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A personal financers review of SubvertAndProfit.com
2008-03-28 09:01:00 I’m all for passive income and when I initially saw this website I thought it was a good idea, and I signed up. They promise decent money ($0.50 to $1.00 per SU review) for a fairly easy task. It makes sense (cents) for them and pumps up the site that is purchasing those ... More About: Personal , Passive Income , Review , Compensation , Frugal
When are you reading this? A trending look at reading Personal Finance blo
2008-03-27 09:01:00 I myself open up my Google RSS reader probably every 2 days to take a look at the 93 feeds I’m subscribed to. Yes, 93 people have things to say that very much interest me. And in my scanning of everyones latest posts today, I got to thinking, I only seem to scan ... More About: Personal , Reading , Personal Finance , Finance
Hanks Holiday Handout #2! ? Prizes include H&R Block TaxCut software, 500 E
2008-03-25 09:01:00 It’s almost “D-Day” for taxes with less than 3 weeks left to file, and I’ve been giving a few gifts recently that may help out and I wanted to pass on as appreciation to my readers! The format is very similar to the last “Hank’s Handout” post with over $200 in prizes! The ... More About: Software , Holiday , Giveaways , Prizes , Block
Should the government save folks facing foreclosures?
2008-03-24 09:01:00 In January alone, more than 45,000 American families lost their homes to foreclosure. That number sounds high, right? January 2007 saw about 20,000 less foreclosures. The marketing was sliding then, but wasn’t nearly hitting 45,000 families across the country. Is it in the governments duty to help these folks out? So foreclosures are ... More About: House , Government , Retirement , Real Estate , Foreclosures
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #22 (March 22, 2008)
2008-03-22 09:01:00 Strange how that works out, Hangout #22 falls on the 22nd. Must be a sign! Go buy a lottery ticket, quick! Another good week at MIB, readership via RSS increased 13% I believe due to a few new advertising structures I’m bouncing around including Entrecard and StumbleUpon Ads. I’ll be discussing those a bit more ... More About: House , Blogroll , Retirement , Taxes , Insurance
The age old question: How many credit cards should I have?
2008-03-21 09:01:00 Oh how many times have I seen or been asked this one, and I always give the same answer, it depends. I hate giving you the same old song and dance you’ve always heard, so I’ll add on some other VERY beneficial questions you should know the answer to when asking this question… 1. ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Question , Debt , Balance Sheet
What do you have in your wallet - cash, credit, or none of the above?
2008-03-19 09:01:00 What do you have in your wallet? I’ve always been a big fan of spending only what I had in my wallet and nothing more. Don’t buy on margin, never use layaway, (does anyone still do this?) and under NO circumstances use credit! It probably has a lot to do with how I grew ... More About: Credit , Cash , Wallet
How much does your accountant charge to do your taxes? Is it worth it? Wo
2008-03-18 09:02:00 This is always a hot topic, especially around this time of year. To accountant or not to accountant, that is the usual question. For some it isn’t a question, accountants cost money they don’t have, but for a LOT of people, they can get their taxes done for a lot less than they ... More About: Taxes , Portfolio , Investing , Charge , Debt
The 29 most frugal things I have ever done - do yours compare to my past le
2008-03-17 09:01:00 I got to thinking this weekend when I saw half a tablet of the dishwasher detergent (the kind that comes in the “concentrated pacs”) left in the bucket and thought I’d toss it in and get the extra $0.04 out of the jumbo bucket of 60 I got at Costco. I had plenty more to ... More About: Debt , Compare , Past , Things , Frugal
The US Economic Stimulus package is coming! Be sure NOT to invest in these
2008-03-16 09:21:00 Did you get this in your snail mail? Pay good attention to it because it is your milk ticket to what’s coming down the pipes! MyInvest ingBlog covered it earlier in the month and mentioned what the IRS had to say about it. Make sure you’re covered when tax rebate time comes around (May, or ... More About: Taxes , Net worth , Economic , Compensation
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #21 (March 15, 2008)
2008-03-15 09:01:00 This week has been a good week all around for MyInvestingBlog. We had close to 10,000 visitors thanks to a few viral posts, “How do I publicize my blog“, “will Brett Favre’s retirement affect the stock market“, and “a slick StumbleUpon option you may not know about“. Sold a few advertisementing spots and ... More About: House , Retirement , Taxes , Insurance , Interviews
How can I lower the interest rate on my card and raise my credit limit?
