Archive for the ‘Money’ Category
Sunday, March 30th, 2008
Imagine the horror - the horror! - of finding out that Barack Obama isn't saving his pennies for retirement. Why on earth not? Mankiw has a depressing possible explanation:
As Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee has written, "Future increases in tax rates potentially threaten to significantly reduce the ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
Sick of six sigma? Irritated by ISO? Outraged by outsourcing? Want to leave the office for the last time?
It sounds like you have the desire to retire.
Good for you. First, you need to know your number. Check how close you are using ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008
Two months to go until tax day! Here's my annual nag about tax planning for US based entrepreneurs.
If you're a US entrepreneur, you should talk to your accountant/financial planner about a SIMPLE IRA. You are eligible even if you have a 401(k) plan at another job, and you ...
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
I really enjoyed this article, and in particular, the second point.
Create additional income streams, even if you are an employee.
You might have a non-compete clause in your employment agreement, but it doesn't cover everything, right? There is certainly something you can do to diversify your income stream in this ...
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Saturday, December 1st, 2007
This story just floored me: several thousand rubes investors in China lost their shirts investing in ant farms. The ants were going to be harvested to create an aphrodisiac potion. It's not clear whether the venture was a complete ruse or just a Ponzi scheme, since it ...
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Thursday, November 29th, 2007
I'm not a huge fan of the Motley Fool, but I did enjoy this post. I'm a huge fan of living below your means. And I'm an even more huge fan of increasing your means to increase the degree by which you live below your means.
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Thursday, November 15th, 2007
Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert, has some great ideas for managing all the money you've made from your thriving e-business. Don't worry, there are no SIVs, CDOs or derivatives involved in his plan!
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Wednesday, November 14th, 2007
36 year old Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, gave $27.5 million to Stanford University Hospital. Wow! Here's Marc talking about the gift on his blog.
Mrs. Thatcher used to say, "No one would remember the Good Samaritan if all he had were good intentions. He ...
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Tuesday, November 6th, 2007
"Early to bed, early to rise,
Work like hell, DOLLARIZE!" -- Jeffrey Fox
I have quoted Jeffrey Fox before on my blog because I think so highly of his work, and in particular, so highly of his assertion that the best way to close a sale is to convince the client that ...
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Friday, October 26th, 2007
A list of financial calculators for entrepreneurs from Bootstrapper
A list for homebuyers from Mortgage-Calc.com
Business Calculators from Entrepreneur.com
Calculators for your web page from Instacalc.com
The hourly rate calculator from FreelanceSwitch.com
The PayPal Fee Calculator
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