Posts Tagged ‘finance’

How to Free Yourself from Paper Clutter

I frequently chase the dream of being paperless. But I have come to the brink of acceptance: for me, it will never be wholly achievable. You will always need some papers to actually exist in physical form. Even with the theory of a paperless office, clutter still manages to amass somewhere. Whether it’s on your desk or on your hard drive, you know if you… » Continue

January 31 2008 | By AJ | Tagged: business, finance, paperless, paperwork, taxes | 10 comments»

Lifehack Readers’ Advice for College Graduates

Last week, I asked lifehack.org readers, “What advice would you offer to a recent college graduate entering your field?” The response was great, with a dozen readers offering excellent advice not just for their fields, but for college graduates faced with the prospect of building a life as well.

My own advice follows the same pattern; although directed at future academics, it is applicable to anyone looking to enter… » Continue

December 17 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: advice, career, college, finance, frugality, learning, networking, student | 17 comments»

How Not To Overspend On Your Christmas Shopping

Christmas - it’s the lovely time of the year again; the time for giving and sharing of gifts with family and friends. As much as we want to celebrate and be jolly during this festive season, we want to make sure that we are careful about spending so that we don’t spoil the festive mood.

From past years’ experiences, my challenge with Christmas shopping has always been overspending. Retailers are… » Continue

December 13 2007 | By Lawrence | Tagged: budget, christmas, finance, shopping | 29 comments»

Living Without Credit

Picture this: I’m 18, going to college, living 3,000 miles away from home. I stop in at a music store and fiddle around with one of the keyboards there. It’s nice. I strike up a conversation with one of the salespeople. He’s nice. He asks if I’d like to buy the keyboard I’m playing. I tell him I couldn’t possibly, since it’s a good $2000… » Continue

November 16 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: credit, expense, finance, living, spending | 51 comments»

7 Tips to Get on the Property Ladder

Despite the much publicised problems in the US Housing Market, there are still many long term advantages to buying a house in preference to renting.

Buying a house has historically been a good investment; since 1945, house prices have increased faster than inflation and have also outperformed the stock market. Also, buying a house gives you the opportunity to live rent free when you have paid off the mortgage. Mortgages… » Continue

September 11 2007 | By Tejvan | Tagged: finance, house, mortgage | 14 comments»

How to Live on a Tight Budget

Do you go out to eat at least once a week? Do you frequent the movie theater? Are you are Starbucks addict? If so, you are spending thousands of dollars a year on the little things. Just think of the money you would save if you just cut a few corners each day. Now think about what your savings account would look like if you put that money in… » Continue

May 28 2007 | By Kim | Tagged: finance, Money, saving | 19 comments»

Free Alternatives To Quicken & MS Money

ZenHabits has put together a great collection of free financial tools that offer an alternative to pay products like Quicken and MS Money.

The six options span both online and offline applications, some dead simple and others feature-rich.

Check them out, and don’t forget to put in your two cents of how you manage your money.

6 Great Free Alternatives to Quicken & MS Money - [ZenHabits]… » Continue

May 24 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: finance, finances, Money | 2 comments»

7 Ways To Conquer Your Finances

I don’t need to get into why you’d want to be in control of your finances. Money makes the world go ’round, and worrying about it will drive you ’round the bend.

Here’s one of seven ways to tackle your finances as outlined by GetRichSlowly.com:

Pay off the debts starting with the smallest balance first. Here’s how:

1. Order your debts from lowest balance to highest balance.

2. Designate a certain

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May 16 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: finance, finances, financial+stability | 4 comments»

27 Personal Finance Tips for Overseas Travel

Jimmy Atkinson at Ask the Advisor sent me a note on his recent article on personal finance tips for oversea travel. As I have just back from a long trip, I understand getting everything ready, especially safety and financial prepared, are extremely important. He suggested 27 tips around safety, health, and financial issues:

Make two photocopies of any important papers.
Travel light (clothing-wise) and forget the bling.
Find answers to your questions

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April 30 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: finance, oversea, travel | 6 comments»

6 Reasons to Keep Receipts…Or Not!

When we work with clients in person to sort out their papers and create systems for them, we always run into the issue of keeping receipts.

For purposes of this article, we’re speaking about personal receipts for managing your household. Businesses should keep all receipts and should definitely use financial management software like QuickBooks or Peachtree to track and report on the information.

Most personal expenses, however, are routine and irrelevant… » Continue

February 8 2007 | By Lorie | Tagged: finance, Money, organization, organizing, paper | 6 comments»

When to make purchases

By now the holiday buzz has slowly warn off and you can start thinking about purchasing “gifts” for yourself once again. However, a little known fact is that you can save lots of money by making major purchases when the timing is most advantageous for the consumer. MSN Money posted an article that lists the best time to make various purchases. I would classify some of the tips… » Continue

February 7 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: finance, Money, purchases | 5 comments»

Maximize your car deal

If you’re in the market for a new car, before heading over to the dealership, you might want to checkout The Simple Dollar’s ten steps to maximize your car deal. According to The Simple Dollar, “If you really want to maximize your next auto purchase especially if you’re looking to buy a late model used car, here are ten steps to follow to make that purchase a reality.”… » Continue

January 22 2007 | By Kyle | Tagged: car, finance, Money, purchase | 3 comments»

Top 25 Personal Finance Myths

Credit Advisor mentions some myths and perceptions could hold you back from being rich. They may set you off to the wrong course. You may have the wrong focus because of them. Take a look their 25 finance myths and positive about how you manage your finance. Here are couple of good ones:

4. Those with obvious material wealth must be rich.
Experience suggests we humans get jealous or resentful for so… » Continue

January 11 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: finance, Money, myth | 1 comment»

Real Life Example on Personal Finance

Flexo, an anonymous blogger at Consumerism Commentary, has an interesting piece on how to be a CFO of his life. He treats and puts his finance in term of running a business. Not only running a business - he puts it as a publicly traded business by publishing his financial reports online - all to make him accountable on his expenses and financial management.

Here are couple of interesting links… » Continue

November 21 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: finance, Money, personal | 4 comments»

102 Personal Finance Tips Your Professor Never Taught You

School do not teach you anything on personal finance. In usual ways, you have to learn it from the hard way, or look for a person who can give you some advices. Looks no further for some quick tips. The Blog Your Credit Advisor introduces 102 rules that can get your financial to the right track. It has categories on obviously basic tips, career and education, credit and loans, frugality… » Continue

November 3 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: finance, Money, tips | 2 comments»

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