2008-03-14 09:01:00 I have a friend that works for a large credit agency and we’ve had a handful of conversations about it. He said that it is fairly simple to do. Most people don’t even realize they have the option to request these things… More About: Card , Credit , Debt , Interest , Lower
Should I try day trading?
2008-03-13 09:01:00 This one has popped in and out of my head for a few years now. I have a friend who has been doing it for a while now and making pretty good money off it. But I still haven’t jumped on the bandwagon. He’s done forex and penny stock investing but prefers the forex. ... More About: Portfolio , Passive Income , Trading , Investing , Net worth
How do I publicize my blog? A personal finance blog?s lifeline from ?start
2008-03-12 09:01:00 I was contacted by a fellow Personal Finance r this morning named Naveed from NaveedsMind who asked a question that got me going for 9 hours writing this one! Ever get on a kick like that? Grab a cup of coffee and sit down for this one, it’s a long, interesting, and informative story you will ... More About: Blogroll , Personal Finance , Interviews
Monthly net worth update March 2008 (+2.42%)
2008-03-11 09:01:00 Things are still on the upswing this month, up 2.42% from last month. My 401k recovered from a pretty big dump the month prior; but my wife’s is still shooting ahead MUCH faster with another 10% increase this month! REREX and TRRDX are proving to be big backers for her and her 1,2 punch. DODFX is still my big dog and he brought in about $1,000 after diving 300 the month before. Here is the latest (click to enlarge): More About: Update , Net worth , Worth , March , March 2008
130 Million People Will Get Tax Rebates?Will You? You won?t, if?
2008-03-09 09:01:00 Everyone’s talking about the rebates. It’s heady stuff, I know. I thought it might be good to mention a little fact that seems to be getting swept under the rug. . . not everyone will get one. Are you on that list? Well, here’s what you need to know to find ... More About: People , Taxes , Debt , Rebates , Million
Monthly net worth update March 7, 2008 (+2.42%)
2008-03-09 09:01:00 Things are still on the upswing this month, up 2.42% from last month. My 401k recovered from a pretty big dump the month prior; but my wife’s is still shooting ahead MUCH faster with another 10% increase this month! REREX and TRRDX are proving to be big backers for her and her 1,2 punch. DODFX ... More About: House , Blogroll , Retirement , Insurance , Portfolio
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #20 (March 8, 2008)
2008-03-08 09:01:00 This week had a lot of ups and downs. CNN posted a pretty sweet article on timing what Uncle Sam gets but Brett Favre hung up his cleats also. The weather was sunny in the Pacific northwest for the first time since the rain started back in May, so that’s a good thing… More About: House , Blogroll , Retirement , Taxes , Insurance
My favorite books out there about money and personal finance
2008-03-07 09:01:00 I’ve never been a big fan of reading, but I AM a big fan of personal finance; so it is strange that I have found a happy medium over the past few years. I haven’t read as much as I’d like to in the past few years, but I have enjoyed a handful of ... More About: Personal , Books , Retirement , Personal Finance , Finance
A slick StumbleUpon option you may not know about, but will continue to use
2008-03-06 09:01:00 I’m always a big fan of helping people improve functionalities, and I’ve been a huge StumbleUpon user for a few months now. I find a lot of new sites with this tool that I would never have found otherwise. I have a pretty long list of things I enjoy; but often times when ... More About: Stumbleupon
Will Brett Favre?s retirement make the stock market take a dive?
