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What Personal Finance Has Taught Me About Dating

By MD on May 27th in Personal Finance 3 comments

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Personal finance is often best compared to personal fitness. Writers often bring up the comparisons between the two, as they relate to goal setting, determination, focus, etc. Screw that. Instead of discussing goals and delayed gratification, I’m going to compare personal finance concepts to the always interesting world of dating. Let’s take a look at what business/personal finance has taught me about dating (or is it the other way around?):

Straight to the Point Small Biz Financial Success Tips

By MD on February 22nd in Personal Finance 7 comments

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From small college starts up to running a blog to watching friends grow successful businesses, I’ve learned a decent amount about what it takes to run a success small biz. After listening to the video cast with Seth Godin I really got thinking about the financial side of a small business and what it takes to succeed. I decided to dig into past experiences, successful entrepreneurs, and books that I’ve read, to put together a solid post on straight to the point tips to cover the financial side of a small biz:

The Truth Behind Financial BS College Students Believe

By MD on January 22nd in Personal Finance 21 comments

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Many college students quite frankly would rather go to school on a Saturday morning than read or talk about personal finance. As a result, most college students have very minimal knowledge of the personal finance world. Most of the personal finance knowledge that gets filtered down to college students is simply nothing but BS. The

Dealing With Financial Peer Pressure

By MD on January 11th in Personal Finance 28 comments

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As a twenty-something it’s really easy to give in to the financial peer pressure that surrounds us in many different ways on a daily basis. Your family members all buy new cars. Why would you want to purchase a used vehicle? Your friends go clubbing every weekend. Why would you want to stay in? Your