It’s open enrollment time again for insurance and benefits for the following year. With all this talk about health insurance costs going up and benefits going down, I’m surprised to see my total insurance and benefits costs hover the same at around $150 a month for an individual. I looked carefully at each line item […]
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When President Obama proposed to freeze Federal Government pay for two years I thought he was taunting us with an April Fool’s joke in November. I mean really. Is the public supposed to take the President seriously after he signed off on a 3.9% 2009 pay hike when Armageddon hit in 2008 while attacking the
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Always finish the year strong. Run through first base as a coach would say. 2020 was a brutal year. But you can still come out a winner. End of the year is the time to step up your game and go into Superstar mode! It is very easy to start slacking with Thanksgiving and the
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We should all plan for our financial futures because planning is free. The question is, whether planning things precisely is the way to go for maximum happiness. It occurred to me that when it comes to money, I like to plan. I have a spreadsheet that contains conservative pro forma estimates over the next 20
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There is speculation that Price William and Kate’s wedding will cost anywhere between $30 million to $50 million dollars. Now that is a royal wedding! Surely, that’s a ridiculous amount of money for one day of fun with friends, family, and dignitaries no? It’s not like the British economy is doing much better than the US economy.
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Some of the “99ers”” unemployment benefits are about to run out and the government has to decide whether to extend again. If one hasn’t found a job after 99 weeks of looking, there is a possibility that there may be an issue with the candidate rather than the economy, which seems to be improving day
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Dear Risk Takers, I enjoy living vicariously through you. It makes me smile every time I read a story about someone who takes a chance and does something crazy with their lives. Make no mistake, as a personal finance blogger I think quitting your job to travel the world without several years worth of savings
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This is a guest post from Wojo, who likes to challenge the status quo at Fiscal Fizzle. He recently took my cue and asked his readers whether millionaires should file for unemployment. Who are you to tell me it’s not worth the money he asks? We are judgmental creatures by nature. We (I think men,
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I’ve come up with a great business idea in the worst sector in the world. No sector has had more bankruptcies than the airlines industries. That said, I’m undaunted because I know demand when I see it! Introducing Samurai Airlines, where babies pay more and the person in the middle seat gets both armrests! The
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Here are my deep thoughts on Twitter. I’m a shareholder and a user. I think Twitter is fun and can be useful for helping grow your brand and platform. Today I have about 35,000 Twitter followers. This post was first written in 2010 and I’ve updated it. As a relative shrimp on Twitter with only
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