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March 2008

Mar
28
2008

Ask for Water Only in Restaurants

John over at EZGreatLife had a really cool post recently highlighting his switch from ordering sodas at restaurants to simply drinking water.  I always have tried to drink water when I’m out to save a few bucks, but I never really appreciated how beneficial it is over time. 
 
Running an extensive calculation, John figured how […]

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Mar
19
2008

Why You Should Set Up an Emergency Fund

Since I started this blog, I’ve been reading a lot of stuff by other personal finance bloggers. Almost all of them harp on having an emergency fund. It’s clear that this is a vitally important step on our path to financial success.
 
I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t had an emergency […]

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Mar
10
2008

Controlling Impulses: What Little Kids and Marshmallows Can Teach Us

I came across a very interesting post via the excellent Gather Little By Little blog the other day. It mentions an old study which is very simple yet at the same time a highly crucial aspect to success in many areas, including financially. I never would have guessed an experiment with 4-year olds […]

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Mar
1
2008

The Importance of Motivation on the Journey to Financial Success

As with anything worth accomplishing in life, achieving financial success is far from easy and requires a lot of disciplined effort.  It’s not always easy to stay on course, especially as we encounter inevitable setbacks now and then.  Therefore, I think it’s extremely important to remind ourselves what it is that motivates us to stick […]

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