2008-03-05 09:01:00 Brett Favre announced his retirement yesterday leaving several die hard Favre fans unable to deal. Emotionally, these people should be very worried, but that isn’t the half of it! Financially, the US economy should be the ones that are taken aback by this news! Below here is a VERY scientific graph I dug ... More About: Retirement , Interviews , Stock Market , Market , Stock
This is how rich people think differently than poor people
2008-03-04 09:01:00 I came across Mark Shead’s 10 Signs You Will Be Poor post today and realized how true it is. Often times it is the small things that can derail your financial future. Much of the population doesn’t realize or plan properly anymore. With mortgage companies lending money how they have the past few years, and ... More About: People , Retirement , Taxes , Portfolio , Rich
So you?ve got an invention idea that will change the world and make you big
2008-03-02 09:01:00 Who HASN’T thought of something that they thought could change the world? I admit I have thought of AT LEAST 10 things I thought would change the world, I’ve documented some, and even made some progress on some of them.I’ve contacted “inventors help lines”, I’ve called companies, I’ve started excel spreadsheets detailing costs, I’ve ... More About: World , Passive Income , Change , Investing , Idea
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #19 (March 1, 2008)
2008-03-01 09:01:00 I churned out the new version of M.I.B. this week and I’ve got to admit, I’m pretty impressed with what Jon was able to cook up. He’s got the design down pat! Love his work and if anyone is looking for someone to help with their design, let me know because I’m happy ... More About: House , Blogroll , Retirement , Taxes , Insurance
Will a tankless water heater really save me money?
2008-02-29 09:06:00 I saw an ad after the Super Bowl (which is about 2.1 million less to run I’d guess than the DURING game ad) about these tankless water heaters. I thought it sounded like a good idea because by the time the wife and kids hit the shower in the morning, there’s nothing left for ... More About: House , Money , Water , Debt , Save
Are all the ?meme?s that people are tossing around really doing anything us
2008-02-27 09:01:00 So I jumped on the ‘meme’ bandwagon last week to give it a whirl to see if it indeed did bump up my PageRank and Technorati score. Well, let me first of all say that my Technorati score decreased nicely (lower is better) from 124,139 to 96,541. This is a 22.23% rate of ... More About: Meme , Blogroll , People
I have an advertiser looking advertise on sites I refer; would you like me
2008-02-26 09:01:00 I have a direct referral advertiser that is looking to advertise on blogs I refer with one line text ads. This advertiser pays well and is looking to get their page rank up in google (similar to how the meme tag’s work) but with real $$$. He prefers to advertise on personal finance ... More About: Blogroll , Interviews , Passive Income , Sites , Net worth
Do I have to pay taxes for stuff I sell on Ebay?
2008-02-25 09:01:00 Hey Hank, I sold about $3,000 worth or my old things on Ebay last year. Do They send a 1099? Do I need to report it? I know the US government wants me to, but do I REALLY need to? - Ed from Kansas A good question Ed, and let me start ... More About: Taxes , Interviews , Passive Income , Giveaways
Shifting your investing mindset during a recession; what exactly defines a
2008-02-24 09:01:00 What is a recession and has it hit the US? I have touched on this subject a handful of times in the last few months, but it is something that interests me, and clearly the rest of the blogosphere as these are a high hitting posts that chat about recession. it is on everyone’s mind; and ... More About: House , Retirement , Insurance , Portfolio , Real Estate
Hanks Weekly Hangouts #18 (February 23, 2008)
More articles from this author:2008-02-23 09:01:00 Stumbling the blogosphere this week landed me on a lot of new sites. A lot of them themed around travel. I haven’t planned anything for this year yet, but last year landed me in the “land down under.” Where I will land this year is a mystery for now; for me, my wife, and the ... More About: House , Blogroll , Retirement , Taxes , Insurance 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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