Personal finance

How to Make Your Financial Goals a Reality

by Glen Craig

Do you have a solid plan that will make your financial goals a reality? Craig has recently written some excellent articles on how to create SMART goals.  These are goals that are specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound. However, setting financial goals is just the first step.  Once you have your aspirations properly identified, you’ve [...]

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The Power of Passive Investing Book Review and Links

by Glen Craig

As a personal finance blogger I get the opportunity of receiving books about well, personal finance from time to time. I don’t always get to read them all (yet) but some I do while others are moved to the front of my reading list for when I get a chance.  I wanted to tell you [...]

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The Greatest Impact On My Finances And My Best Financial Tool

by Glen Craig

You can have your spreadsheets, online budgeting sites, statements, etc…  Want to know what the single greatest positive impact on my finances has been? I’ll tell you – it’s my wife.  Let me explain… Back in the day I was in debt, had no savings, no investments, and my net worth was measured in “things” [...]

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The Best Personal Finance Articles of 2010

by Glen Craig

The end of the year – it’s a time to look back and remember all that’s happened. It’s also a time to reflect on the best of the best for the year.  I thought it would be fun to put out a call to those in the personal finance community and ask for their best [...]

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Busting Common Investing Myths – A Tweetup With Motley Fool’s Tom Gardner and ShareBuilder’s Dan Greenshields

by Glen Craig

A little while back I had the pleasure of attending a Tweetup at the NYC ING Direct Cafe hosted by Sharebuilder‘s president Dan Greenshields with special guest speaker Tom Gardner, CEO of The Motley Fool. For those wondering what a Tweetup is, it’s basically an organized meeting of sorts over the social site Twitter.  The [...]

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New Newsletter, a Charity, and Links

by Glen Craig

I recently signed up for Aweber, an email newsletter service. I’ve been wanting to do more interaction with my readers and I think having a dedicated newsletter is a great way.  Some of you previously signed up for daily updates through Feedburner.  I’ve transferred that over to the new newsletter account.  If you have already [...]

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Using Credit Repair Companies to Fix Credit – Is it Right For You?

by Glen Craig

Gone are the days when you could get a loan for pretty much anything regardless of your credit scores. In today’s financial markets, lenders are expecting borrowers to have very high credit scores that many people for one reason or another do not have.  This leaves many people out in the cold when it comes [...]

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Amazon Smart Money and Inc Magazine Deals and Links

by Glen Craig

So I’m looking on Amazon to check out what the Black Friday deals are all about there. One of our TV’s is getting a bit aged and we were thinking of replacing it.  Well, besides TV’s I found a couple of great magazine deals.  I’m considering getting them and thought I’d share them with you:

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What’s With The Celebrity PrePaid Debit Cards and Links

by Glen Craig

So we have prepaid debit cards from Russell Simmons, RushCard, and now one is coming from the Kardashian sisters. Russell Simmons built up a hip-hop empire but the Kardashian sisters?!?  Wasn’t Kim’s initial claim to fame a “straight-to-DVD-movie” a la her friend Paris Hilton?  Are people really going to get this card?  Do people, or [...]

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Charge Cards Are Not Credit Cards – Understanding the Difference

by Glen Craig

People often assume a charge card is just another way to say credit card but that is not the case. A charge card is a completely different entity than a credit card.  If you have never used a charge card, you should know what sets them apart from the regular plastic credit cards you may [...]

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