From the monthly archives:

November 2009

Use Online Tools for Fund Raising

November 25, 2009
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This is a guest post by Craig Kessler, marketing director of BudgetPulse who also manages the BudgetPulse blog and can be reached on Twitter.  If you haven’t already checked out BudgetPulse take a look it’s a great free service for managing your money online. Johnny plays for the Wichita Tigers, a little league team in [...]

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Carnival of Personal Finance Thanksgiving Survival Edition

November 23, 2009
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I’m very pleased to be hosting the 232nd edition of the Carnival of Personal Finance. This being the weekend before Thanksgiving I thought it would be prudent to provide my own survival tips for you to successfully navigate the Thanksgiving holiday. For my non Thanksgiving celebrating readers this tips apply to most any holiday season. [...]

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The Career Diaries: The Architect

November 18, 2009
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The career diaries profile different professions giving you an insiders view of various jobs and careers. The goal being to give you a better view of a potential career by giving you more than the 10,000 foot view offered in vocation guides and top 50 job lists. A job is much more than a paycheck, [...]

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Book Review: America, Welcome to the Poorhouse

November 16, 2009
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I recently read America, Welcome To The Poorhouse by Jane White.  I wasn’t quite sure what to expect with that slightly caustic title and I’m still not quite sure what to think after having read it.  From the cover jacket:  “America, Welcome to the Poorhouse reveals the political and economic forces that got us into [...]

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10 Things Your Baby Doesn’t Need that Can Fund Their College Education.

November 9, 2009
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I want to share my sage parenting advice to you would be or soon to be parents. The amount of products the corporate juggernauts are advocating for the health and well being of your baby is staggering. Here’s a secret: You don’t need most of them. I’ll never forget the day I walked into a [...]

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The Career Diaries: The Network Engineer

November 5, 2009
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Today I’m starting a new series on FiscalGeek profiling different professions giving you an insiders view of various jobs and careers. The goal being to give you a better view of a potential career by giving you more than the 10,000 foot view offered in vocation guides and top 50 job lists. A job is [...]

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The A-Team talks about the Roth 401k vs. Traditional 401k’s

November 3, 2009
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That’s right fools, the A-Team is not just about rescuing your biker infested small town, they’re here to help you with your retirement planning. So light your cigar, pull out your welding cart and lock and load we’re talking about 401k’s. [The scene opens on a deserted small town with some thug like biker's hassling [...]

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