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Your Money Friday: Delayed Gratification?


14 Dec

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What happens when you really want something that you can afford but don’t need? Do you buy it the second you start to covet it? Or do you make yourself wait a while to see if you really do want it/want to spend the money on it? If you saw something a couple of months ago and told yourself no, but find that you’re still thinking about it, will you go back and buy it, even if you have no idea where you’ll put it/how you’ll use it?

These are questions raised in this week’s Your Money thread, I’m obsessed.

Your Money Friday: Do You Invest?


07 Dec

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The question is “Does anyone not invest?”. The poster was basically wondering, if you didn’t have money in the stock market, where did you keep your long term (retirement, etc) savings?  But a second conversation has grown from this- how do people define “investing”?

Many have money in the stock market through 401(k) or 403(b) retirement accounts, but don’t consider themselves investors because they aren’t directing their money. Others figure that if you have any money in the stock market, you’re an investor.

So what about you? Do you have money in the market? Would you call yourself an investor?

Blog Feature: Creating a Passive Income


01 Dec

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Have you ever wanted to be able to sit around all day doing nothing and still have money rolling in? Even if you weren’t born with a trust fund, it is possible to make your money work for you, and not the other way around, though it may require some hard work for you at first.

Over at Creating a Passive Income, Derek and his staff writers are always looking at new ways you could be earning money without doing much of anything, once the initial investment of time and money has been made. This week, they investigated publishing royalties.

Your Money Friday: Food Spending


30 Nov

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It’s the end of the year, time to review your 2012 budget and create a new one for 2013. Isn’t it exciting? How has your tracking been going? Do you know what you spent this year? Or do you at least know what you spend on food?

This week’s thread is about grocery and restaurant expenditures. We know what people spend can vary based on family size and cost of living in their area, but it also depends on what they count as groceries (dog food, paper towels), and what they mean when they say “we don’t eat out much”.

Your Money Friday: Financially Thankful


23 Nov

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It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving, and over at Your Money today, we’re talking about what we have been thankful for, financially, in the last year.

For most of us, it’s decent jobs for ourselves and loved ones, having insurance or remaining healthy, the ability to save to give us more options in the future, and have a spouse or significant other who is on the same page financially.

We often think about the “trouble” money can cause, especially in relationships, but there really is just as much to be thankful for, when you take a moment to think about it.

Your Money Friday: Career Enders


16 Nov

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Have you ever been fired for cause? Put on an improvement plan? How did it affect you? Would you react differently if it happened today, in your current career? Are you at a point where it would be a career ender? And what impact would all of this have on your personal life? Could you move upwards and onwards?

Given the current news cycle about top government officials having to step down for mistakes that really shouldn’t have been career enders, the questions of the day over at Your Money are about how you would handle that kind of situation.

Blog Feature: Broke Ass Mommy


10 Nov

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There are many things I love about Broke Ass Mommy, but I think my favorite thing is her ingenuity. She is a stay at home mom, but she determined this summer that she would earn $1,000  through side projects. And she is almost there. She has done it via writing projects, sponsors on her website, and now, participation in her first focus group.  But no matter how much she talks about money, the one thing you will take away from this blog is how much being able to stay at home with her daughter makes being broke ass worth it.

Your Money Friday: Peer to Peer Lending


26 Oct

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Have you ever considered peer to peer lending? We’ve been investing with Prosper for almost 6 years. Overall, we’ve lost money, though part of that is because we were invested during the major economic downturn. Over the last year, our returns are positive.

However, each state has it’s own laws about whether or not their residents can invest with Prosper, so even if you love the idea, your state may not allow it.

Remember that peer to peer lending is an investment and it carries the same risks all investments do- the possibility of great returns or losing it all.

Your Money Friday: Retirement Lies


19 Oct

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Are you planning for retirement or do you have your head buried in the sand? Do you think you are too young to have to think about this sort of thing, or are you older but certain it is not going to be an issue for you? Is there any chance you are telling yourself some of these retirement lies? I’ll be honest, I’m telling myself some different retirement lies and relying on some wishful thinking about the future, but I am also increasing our retirement savings every year, doing my best not to bury my head in the sand.

Your Money Friday: Gambling


12 Oct

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What do you think of gambling? Is it sad? Are the people there just throwing away their money? Or is it a form of entertainment? Are casinos a waste of money or job creators- all the way from construction through the dealers and cocktail waitresses?

Having lived in NV for twelve years, I don’t gamble much. I know how addicting the slots and the poker machines can be. I’ve played them. But as long as it is a form of entertainment, I don’t see anything wrong with gambling. It can be a fun way to spend and evening with friends.

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