about 232,000 [...]
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August 19, 2010 · 3 comments
in DIY, bills, bonds, business, careers, cashflow, debt, distributions, diversification, dividends, earnings, employment income, financial planning, hedging, income, investing (general), lifehack, money management, passive income, paycheck, real estate, risk, self-employed, side income, wealth protection, wealthbuilding
It’s bad enough to initially depend on just one source of income, but it’s even worse to not invest it or diversify it such that you protect it over time. In other words, there is more than one way to diversify your income.
(1) You can diversify your sources of income so that you have, say, [...]
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February 19, 2010 · 2 comments
in VIX volatility, financial education, hedging, indexes, international stock market, investing, investment tools, market timing, options, risk, side income, stocks, technical analysis, terminology
There are many different types of options, and they’re not all equally risky. Some options investing strategies are highly risky, whereas others have a much lower level of risk. If you’re still new to options investing, you might want to first read my post on learning the basics of options trading.
Before you can get into [...]
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June 17, 2009 · 9 comments
in achievement, cashflow, debt, employment income, financial education, lifehack, lifestyle design, passive income, side income, wealthbuilding
If it simplifies your life to put your bills and savings on autopayment, wouldn’t it make your life even simpler if you could also put your income on autopayment? I know you probably already receive your paycheck through direct deposit, and in that sense your pay is “automatic,” but what if you could also automate [...]
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Most, but not all, bloggers these days also host ads on their sites in order to generate, hopefully, some passive income from their efforts. And with good reason: most of us bloggers (I’ll speak for the ones in the personal finance space) are hardworking, care about our sites and our readers, and it’s right to [...]
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