There has been a lot of hype surrounding Douglas Andrew’s book, Missed Fortune 101. Many people gushed that it unlocked the secrets to becoming a millionaire, so I went into the book with high hopes. I was pretty disappointed to discover that much of the advice is already well known and let’s face it, a [...]

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• Money for Life By Steven B. Smith This is a unique book that many readers will find very worthwhile. Unlike many financial books, it uses a third person fictional narrative to get the point across in the first portion of the book. You’ll be reading about a fictional couple as they attempt to (mis)manage their finances and......
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• Getting Out of Debt 102 Debt Elimination Step #2 - Next, you have to be able to establish an emergency fund. The step of establishing an emergency fund is going to take as many as several months longer, but it is well worth it when you see how far your savings have come in the......
• How to Pick a Financial Advisor If you are getting serious about investing or managing your personal finances, it may be time to think about hiring a financial advisor. Before you take that step however, there are a few things to think about. It is vital to make sure that you are working with someone that......
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Douglas Andrew’s book targets the baby boomer generation and tries to convince them that it is not too late to become a millionaire and avoid living on soup kitchen handouts to survive retirement. That’s a pretty tall order and a lot of authors have failed at this exact same premise. While Andrew’s book is well [...]

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• Review: The Teen's Guide to Personal Finance: Basic concepts in personal finance that every teen should know. Time is a resource that many teenagers don't realize is their greatest resource for finacial independence. "The Teen's Guide to Personal Finance" is a tome that will provide teenagers with important financial lessons, in a manner which will pull their interest and convey itself effectively in its intended task. The......
• Personal Retirement Plan Investment Options Good financial management consists of two different distinct facets, the first of which is learning how to make the best use out of your limited earned income in order to best meet your current expenses, and the second of which has to do with learning how to implement strategies that......
• Money for Life By Steven B. Smith This is a unique book that many readers will find very worthwhile. Unlike many financial books, it uses a third person fictional narrative to get the point across in the first portion of the book. You’ll be reading about a fictional couple as they attempt to (mis)manage their finances and......
• The Quiet Millionaire by Brett Wilder There are so many personal finance books out there and most seem to fall into one of two categories – Get rich insanely quick or get frugal to turn your life around. For those of us that want a more solid and easy to accomplish means of developing a personal......
• Sunday Money Madness: Bootacular Edition Happy early Halloween! Welcome to yet another edition of the Sunday Money Madness Roundup. I hope you enjoy the posts presented below. Start browsing! Debt | Debt Leveraging: What Happens to a Joint Mortgage if One Partner Declares Themselves Bankrupt asks Debt Free Advice. Financial Wellness Project writes 5 questions......

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Douglas Andrew’s book reads like a rejected first draft of Rich Dad, Poor Dad and right off the bat, it’s kitschy premise (ripped right from the above book) falls more than a little flat. In order to illustrate his points, the author relies on his sons and their imaginary friends – and the discussions [...]

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• How to Keep Finances Growing No matter how much money you make, for many people, it's never quite enough. In order to get ahead, you'll need to find a way to keep your finances growing. There are many different ways that you can grow your income, both actively and passively, and over time, these small......
• Leveraging Debt Financial Leveraging is the borrowing of funds in order to invest and gain returns enough to profit and cover the principal and accrued interest. For a company, the investment is made again its own equity, as borrowed funds would go into expansion of the company. A homeowner would consider the......
• How to Create Wealth With Debt On the surface, this seems like an oxymoron. How could you possibly use debt to create more money? It actually isn’t an oxymoron, but you’re going to need to change your perception of debt and classify into two different categories for this to make sense. There are many ways that......
• Rent or Own - What's Best Right Now? The housing market has many people concerned right now and one of the most popular questions is whether or not this is a good time to buy a home. Unfortunately, there is no clear cut answer to this question, and each individual’s financial state will determine the answer. However, there......
• The Quiet Millionaire by Brett Wilder There are so many personal finance books out there and most seem to fall into one of two categories – Get rich insanely quick or get frugal to turn your life around. For those of us that want a more solid and easy to accomplish means of developing a personal......

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