Tag: personal finance

Best of Money Carnival #52 : Practical Money Edition

Best of Money Carnival #52 : Practical Money Edition

(photo: while rice balls have nothing to do with personal finance, they are indeed delicious and contribute to a great quality of life!  Thanks A. Williams for sharing her Crispy coated Pesto Sausage Arancini with Mozzarella, served with Basil Pesto photo!) Welcome to the 52nd Best of Money Carnival! If you’re not familiar with the concept of a “blog carnival”, it’s simply a […]

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On What Italian-Americans Can Teach You About Personal Finance: 10 Tips

On What Italian-Americans Can Teach You About Personal Finance: 10 Tips

Both of my parents were born in Southern Italy where unemployment is high and quality of life is superb. My mother, A., made it to the 7th grade and my father, T., recieved the equivalent of a technical high school diploma. Both of my parents immigrated to the US in 1975 and are currently debt free, own their own two-family […]

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Best of Money Carnival #32

Best of Money Carnival #32

Hello Scordo.com readers and welcome to the first Best of Money Carnival for 2010!  I’m excited and honored to be hosting this week’s carnival (thanks to Free Money Finance). There was no shortage of quality content submitted (70 articles in total) from eliminating credit card debt and marital tips on dealing with money to how board games teach valuable life […]

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Practical Life Tip: Do What Everyone Else Is NOT Doing

Practical Life Tip: Do What Everyone Else Is NOT Doing

Sometimes it’s obvious, but most of the time it’s not.  What am I talking about?  I’m talking about how we, as humans, are comforted by following the pack or making decisions that everyone around us is making.  For example: – We like buying Google stock because it helps us find things (there are alternatives) and the media loves Sergey and […]

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Dilbert’s Guide to Personal Finance

Dilbert’s Guide to Personal Finance

A while back Vanguard published Dilbert’s guide (Scott Adams) to Personal Finance: Make a will. Pay off your credit cards. Get term life insurance if you have a family to support. Fund your 401(k) to the maximum. Fund your IRA to the maximum. Buy a house if you want to live in a house and you can afford it. Put six […]

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Quick and Easy Personal Finance Tips

Personal finance is not taught formally in elementary / high school in the U.S. and you can see the consequences in adult financial behavior: Abysmal savings rate High debt Credit card dependence Percentage of salary devoted to housing and other living expenses But personal finance isn’t difficult as long as some basic rules are followed: Live below your means Save […]

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