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March 2010

Interview with Francois Bondiguel Cofounder of PocketSmith

March 30, 2010

In this edition of the FiscalGeek Podcast I interview Francois Bondiguel one of the cofounders of PocketSmith. We talk about some of the innovative aspects of this budget forecasting tool and Francois shares some of the new features coming to PocketSmith soon. [podcast]http://www.fiscalgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fiscalgeek_pocketsmith_interview.mp3[/podcast]

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You’re Self-employed EVEN if You Work for Someone Else

March 30, 2010
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You report to work everyday as required by the company. You work on assignments and projects given to you by your boss or by other managers in the company. Your paycheck comes from your employer, and your retirement plan and benefits package are handled by them as well. You’re an employee, right? Not necessarily! You’re [...]

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Friday Round-Up – Get Motivated Edition

March 26, 2010
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Well here we are again, it’s Friday and I hope this has been a great week for you. If not well it is Friday after all, here’s hoping for a good weekend. It’s been a busy but good week for me. My youngest turned 7 and also got promoted in his Tae Kwon Do class [...]

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Why Tax Deferral May Be a Sucker’s Bet

March 24, 2010
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This post is from FiscalGeek staff writer: Kevin Mercadante. I’m very excited to have him contributing to the site. You can find out more about him at his own blog OutOfYourRut.com. I don’t normally write on tax issues, and for the most part I’ve quietly bowed out of the Roth conversion debates springing up across [...]

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Where Do You See Yourself in 10 Years?

March 23, 2010
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Where do you see yourself in 10 years? That was the standard question I asked every interview candidate when I was hiring for my various positions. Actually I only usually asked 2 years out but 10 years might be more appropriate to think about where you may be in life and with your finances. I [...]

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PocketSmith Personal Finance Software Review

March 22, 2010
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I recently have had the opportunity to try out PocketSmith a newer online service that turns the ordinary expense tracking software on it’s end. Instead of revolving around the traditional register entry of any of the other packages out there PocketSmith centers on a calendar that will let you manage events and forecast your future [...]

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Friday Round Up with Report

March 19, 2010
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Don’t ask me why I have fireworks on the brain but I haven’t been able to stop thinking about them all night. That phrase “with report” meant whatever it was you were lighting off would do its thing and then when finished explode. To a 13 year old boy there was no greater joy. We [...]

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Is a 15 Year Mortgage Financial Suicide?

March 17, 2010
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This post is from a new FiscalGeek staff writer: Kevin Mercadante. I’m very excited to have him contributing to the site. You can find out more about him at his own blog OutOfYourRut.com. Last week on Fiscal Geek we asked the question, Is There Such a Thing as “Good Debt?” and advanced the idea that [...]

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Start your own Paper Investing Portfolio for Free

March 16, 2010

If you are tentative about dipping your toe in the proverbial investing waters we’ll present a great option for you to try out your elaborate investing strategy with no risk. TradeMonster is a new affiliate here at FiscalGeek and we’ll show you why we like it. Take a walk through and see all of the [...]

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How to Start Investing for Retirement

March 15, 2010
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This is a guest post by PT of PT Money: Real Personal Finance for a Life Without Limits. When you go check out his blog be sure to download his free ebook 52 Ways to Make Extra Money. When I think about investing, I have one goal in mind: a safe retirement. I don’t need [...]

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