Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category

America First Credit Union Rocks!

I was listening to the Dave Ramsey Show podcast yesterday when Dave went off on Bank of America and large banks in general. He then praised his small community bank. That got me thinking about my bank – America First Credit Union. I’ve been with them for nearly 10 years now. I thought I would [...]

June 30, 2010   Posted in: Finance  3 Comments

Why The Cash Envelope System Didn’t Work for Us

Now let me preface this by saying I am a huge fan of Dave Ramsey and I see the wisdom in all of his teachings. Now that said, I readily admit I don’t follow everything he says. One area in which I don’t follow along is with the cash envelope budget system. I think the [...]

October 20, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Family, Finance, Web Sites  37 Comments

Comcast is My Friend Today

So this is something I have known about and have done in the past, and I kept meaning to do it, but today I finally did it. I lowered my cable/internet bill. Truthfully I was considering cancelling cable anyway. I’m paying about $117 per month for high speed internet and basic digital cable. I should [...]

June 24, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Finance  15 Comments

Skills for Deals

I’m very mediocre at online marketing. I know all the theory and things I should be doing to make money online, but I haven’t hit the big time by any means. I think a big part of the problem is that I’m not very motivated by making money. For for some weird reason, I’m very [...]

April 18, 2008   Posted in: Finance, Internet Marketing, Movies, Programming & Internet  3 Comments

Get Quickbooks Pro 2008 for $149.99

UPDATE: Since writing this post, Amazon has increased their price to $169.99, but the coupon below still works so you can get it shipped for $149.99. So I have a small business. After meeting with my accountant last night I determined I really could make my life easier by using Quickbooks. I’ve tried the free [...]

January 31, 2008   Posted in: Electronics, Finance, Products  2 Comments

Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Review

Before anything else, let me give you a little background as to how I first learned about this book and why I read it. I have a brother in law that recommended the book a few years ago. He had two copies, one was autographed by the other, the other, was well read, which is [...]

February 19, 2007   Posted in: Books, Finance  Comments Closed

Payday Loans = Debt Trap!

I’ve never had a “payday loan.” Therefore, I’m not an expert in how they work. But being an avid Dave Ramsey fan, I feel they are the biggest rip-offs on the planet. Do you ever see wealthy people getting Payday Cash Advance Loans? Oh, but they don’t need them, they are wealthy! Well how do [...]

January 31, 2007   Posted in: Finance  7 Comments