Archive for the ‘Finance’ Category

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 system [...]

October 20, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Family, Finance, Web Sites  33 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 version [...]

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 the [...]

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 you [...]

January 31, 2007   Posted in: Finance  8 Comments