November 2011

Do a financial self appraisal

I just submitted my self-appraisal at work. Even though it is one among the least favorite parts of my job, I can see how a self-appraisal helps me set some aside to think about what I excelled at over the previous 12 months and what improvements need to be made over next year. It makes [...]

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Best of Money Carnival #130 – Thanksgiving Facts edition

Welcome to the Best of Money Carnival – Thanksgiving facts edition. In honor of  Thanksgiving, I have included 10 interesting facts about Thanksgiving in this Carnival. Enjoy!     Editors Pick Roshawn Watson presents Your Do over Guide: What Would You Do Differently? posted at Watson Inc and says “While I have nothing against contentment, if [...]

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Leave Site Feedback for Your Chance to Win an Amazon Kindle (or $79 in cash)

Today’s post is coming a little late because I have a few announcements to make. The first one will be a temporary change in schedule and the second one is a giveaway announcement. I am going through some health and personal issues that is taking more time than I expected. So for the next 5 [...]

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What do smart chess players and stupid criminals have in common?

At the doctor’s office the other day, my doctor was supposed to review some recent test results with me. Instead of explaining the test results to me however, she called someone else to consult and then shared to results of her conversation with me. My husband felt more confident in her as a result.  His [...]

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Am I failing as an entrepreneur?

Here is a confession : I am scared. It is a stormy day. As I look out my balcony window I see the sky filled with angry clouds . That is exactly how I feel as I write this, a feeling of fear and uncertainty filling me up like those angry clouds. Do entrepreneurs have [...]

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Goals make you miss good opportunities.

You might think I’m off my rocker, so let’s try an experiment.  Your goal is to get to San Francisco, CA from Los Angeles, CA. You have 3 kids in your car whose quiet time quota lasts about 7 and half hrs. There are several possible routes. The straight forward and the quickest route is [...]

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Fire your bank – here is a guide and checklist to help

Recently, Pew Charitable Trusts analyzed 265 different checking programs offered by the 10 biggest U.S. banks and found 49 types of checking account fees in all. I opened a checking account with Wachovia a few years ago. For the first year I “donated” quite a bit to Wachovia due to my own ignorance. Then I [...]

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Creative ways to help a charity without spending any money

Seven billion people now inhabit the Earth. That is mind blowingly amazing and scary at the same time. Below is an excerpt from the UN report (pdf): “While women are on average having fewer children than they were in the 1960s, our numbers continue to rise. Globally, people are younger—and older—than ever before. In some of the poorest countries, [...]

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