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May 2008

May
29
2008

The Incredible Power of Passive Income

Recently, I’ve become an avid reader of Living off Dividends, an excellent blog with plenty of awesome reads. The subject of passive income is the key pillar in this financial blog, and it is incredibly intriguing. Passive income, or income that is stable with little or no upkeep, is the ultimate way to […]

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May
22
2008

Defining Your Savings Goals

In my mind, making an effort to save is only half the battle.  An equally important skill is the ability to identify your saving objectives.  Rather than having one lump-sum savings account, I believe we should keep our money in different places for separate purposes.  Just as all long-term goals need short-term benchmarks to measure […]

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May
13
2008

What’s Your Latte Factor?

I first came across the idea of the Latte Factor while reading The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach.  The Latte Factor essentially sums up one of the most important keys to attaining long-term wealth.  It’s a popular phrase in the personal finance world, but it acknowledges a problematic American trait that continues to runs rampant […]

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May
4
2008

What Are You Doing With Your Economic Stimulus Check?

This last week, the first checks began hitting the mail as part of Dubya’s economic stimulus passage.  Washington can’t wait for this money to hit our pockets so that we can spend like the consuming Americans we are and hopefully turn the struggling economy around.  While this is what they would love for us to […]

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