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Archive for January, 2012
The following guest post is brought to you by Compare the Market. Pets make up a big part of the average family’s household. Whether it is a tabby cat or a St. Bernard, most pets are cherished. This is evident in the fact that, according to reports, Americans spend billions of dollars every year on [...]
2 Comments Guest on Jan 14th 2012
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Guest Posts,Saving Your Money
5 Tips for Your Personal Finance in 2012
The following is a guest post by new Yakezie challenger Finance Wand. The new year has recently passed, with lots of hope for all of us. We all have gone through financial stress for the last few years and now it is the best time to think about your financial fitness for the year 2012. [...]
19 Comments Guest on Jan 12th 2012
Filed under Growing Your Wealth,Guest Posts,Miscellaneous,Philosophy
Why I Am Switching Career Tracks
The following is a guest post by Corey from Passive Income to Retire, where he keeps track of his progress to retire by the age of 27. With the economy in the current state that it is, it isn’t too uncommon for family members to spend more time working in order to either make more money [...]
28 Comments Guest on Jan 11th 2012
Filed under Book Reviews,Growing Your Wealth,Investing,Miscellaneous,Saving Your Money
Book Review and Giveaway Part Three: Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School
Welcome to part 3 of my review of “Millionaire Teacher: The Nine Rules of Wealth You Should Have Learned in School“! If you don’t have the book yet, there’s a giveaway running across all parts of this book review with 5 copies of the book to be given away in all! Read part one: Book Review [...]
14 Comments Kevin on Jan 10th 2012
Happy New Year, all! I can’t believe it’s already 2012. I know that it is already January 9, but this is also the first roundup I do in the new year. Did you enjoy the holidays and the new year? Here are some recent posts at Invest It Wisely that you may have missed: 5 [...]
11 Comments Kevin on Jan 9th 2012
I recently had a post about “When Can You Talk About How Much You Make?“, and I recently followed that up with a post on the Yakezie about “Do You Really Want To Know How Much Others Make?“. The discussion was started when Financial Samurai had a great post about why we should never tell anyone how [...]
19 Comments Kevin on Jan 8th 2012
I recently had a recap of my goals from 2011; overall I did decent, but not as well as I would have liked. I am constantly wondering how I can do better and how I can improve. I’ve learned that when setting goals, it’s better to aim high, fail slightly but still end up higher than [...]
23 Comments Kevin on Jan 6th 2012
Filed under Miscellaneous,Weekend Reading
Weekend Reading: Cold Snap Edition
The temperature will be dipping to -30C overnight (that’s -22F), which is cooooold. Winter reminds me how much more I prefer to be under the hot sun, rather than in the freezing cold. I simply don’t have the body type for the cold! Nonetheless, I am embarking on my first ski lesson, which I am [...]
16 Comments Kevin on Jan 15th 2012