Don’t Let Great Marketing Catch You Off Guard
December 21, 2007 :: Business :: 9 Comments
There are some really great marketing campaigns out there. So good in fact that you might believe they are head and shoulders above their competitors. So good that their brands became synonymous with their industry -- at least, some of them got me convinced. Car Insurance When I think about ...
Six Streams of Income (GP)
December 15, 2007 :: Making Money :: 42 Comments
About the Author: This is a guest post by Patrick from Cash Money Life. This article is the 6th Day of Christmas -- Personal Finance Style. Several personal finance bloggers have banded together to write a series of personal finance articles based on "The 12 Days of Christmas"Â theme. At ...
Building, Diversifying, and Shifting Your Income Streams
December 5, 2007 :: Making Money :: 41 Comments
I think many of us heard about income streams, active income, passive income, and portfolio income before (if not, I have brief description of each below). I'd like to share some quick observations about active versus passive income as it relates to financial independence and wealth. The image above is ...
Investors Blog Network (IBN) Festival #18
December 3, 2007 :: Miscellaneous :: 2 Comments
Welcome to the Investors Blog Network (IBN) Festival #18. This carnival is a bi-weekly collection of commentary on personal finance, investing, and other business related topics. Articles are collected from member blogs of the Investors Blog Network (IBN). Photo by Ken Kiser via morgueFile Editor's Top 5 Picks A Great Way to ...
Using Pareto Principle to Improve Personal Finance
November 27, 2007 :: Financial Planning :: 35 Comments
The Pareto Principle, also known as the 80-20 rule or the law of the vital few, is an observation that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes. I often use the Pareto Principle in my job, especially when we work on quality or process improvement projects. ...
Transforming Goals Into Actions
November 26, 2007 :: Financial Planning :: 16 Comments
I have to admit that when I first start this blog, I didn't have a solid goal. The truth is that I had just finished reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad, and felt motivated to improve my finances. I used to have a meta-blog (blog about blogging) and recognize ...
22 Money Maximizing Moves You Can Do Today
November 20, 2007 :: Financial Planning :: 27 Comments
Now that the benefits enrollment for my company is over, I can start thinking about things that I could do before the end of the year to make my money work harder for me. Here are 22 ideas that I want to share with you. Photo from morgueFile Boost 401k contribution ...
I Just Saved A Bunch Of Money On My Insurance
November 13, 2007 :: Insurance :: 22 Comments
"I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to GEICO." I am sure you heard that famous line before. In this post, I will share my story about how I saved $1,145 per year, or 30% off my original insurance bills -- and it ...
Loyalty Is Dead, It’s Better To Be A New Customer
November 9, 2007 :: Business :: 29 Comments
Did you know that you can get things for cheaper and better by making a couple of phone calls and ask? That's right. You could be paying premium for antiquated and inferior services right now. As part of the Reduce a Bill Challenge at Working For Financial Freedom, I'd like ...
Carnival of Money Stories #33 - Autumn Beauty
November 6, 2007 :: Miscellaneous :: 23 Comments
Welcome to the 33rd Edition of the Carnival of Money Stories; a carnival that shares stories about personal experiences or the experiences of others on saving, investing, finance, money management, money generating, business ventures, success and tales of struggle. There were many great submissions from PF Bloggers around the world, ...
Home Renovation Nightmare on Elm Street
October 31, 2007 :: Home and Real Estate :: 19 Comments
I hope this will be our last renovation for a very very long time. Our horror story began in late August when the contractor came to our house and quoted $6,000 (labor only) to repair our clogged backyard drain, hang new doors, and overhaul our bathroom. The estimated ...
The Art of Unethical Up-selling
October 16, 2007 :: Business :: 48 Comments
I am upset, because I just had an unsavory experience with an unethical merchant. Recently, I had the unfortunate opportunity to deal with a company called 86th Street Photo & Video (86photovideo.com). Last Friday, my wife placed an order online for a Sanyo Xacti VPC-E1 digital camcorder for $365 ...
Moolanomy weekly roundup #12: “Hello Readers” edition
October 14, 2007 :: Weekly Roundups :: 6 Comments
This is another great week for Moolanomy and the M-Network. The network made an exciting, as well as a sad change -- we welcomed MyTwoDollars into the family, and said farewell to Financial Dominance. This edition is inspired by Skelliewag's 19 Strategies to Help Turn New Visitors Into Loyal Readers. ...
