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Pay Yourself First

Erin — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:53:40 +0000

Everyone wants to build wealth right now, this second, as quickly as possible. If you make six figures a year (or if you’re dishonest—think Madoff), maybe it’s possible. But for the rest of us peons, slow and steady wins the race. Pay yourself first, and get a jump on the rest of the tortoises out [...]

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Free money with UPromise

Janet — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:39:28 +0000

Have you ever noticed the Upromise logos on items at the grocery store? Upromise is a program that gives you money for college, just for shopping for the items you normally buy. This program is great, I have earned nearly $1,500 in approximately 3 years. All you have to do is go to Upromise.com and sign [...]

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The rule of 72 (Part 1)

Erin — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:38:14 +0000

If you’ve been reading about money for long, you may have heard of the rule of 72. If not, you should know that it’s a valuable tool in understanding the power of compound interest. This rule is that quirky little fact of compounding interest that allows us to predict how long it will take an [...]

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