Learning About Residual Income Streams

May 24, 2010

An important question anyone can ask is “Why do people get up early every morning and head for work?” In an attempt to answer that question, some people would justify their work to be a form of self-satisfaction. Others might say that they work to improve the state of the world. However, the real reason [...]

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News From My Realtor: HOA Condo Rules Won’t Allow Investors At This Time

March 23, 2009

photo credit: JohnHallAssociates This last week I was given some unfortunate news about a investment condo I was interested in purchasing for a rental property. My agent contacted the sellers agent and asked if any offers had been made on the condo. He learned no offers had been made, but the sellers agent did ask [...]

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Weekly Blog Reads: Pecuniary Associates Edition and Personal Finance Carnivals

March 22, 2009

This week I’ve had the privilege to join an amazing new group of personal finance bloggers called the Pecuniary Associates. These bloggers help challenge the way I think about spending and saving money. I was also able to guest post and read some other amazing personal finance articles from around the web. Pecuniarities wrote Our [...]

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Can’t Make Up Your Mind? Call A Frugal Friend

March 18, 2009

photo credit: Phillie Casablanca Maybe your are at a cell phone store talking to a salesperson, when you find out that you can upgrade to a new phone and contract. You really just wanted to keep your existing contract, but that new iphone or Blackberry would be really amazing. What do you do when faced [...]

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What I Learned About Real Estate Investing Today: Be Patient

March 16, 2009

photo credit: allaboutgeorge This week I’ve been researching real estate in our local area trying to find an opportunity for an investment property. Three condos caught my attention as they were priced aggressively and were all under $100,000. I utilize Zip Realty and have a search setup to scour a 5 mile radius from my [...]

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