Goals

The $100 Startup Only72 Sale – Follow Your Passion and Make Money Doing It

by Glen Craig

How do you answer “what do you do?” when you meet someone for the first time?  Do you give a sheepish answer?  Do you shrug off the question because you don’t truly love the work you do? I’ve been in that position! Ever wish you could start your career over? Would you love to create your own [...]

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7 Money Mistakes That Can Keep You from Achieving Your Goals

by Guest

Schools don’t do a very good job when it comes to teaching basic money management skills.  If we want to learn how to handle money we pretty much have to rely on the example set by our parents, as well as our own experiences of trial and error. If we’re lucky we figure things out [...]

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What Do You Think of New Year’s Resolutions?

by Glen Craig

This is the time of year where you come up with a list of resolutions for the New Year. Some want to exercise more.  Others simply want to lose weight.  Some want to save more money, while others want to get out of debt. What do you think of New Year’s resolutions? I’m not sure [...]

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10 Things Similar About Personal Finance And Running The NYC Marathon

by Glen Craig

It was a little over two years ago that I completed all 26.2 miles of the ING NYC Marathon.  This past weekend over 40,000 people ran the race.  Let me tell you running a marathon is an awesome experience!  There’s a lot of work and pain but it’s all worth it once it’s over. Know what [...]

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Clariity – Gifting Financial Goals and Family Oriented Financial Planning – Review

by Glen Craig

The modern family’s life can be so hectic and hurried just trying to get through day by day, that planning for the future can seem like something that is not in reach. A confusing, time consuming topic, some families may not know where to start when they sit down to think about their investments, their [...]

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Ditch That Spending Plan?!?

by Glen Craig

Have you drawn up a detailed budget and are struggling to keep to it? According to an article in the NYT*, it would be best to just give it up.  Well, not exactly.  But it does say that keeping to a strict budget might not be the best way to go about spending less or [...]

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How to Create SMART Financial Goals – Is It Time Bound?

by Glen Craig

We’re reaching the end of our SMART goals.  We’ve gone through making the goal specific, being able to measure it, making sure it’s attainable, and looking at how relevant it is.  Now we’ll ask if your goal is Time-Bound? A good goal will be time-bound or timely.  It will have a starting point, an end [...]

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How to Create SMART Financial Goals – Are They Relevant?

by Glen Craig

Having a goal is a great motivator but it still needs structure if you don’t want to be another statistic in the failed goals category. Making your goals SMART is one way to organize your goal to help ensure success. We’ve looked at making a goal specific, making sure the goal is measurable, and looking [...]

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How to Create SMART Financial Goals – Are They Attainable?

by Glen Craig

In this series on SMART goals, we’ve talked about being Specific about your financial goal and then making the financial goal Measurable.  Now we’ll talk about your goal being Attainable. Let me preface by saying that I think a person, any person, is capable of doing many incredible things.  You may be truly amazed at [...]

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How to Create SMART Financial Goals – Make Them Measurable

by Glen Craig

When we last talked about goals I told you that you should make your goals S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Time-Bound) to help you in achieving them. We discussed making a goal Specific so that you have one concrete goal to shoot for and you know exactly what you want to accomplish rather than [...]

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