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Personal Finance “Are you Adam?” he asked. “Yes”, I replied – “Are you Ed?” I’ll refer to this person as “Ed” to protect his anonymity. And because I can’t remember his actual name…ok, mostly because I can’t remember his actual name. The year was 1993 and I was meeting Ed in a...
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January seems like an excellent time for reflection and change. Many a New Year resolution is made (and often abandoned) within the first month of the year. The act of replacing the old calendar with a new one must trigger some long-ingrained desire in humans to periodically ponder and, hopefully,...
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Quick question: how many of your New Year resolutions have you continued to follow through on now that we’re more than halfway through the year? None? That’s my answer. In full disclosure, I actually no longer make resolutions for the coming year. I’ve come to realize that no amount of will...
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Earlier this month I saw a news story tickler that truly shocked me when I first read it. According to a recent survey conducted by Pymnts.com and LendingClub Corp, more than one in three Americans who earn at least $250,00 annually say they are living paycheck to paycheck. Whoa! According...
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Admit it. When you read “one million dollars”, your pinky finger goes up to the corner of your mouth. Dr. Evil may have missed the mark by blackmailing the world for the paltry sum of $1 million in 1990 but this sum still represents a psychological threshold for many individuals...
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Creating and managing a personal budget is not high on anyone’s fun pastimes. If investing and saving are like throwing a party – exciting, filled with good times and hopefully positive outcomes, then budgeting is like the morning after clean-up. You know it must be done. You know you’re going...
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Adam, Jeanette told me your father passed away last week. I’m very sorry for your loss. She also told me…
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Thank you Marci. My mom did get a chance to read it to him, and I'm very grateful for that.