My Blog, Your Money

If you frequently use a debit card, watch out for skimming scams.  Skimming thieves use hidden equipment to capture your account information and the problem is increasing as debit card use rises.  Here are 3 actions you can take to protect yourself:
1.       Don’t type in your PIN when getting gas at the pump.
2.       Only use […]

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Ramit Sethi from I Will Teach You To Be Rich recently posted a video about how he ruined his brand new $1,300 MacBook by spilling coffee on it, but was then able to make the best of this situation by successfully recovering $1,100.  First, he sold the laptop as-is on eBay for about $661.  Then […]

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Here’s an article on 6 common millionaire traits:
1.      Independent Thinking
2.      Vision
3.      Skills
4.      Passion
5.      Investment
6.      Salesmanship
Go to the link to learn more about each one and to see examples and anecdotes illustrating each trait.

If you are interested in learning more about what makes millionaires tick, I highly recommend The Millionaire Next Door.  The material might be […]

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Several years ago, I experienced one of my worst nightmares.  No, my cat didn’t die.  (I don’t even have a pet.)  It was the very bane of my existence: hard drive failure.  I was devastated and on the verge of tears.  All the data I’d accumulated over 15 years was gone.  I felt like I’d […]

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