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February 2010

Saturday Round-Up Olympic Hockey Edition

February 27, 2010
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Hope you’re all having a great week and you’ve got to see some of the amazing hockey going on in the Olympics. I’m very much looking forward to the USA vs. Canada game tomorrow. It’s on at noon PST so don’t miss it. Wanted to share some of the stuff going on this week things [...]

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Quicken Essentials for Mac Review

February 25, 2010
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Well it’s finally here the much awaited release and my review of Quicken Essentials for Mac.  Okay maybe not everyone was waiting for my review but it’s nice that it’s finally out I think you can agree.  There’s a definite drought in the Mac world as far as personal finance software is concerned. The good [...]

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Why I Don’t Use Zero Based Budgeting

February 25, 2010
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This is a guest post from Daniel Packer over at Sweating The Big Stuff. Daniel writes about negotiating, saving, and conscious spending while attempting to maintain a high quality of life. To read more, subscribe to his feed or follow him on twitter. As you must know by now, Fiscal Geek is a HUGE fan [...]

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TurboTax Review: I try out the Home & Business Edition

February 24, 2010

WARNING: Strong Tax Geek Content here. I’ve been a longtime TurboTax user and this year I opted for the Home & Business Version thanks to FiscalGeek actually making some money last year. My normal return is usually not too hairy since I haven’t had any real investments outside my 401k so I was always opted [...]

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How to Budget Like an Olympian

February 22, 2010
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What do the Olympics and budgeting have to do with each other? More than you might expect. If you’ve followed FiscalGeek for any length of time you know that I’m an enormous fan of zero based budgeting and let me tell you why. You are laying down your money course down before the months race [...]

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Delayed Friday Round-Up

February 20, 2010
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What a week. Honestly I haven’t been looking at anything online this week, my attention has been entirely focused on the Olympics. My family and I headed up to Vancouver this week and got to see the USA vs. Norway Mens Hockey game on Thursday. We won 6-1! I can’t honestly describe how cool it [...]

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Bond Week is Postponed – Off to the Olympics!

February 16, 2010
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I thought I’d have a full week of bond related posts this week before we left for Vancouver but alas it is not to be. So rather than stress trying to complete I’m just going to enjoy this once in a lifetime opportunity. Honestly bond week is boring me to tears anyways, just invest in [...]

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BOND IS BACK! Savings Bonds That is. TIPS, EE and I Bonds.

February 16, 2010
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Ah Savings Bonds, most any investment book you can find will have a portion on the safest of bond investment choices and typically they are excruciating. Hopefully I can convey the same form of information in a fashion that is more approaching a stubbed toe rather than a root canal. Be sure to check out [...]

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Bond Week Begins – What is a Bond?

February 15, 2010
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Whoopty flipping do a whole week devoted to bonds? I promise I will do my best to keep you awake as we explore this important investment type. In the coming week we’ll start with learning what a bond is, different types of bonds, why you might want to include them in your investment portfolio and [...]

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It’s Coming!! BOND WEEK! and round-up.

February 11, 2010
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That’s right I know you are excited for our series on Monday looking at BONDS! (Imagine I’m yelling that.) Five whole days of BOND mania, starting with the basics and driving into more detail so that you are a certified BOND specialist at the end of the week. I’ll do my best to make it [...]

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