September 25, 2010 · 3 comments
in US economy, bubble, capitalism, collapse, entertainment, films, market reports, money lessons, money mistakes, recession
Gordon Gekko turns from bull*hitter to born-again permabear and back again in Oliver Stone’s latest Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010), a film with as many mixed messages as the S&P over the past year.
The plot of the entire film is driven by the ups and downs of the market – a mix of unpredictable [...]
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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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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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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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