I, like most people, do not check my monthly bills that are on auto pay unless something goes wrong. So I am sure you can imagine my surprise when I was checking out one of the oldest personal finance blogs, My Money Blog, and I learned something about my specific Sprint Bill. In the post…
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November was a mixed month as I celebrated (yet again) my 30th birthday and I had a great thanksgiving weekend, but fiscally speaking it was sub-par at best and frustrating at worst. Despite increasing my 401(k) contributions, saving more liquid cash than average and buying more dividend paying stocks then I ever had before I…
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There is more to planning a trip then finally booking the airfare and hotel. Financially planning for a trip in advance will absolutely lead to a less stressful situation. In about a month or so I turn the big 3-0 and to celebrate The Wife, myself and The Boy are heading to Atlanta to see…
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As part of my daily responsibilities financial planners will come to me to discuss a particular case; sometimes these cases are mind boggling estate planning cases ($20million, $30million, $50million+) and sometimes they are just your run of the mill new family starting out. When the case has to do with estate planning the planner and…
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The other day I was speaking with a buddy the other day and he was asking about how The Wife and I handle our cash flow. Actually he was making fun of the complexity of it. I figured I should prove him wrong and actually create a flow chart rather than explain it orally. The…
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Earlier this year I started tracking my net worth, but wasn’t entirely comfortable putting the number completely out there, so I came up with a system where I on January 18, 2011 I took my positive net worth made it a zero. Feel free to check out my absolute zero net worth post. This way…
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