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Can’t we all lose weight and do what some determined people have done without having to stretch our budgets in the process? Sure we can. Why am I harping so much about health? It’s because health problems can spiral into huge financial nightmares quite easily. Leading causes of bankruptcy are the twin demons of poor [...]

15 Tips To Lose Weight Frugally: Improve Your Eating Habits

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Earlier this week, I reviewed Millionaire Fast Lane by MJ DeMarco calling it one of the best personal finance books I’ve read (even though most of it trashes traditional personal finance for entrepreneurship). One part of the review that I glossed over was the business of MLM. This was clearly of interest to me as [...]

As part of my TurboTax giveaway I asked you to comment on what part of doing your taxes was the most confusing or frustrating. I was expecting to hear a lot of similar frustrations but you actually had a wide range of things that bugged you about doing your tax return. It does make sense, [...]

Here’s some more Free Money for anyone looking to roll over their 401k into an IRA! TDAmeritrade is offering up to $600 as a rollover bonus. This is in addition to the TD Ameritrade $200 Sign Up Bonus for regular accounts, which ends tomorrow. How to Get Your $600 Open a new TDAmeritrade IRA by [...]

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Welcome to the Million Dollar Journey March 2012 Net Worth Update.  For those of you new to Million Dollar Journey, a monthly net worth update is typically posted near the end of the month (or [...]

The first online stock broker I came to know happens to be ETrade, and this was way back in the 1990′s. So I’m a bit more familiar with this company than I am with other brokers, only because ETrade has been around longer and is certainly considered as one of the most recognizable. However, being [...]

ETrade Online Brokerage Account: Top Broker Review

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If you have walked near a television, radio, or a general news site, you probably heard that the Mega Millions jackpot for Friday is up to over $500 million. Winning the lottery is always worth some serious coin, but $500 million means you can buy your own sports team right? Well not exactly. The relatively [...]

My kids can’t seem to get enough of their video games. I can take away the Xbox 360’s power cord or tell the kids to go outside and play, but at the end of the day, they simply want to … Continue reading →

Remember last summer when I maximized credit card cash back for $885 using the Chase AARP card in one month? Well, I outdid myself! Just last month, we finished another run using a second Chase AARP card, and I beat my old record! Here is a run down on what I paid last month to [...]

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Each morning, I receive an email from Amazon.com inviting me to participate in their Deal of the Day – a low price offering only available for a short time. Most days I simply delete the email and move on. Recently, … Continue reading →

Last month I wrote about how my website was being attacked with a distributed denial of service. In the article itself, I purposely left some of the technical details out for a couple of reasons: 1. I presume that a majority of people are interested in personal finance information and aren’t interested in the technical [...]

Canadians want to save money on their groceries but many do not want to use canadian coupons to reduce their grocery bill.  I wanted to share ten ways to save money on groceries without using coupons:
1. Avoid Food Waste
On average, we waste 14% of our food purchases per year, and the average family in the [...]

Three weeks ago I got an email from Jeff Rose at Good Financial Cents. He was speaking to around 50 seniors at his college alma mater about personal finance, and when he polled the crowd to see if they had heard of Roth IRAs, not a single person raised his/her hand. Rose had done talks [...]

Hacking might not be something you think of very often in terms of major conflicts. The Internet has been around for a relatively small portion of history, but today it represents a serious battleground for many different kinds of conflict, … Continue reading →

Our financial affairs are often put together in a reactionary, piecemeal fashion over a period of time, perhaps based on what we hear recommended by an advisor or guru, by what we read as the tip du jour by a popular money magazine or by what all our friends or colleagues are doing. This continues [...]

Effects Of A Roth IRA Conversion On College Funding

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Everyone loves the Roth IRA. If you read any personal finance blog, website, or listen to any financial guru they will rave about how the Roth IRA is the best thing since sliced bread. What makes this investment vehicle even better is that back in 2010 anyone could convert their Traditional IRA (therefore pre-taxed) accounts [...]

I converted funds to my first Roth IRA back in 1998, the first year they were available. Since then, I’ve not only made additional Roth IRA contributions, but found fun and exciting ways to use my Roth IRAs for even more powerful strategies. Most readers know the basics of Roth IRAs (contribute after tax money [...]

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Ugh! I just wrapped up a full audit. And, let me tell you, it was awful. It drug on for over 6 months. It costs me literally countless hours spent on hold over the phone. It required a lot of effort on my part to remedy errs, and not my own either. Time and time [...]

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This is an old article from brip blap – almost four years ago – so in case you missed it the first time, here it is again… I have given some thought over the years to going back to school. Ah, to be back in the fraternity, drinking Schlitz, playing lacrosse and sleeping from 4 [...]

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One of my fondest memories from childhood was building a small car for the local Pinewood Derby race with my grandfather. Though I had helped him with a few small projects around the house, this was my first chance to … Continue reading →

Last year at the Financial Blogger Conference, every attendee received a package of stuff. It was the typical conference swag that you get. I got some funky sunglasses from Credit Karma and some other stuff that I probably won’t use. One of those was a book called The Millionaire Fastlane by DJ DeMarco with the [...]

How does one’s career begin? Some people have their whole careers planned from the time they are early teens, and stick with the same career until they retire. Some hop from job to job and never really get a proper career going at any point. But more people start a career straight out of school, [...]

What’s Your Dream Job? Thoughts On Making A Career Change

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As we and others have discussed many times before, Roth IRAs basically rock. They’re the gold standard of retirement accounts. You pay taxes on your money before contributing, put the money away for years, and NEVER pay taxes on withdrawals taken in retirement – so your gains are tax-free. In addition, the money you put [...]

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Many of us like pets and have at least one around. They are excellent companions and for many, they are like a family member. But, supporting a pet involves some financial considerations; going overboard with pet care can cause a dent in one’s budget, similar to any other recurring cost. Canadian Industry Statistics data (from [...]

I went through all the investment ideas at Play the Annual Invest Lazy Man’s Money Game and Win $25 and found nothing that stood out as what I was looking for. I thought that the single stock suggestions a little too risky… blame Worldcom 10-12 years ago. I haven’t fully recovered for it. I’ve historically [...]