Another installment in my thrilling 30-part series on the wisdom of Warren Buffett, as seen through his annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders. Part 21 takes us 10 years back, to 1997......
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Kara McGuire had a recent post about financial author/speaker Kevin McKinley's 50 ways to save $50, a list that apparently changes a bit depending on his audience. Using McGuire's list,...
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We got a statement yesterday from our son's 529 plan that shows we have now saved enough money to pay for one full year of college at a state school. This assumes that if the dollars we have today...
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In a former professional life, I traveled often. But I nevertheless was recently tripped up by some fine print when deciding to order room service at a hotel during a weekend getaway. When I checked...
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I saw this Bloomberg article yesterday talking about the possibility of us seeing $4 per gallon gas in the near future: Gasoline inventories, measured by the days of demand they will cover, are at the...
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I have a history of not doing so well as an individual stock investor. Like many, I tend to let emotions overcome me. This year I took much of the money in my trading account and handed it over to......
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What they're saying... Free Money Finance: The bottom line is that you can save a TON of money using store and generic brands and their quality/effectiveness is almost always just as good as those...
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Alaska has no state sales tax and no state income tax. But that's only the beginning... I came across this article today that shows Anchorage to be the cheapest major American city to live in, at...
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I don't know how much this will really help your personal finance situation, but Ben & Jerry's scoop shops are scooping out free cones this coming Tuesday, April 17th. From noon until 8PM...
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I don't often write about how to get a job on this blog because I have no freaking idea how to get a job. I have a history as an absolutely terrible interviewee, answering questions such as...
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If Suze Orman were your personal financial advisor, would she consider this a good use of your money: Suze Orman, America's favorite personal finance expert, will host her first ever cruise from...
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Filed in archive Taxes
by Justin McHenry on April 09, 2007
Jennifer Openshaw had an interesting article on TheStreet last week about things the IRS looks for in deciding to audit certain tax returns. Too late to do much if you've already filed, but if you...
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Holy Kamoly we've made it to part 20 in our 30-part series on the Sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett. In this installment, we look at Buffett's Letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders covering...
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Listen! Get Rich Slick: ANYONE with determination, skills, knowledge and training can get to the position that they want if they really work toward that goal. I wasn't born an executive, I...
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Madame X at My Open Wallet mentioned in a recent post the theft of her $450 cell phone that she loved: I did have moments of groaning over how crazy it was to spend that much on a phone, but......
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