Jul
25
The Smartest Advice I Ever Got
July 25, 2008 | 12 Comments
What was the smartest financial advice you've ever received? Is there any one thing or one person that stands out in your mind?
Yahoo Finance put together a list of noteworthy people talking about the best advice they've received. There are a few good quotes in there.
A few of my favorites:
Elizabeth Gilbert:
My father is the most [...]
Jun
30
How Wealthy People Spend Their Time
June 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment
How do you think wealthy people spend their time? Do you think the rich play all day? You couldn't be more wrong.
The wealthy work. According to Nobel winner Daniel Kahneman, the wealthy enjoy much less leisure time than other people. In fact, Kahneman says that wealth and work are strongly related.
Shocking. I [...]
Jun
18
Americans Are Mad About Sale of Budweiser
June 18, 2008 | 4 Comments
Are Americans mad about political shenanigans on Capitol Hill? Are they upset about dirty deals on Wall Street? No, Americans are fired up about the possible hostile takeover of Anheuser-Busch (maker of Budweiser) by the Belgian company InBev. Americans love their beer.
Usually when a company is sold to foreign owners, the reaction [...]
Apr
28
Bush Announces Faster Payment Schedule for Stimulus Payments
April 28, 2008 | 347 Comments
President Bush announced that stimulus payments will be issued faster than previously announced. Tax filers who chose direct deposit can start receiving their payments as soon as April 28th.
I've updated the payment table from my original article on the stimulus payments below. You'll notice that the last payment coincides with the Independence Day [...]
Apr
11
Today is Last Day to Change Stimulus Payment Direct Deposit
April 11, 2008 | 11 Comments
If you need to change your direct deposit option the IRS says today is the last day to do it.
You can contact the IRS before the week of April 13th. That means you have rest of today to get it done.
Q. Is there something I can do to prevent my Stimulus Payment from being automatically [...]
Apr
10
Government Employees Go on Credit Card Spending Spree
April 10, 2008 | 1 Comment
I’ve said it many times and I’ll say it again: The government is the single biggest threat to wealth in this country. Employees of the federal government are using their government issued credit cards (or purchase cards as they call them) to buy everything from baseball tickets to lingerie to breast implants.
The US [...]
Apr
2
Top 10 Riskiest Real Estate Markets According to Forbes
April 2, 2008 | 1 Comment
Forbes.com has compiled a list of the 10 real estate markets with the most risk. Are you living in one of these areas right now? What makes these areas so risky? Let’s find out.
10. Atlanta, Georgia
At number 10 we have Atlanta, GA. "Hotlanta" is not so hot when it comes to real [...]
Mar
21
Harvard Says Money Can Buy Happiness
March 21, 2008 | 1 Comment
Apparently, money can buy you happiness. There’s a catch of course, you have to spend the money on someone else.
According to researchers at Harvard Business School and the University of British Columbia, spending as little as $5 a day on someone else could boost your happiness.
Although much research has examined the effect of income [...]