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Do you need it — or just want it?

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 708 days ago, popular 708 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget entertainment money phone
As we become a more and more data-centric society, all that information consumption not only eats up our time but also our money. And if you're anyt[...] read more »
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Phone Apps Are Making It Easy to Track Finances On the Go

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 717 days ago, popular 716 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: mobile money personal finance tech
Droids, iPhones, Blackberries — these are not your father's cell phones. A new generation of mobile phones is revolutionizing the way many people ar[...] read more »
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Buying coupons can be a big money saver

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 724 days ago, popular 723 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget coupons finances saving
Are you aware that you can buy coupons? I found out about this one day when I Googled "Lowes promotional code" for an online purchase. Next thing I[...] read more »
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How to Calculate Your Rate of Return for 2009

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 745 days ago, popular 744 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: investing mutual funds return
At the beginning of each year, you should give your holdings the same kind of review to see how your results compared to what the overall market and/[...] read more »
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Getting in Shape in 2010: Taking a "Fiscal Health Day"

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 757 days ago, popular 757 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: budget finance savings
Taking a fiscal health day — whether during a forced furlough, a stay-cation, or just a day off — is well worth the investment of time. Indeed, the r[...] read more »
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Is a College Education Still Worth the Investment?

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 871 days ago, popular 870 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: college investment money planning
In recent decades, going off to college has become the de facto expectation for students graduating from high school. A college degree is often seen [...] read more »
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Leveraged Funds: Enticing Idea, But "The Math Will Not Work"

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 885 days ago, popular 885 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: funds investing money
Battered by big losses from the great market swoon of '08-'09, some investors are being tempted by investments offering the prospect of quickly rev[...] read more »
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Ignore the markets when making investing decisions

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 891 days ago, popular 890 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: financial invest markets mutual funds
Investing decisions usually can be made with little regard for what's going on in the investment markets. After we make the case, we'll then apply [...] read more »
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Abundant Persnoal Finance Advice and Inspiration in the Blogosphere

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 900 days ago, popular 899 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: blogs personal finance pf
There's no shortage of financial commentary on the Web, much of it from "everyday folks." But how useful is it? And if you're a Christian, what a[...] read more »
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Sound Mind Investing : Why You Want to Own Both

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 933 days ago, popular 932 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: allocation growth investing value
One of an investor's most important jobs is deciding how to allocate his capital among various types of investments. Studies indicate that as much a[...] read more »
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Does Buying in Bulk Really Save You Money?

Posted by SoundMindInvesting 995 days ago, popular 995 days ago (http://www.soundmindinvesting.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: costco save money sam warehouse clubs
Is buying in bulk at warehouse clubs really a money-saving strategy? I went on a crusade to find out by comparing 175 items at a warehouse club to tw[...] read more »
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