A Personal Finance Blog for Regular Folks
It seems you can do everything online these days except wash your clothes — and some genius will no doubt figure that out fairly soon.
One of the great benefits of the Internet is the many ways it helps us save money. From tax filing to wedding registries, the World Wide Web has a lot to offer.
[Read more…] about 7 Online Service Alternatives that Save Money
Gas prices!
Everyone loves to comment on the rising prices of gas including politicians, the media and the guy who took my order at the coffee shop this morning.
The process behind determining the price of gas is one that most of us will never understand. Some people just accept that prices are high and they have to pay it, but there is something you can do:
You can choose to save money on the high cost of gas.
[Read more…] about Ten Quicks Tips to Save on Gas Costs for Your Car
You almost have to have been living under a rock lately not to know that Facebook is about to become a publicly traded company and issue shares of stock.
Earlier in February, Facebook filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to start the process of offering shares of stock to investors in an initial public offering (IPO). But, it will be next to impossible for the average individual investor to get in on the IPO action in the beginning when the stock starts trading.
Investment banks that handle the transactions for Facebook take care of themselves, their best institutional clients, and other mutual funds before regular small investors like you and me are able to buy shares.
My boys received a copy of the game Dominion as a Christmas present.
It’s a super game. You acquire cards with powers. The different powers work together in lots of interesting ways, but of course you must acquire them on a limited budget and have limited time in which to get as strong as you need to be.
Making good choices requires effective strategizing.
After playing the game two times, I wanted to learn more about how to play well. I typed the words “Dominion strategy” into the Google search box to see what I could find.
It pained me to see what turned up.
Dominion has only been around for a few years. And of course it is only a game. So it wouldn’t be a big deal if there were no good materials available. I quickly found lots of outstanding materials. In 30 minutes, I was a much improved Dominion player.
The painful part is in considering the contrast with stock investing.
[Read more…] about Playing Dominion vs. Playing the Market
The beauty of the blogging community, the different inspiring individuals on Twitter, and the many forums out there is that you get to communicate with many like-minded folks.
I love chatting with other ambitious colleagues because we get to help each other, share feedback, and think of ideas that one person alone could never come up with alone.
Through my various chats over the years I’ve learned that I’ve done many things wrong.
Instead of getting upset with a criticism I usually do my best to apply it to my life. This is why I’m comfortable with writing a piece on small business mistakes that we all make at the beginning.
We’re all guilty of making certain mistakes when first trying to launch a side business.
[Read more…] about Are You Making These Mistakes With Your Side Business?
