Are You a Desperate Housewife?
(Apr 13) Well ladies, if your husband handles all the finances, you better beware. I've heard that close to 50% of marriages ending in divorce. So, letting your spouse handle the finances could leave you financially vulnerable. We hate to think about divorce, but it could happen to us. I am sure that you have a divorced ...
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Cost of Cars Again
(Apr 5) Then why do I drive a Honda? Well let me tell you. I have owned the Honda for 10 years. It has been the best investment I have ever made. The Honda Accord is very reliable. I have not had any major problems with it to date. My Honda is fully paid for, so there ...
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Going to get a Living Will Part I
(Apr 5) This is a series about Mrs. Money Matters and her husband going to legally document their will. I will take you through the process that we go through. If you die without a legal will, this is called intestate, and means that the state will determine how your assets are divided. We do not want ...
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Why Hire an Accountant?
(Mar 29) If you are like Mrs. Money Matters, you don't have extra time in the evenings or weekend for anything expect your husband and baby, especially for something like "doing taxes". This year things changed in our household. Mrs. Money Matters hired a CPA for the first time this year to do the family taxes. We ...
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Mar 29) The company I work for offers an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, or ESPP. If your employer offers this plan, I highly encourage you to join in. Basically here is how it works: Each pay period, you automatically have money taken out of your paycheck. This money is deposited into a fund which will buy your ...
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Calculator Obsession
(Mar 24) Sometimes I become obsessed by my finances, keeping track of all money, calculating how much money I would have in the future depending on returns and taxes.
This calculator is cool http://moneycentral.msn.com/Investor/calcs/n_savapp/main.asp
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Net Worth Quarterly Report
(Mar 24) Quarterly State of the Union Money Report. I will post this quarterly. This is a report the state of our finances at the last month of the quarter. The goal is to be worth more each quarter that the last quarter.
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Job Search
(Mar 24) Looking for a job that makes $100,000 annually to watch tv and blog all day? VP, Dukes of Hazzard Institute. Sounds like fun!
http://www.careerjournal.com/salaryhiring/hotissues/20050324-ballinger.html?cjpartner=mktw
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