Personal Finance Journey - Part 2

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The Green Initiative – Lead an Eco-Friendly lifestyle

March 27, 2013

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It’s become a well-known fact in recent years that there are amazing benefits to be gained by switching to an eco-friendly lifestyle. And as this knowledge becomes more prevalent, the costs of these changes have been rapidly decreasing. In fact, many companies and government agencies are now openly encouraging consumers to begin switching to more [...]

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Risk takers in Business – are you one?

March 20, 2013

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Risk takers in business – Low vs High risk? Having my own small business of which I am quite proud of plus my online endeavors PLUS all the personal development my lady enrolls me into I come across the words Risk, Risk Taker and Return on Investment quite regularly. All the business related development material [...]

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Easy Money Saving Energy tips

March 19, 2013

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Sure I can tell you that saving energy and money around the house is easy but in order for this to work you need to get up off the couch and actually make some changes. I have written in several of my previous articles you need to take action to achieve any results so here [...]

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Striking it rich by being lucky or doing it hard?

March 14, 2013

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Can luck still make your fortune? I receive a regular newsletter about people who run smart business’s and who start up companies with great creative smart ideas and working hard. In the latest version of SmartCompany they talk about a prospector / miner who has had his personal wealth rise approximately 93 million dollars in [...]

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Carnival Roundup : Will it ever stop raining edition!

March 8, 2013

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The summer season in Australia is often a wet season with a huge part of the time many areas under severe thunderstorm warning through out Queensland. This occurs during the Christmas Summer period but sometimes mother nature can get a but carried away and as the city was originally built around the river system we [...]

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Abundant thinking vs frugal mindset

March 5, 2013

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How do you think and whats your money mindset? I have been talking quite a bit recently about some of the mindset changes (or way of thinking) that I have had over the last two years and how affects how I not only interact with people but also how I interact with money and [...]

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Eating in with groceries vs dining out – Challenge your thoughts!

March 4, 2013

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How often do you think about saving money on food? Last year we talked about shopping smart with coupons, warehouse and farmers markets along with changing some of your bad habits with food. With all the terrible weather here in Australia at the moment my lady and I have had plenty of time on the [...]

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Easy Ideas to finding accountants in UK

March 1, 2013

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Choosing an Accountant A smart man once told me to pay for the best advice you can possible afford and that in the long run good advice is worth the cost. Without a good accountant you may not be saving money with your Taxes which if worded another way means your paying too much tax [...]

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The Simple Living Guide

February 27, 2013

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The Key to Simple Living: Managing Your Personal Finances Properly If managing your personal finances and living on a simple budget is as easy as it sounds, then a lot of people would not get into financial difficulties. This obviously helps avoid the things that can make our lives tremendously complicated. Trying to balance [...]

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10 simple things you should ask before Forex Trading

February 25, 2013

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Confused by Forex Trading? I am sure by now you have seen the range of websites springing up almost over night about online trading and covering the various ways you can make money online through options, Forex or currency exchange and share trading. I previously posted some of the benefits to online trading that technology [...]

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Spending more with terrible weather

February 25, 2013

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Does the Wallet feel a bit lighter after your weekend spending? Having spent a rainy and windy filled weekend with my lady I cant but help notice my wallet is feeling a bit lighter than usual. Which bought to my mind some reflection of my habits of weekend spending on fine clear weekends versus lousy [...]

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Retail Tips to turn you into a smart shopper

February 23, 2013

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Betraying the code – Retailers I know I may not have commented about it in my About Me page but I spent a somewhat interesting three years working in retail in my past working history. On top of that (yes I am a sucker for punishment) I spent another seven years working in wholesale [...]

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TV shows that provide financial inspiration

February 21, 2013

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What inspires you financially from your TV watching? Okay so I admit it…I am addicted to watching a reality style TV show from discovery about some down and out American’s taking a financial risk in order to provide for their family’s through Gold Mining. The show is currently in season 3 and I have spent [...]

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How to do Credit Card Negotiation

February 15, 2013

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Everyone wants a better deal from their credit card company right? Last month I found myself in the unique position of wanting to look at my existing credit card deal, what the credit card company was offering me and really just to think ahead about my credit card debt BEFORE it becomes a pressing issue. [...]

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How to define simple living money saving tips

February 14, 2013

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Changing Your Attitude, Saving More Money When a subject like simple living money saving tips pop up, the first thing that will come to mind are various methods of money saving tips and ideas . Most of the time, however, the problem is not really in how much money we have but in the mindset [...]

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Uk Consumer Debt in pictures

February 13, 2013

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Quickquid has been kind enouigh to provide to my UK readers (yes there are a few of you!) an interesting infographic about the state of UK consumer debt. Surprised at the state of UK consumer loans? View how quickly UK consumers accumulate debt with this live debt ticker. This infographic is brought to [...]

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Carnival Roundup – Deep Freeze Edition

February 12, 2013

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Spring is almost upon the US (although some area may not know it) so this months roundup goes out to those buried beneath the snow in the last few weeks. For those trapped in the snow here is where our writing on personal finance were found for the last few weeks. Title..: Eating Well but [...]

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Creativity Can Make You Debt-Free

February 6, 2013

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The Truth on How to Pay Off Debt Have you ever tried to pay off debt and end up frustrated and discouraged? Have you attended countless seminars and bought a lot of books on how to get out of debt but still ended up drowned in debt? You might even be wondering how in the [...]

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