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The following staff post is by Greg Johnson. Pssst….Hey you!…Yeah you!…Come closer…I’ve got a secret to tell you. It’s a secret that can change your financial life forever. I’ve unlocked one of the biggest secrets to building personal wealth, but we’ve got to keep it down. We don’t want “them” to hear us. Shhhhh… If [...]

32 Comments Greg Johnson on Jan 7th 2013

The following guest post is by Allied Cash Advance. Do You Need Renters Insurance? Assuming You Don’t Can be Costly! Apartment dwellers and others who rent their living quarters often assume that they don’t need to buy renters insurance. That can be an expensive mistake. If you rent your home, chances are you need a [...]

5 Comments Guest on Dec 17th 2012

The following is the first staff post by Greg Johnson. Please join me in welcoming him to the site! When people use the term “investing,” they are usually talking about investing money in the stock market. Whether that is through the purchase of single stocks, mutual funds, or retirement accounts, their idea of investing is [...]

34 Comments Greg Johnson on Oct 15th 2012

The following is a guest post brought to you by Liberty Insurance. I have become a fan of the HGTV show Selling London recently, and part of the reason is that I find real estate transactions in other parts of the world interesting because there are so many different things to consider compared to the [...]

No Comments Guest on Jul 30th 2012

The following guest post is brought to you by Genworth Financial. With interest rates so low right now, it seems like a great time to buy a house. And it can be, but you need to make sure that you are aware of everything you can be going in. This means really being sure that [...]

19 Comments Guest on Jul 26th 2012

This is the third in a series of articles on living to 100 and beyond. This post was originally published on June 1, 2010. In my last post on this series, I took a look into a possible future where lifespans extend out to one hundred and beyond, and the possible changes that will affect [...]

39 Comments Kevin on May 28th 2012

With recent bank promotions of 2.99% fixed for four years (some even for five years!), there have been a lot of discussions on whether it’s a better deal to go for a fixed-rate or not. What do you think? Better to go for a fixed-rate, or a variable-rate? In this post, I’ll compare both scenarios, [...]

38 Comments Kevin on Apr 16th 2012

The following is a guest post by fellow blogger My Money Design. As a homeowner you know that the price of any home repair or project, no matter how small, can be outrageous! As a result, some of us opt to brave these tasks ourselves. But even though the journey may start out because we’re [...]

15 Comments Guest on Mar 9th 2012

I have written a lot about our first home together, and also about living in a condo versus living in a house. After living in a condo for more than a year, I thought it would be fun to go over the major advantages and disadvantages, and recap just how it’s gone for us so [...]

49 Comments Kevin on Mar 5th 2012

The following is a guest post about home loan comparison services. Are you a home owner who has recently undergone a life change? If you have recently married, had children, completed a home renovation or are looking to undergo a home renovation, or noticed that current interest rates are lower than they were when you [...]

No Comments Guest on Feb 28th 2012

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