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12-Step Financial Plan for Life After Graduation

By Wojciech Kulicki on January 21st 2010 in Personal Finance 33 comments

Can you honestly say you have a “money plan” after you get that diploma? No matter what your life or income situation is, it’s important to get started on the right foot. Before you can learn how to Untemplate, you need to discover the basic principles of personal finance. Don’t worry, it’s so much easier [...]

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Cultivate Your Passion and Improve Your Finances

By Elle on January 18th 2010 in Personal Finance 11 comments

Balancing work and enjoying life doesn’t have to be a struggle. You can start by creating an income stream from a passion of yours. With some time and effort, it could grow into your main income. I have found that by starting out as a side income, you give yourself permission to experiment and try out new ideas compared [...]

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Personal Finance Really Isn’t That Complicated

By J. Money on January 14th 2010 in Personal Finance 24 comments

If there’s anything I’ve learned over the years, it’s that people sure like to complicate things. They do it at their jobs, they do it at home, and they certainly do with with their finances. In fact, I’ve come to realize that there are 2 very different types of people out there – the ones [...]

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Toy Speculation: A New way of Investing

By Brian Scheur on January 12th 2010 in Personal Finance 16 comments

I was a child of the early 80’s and I remember growing up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and G.I. Joe’s covering my bedroom floor. At $2.99 a pop, the average G.I. Joe provided hours of entertainment, usually culminating with my mother yelling at me to put them all away in my toy chest. I [...]

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Dealing With Financial Peer Pressure

By MD on January 11th 2010 in Personal Finance 29 comments

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 [...]

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The 20-Something Guide to Financial Potholes

By Wojciech Kulicki on January 7th 2010 in Personal Finance 49 comments

Most of us know the feeling of being in our 20′s and invincible. Heck, I’m still in that age group. We want to believe the life that lies ahead is our open canvas. But I’ve already learned a few things about pitfalls to avoid as we swing through our 20-something years. And there are many… [...]

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Should Retirement Really Be The “End Goal” For Gen-Y?

By Baker on January 4th 2010 in Personal Finance 29 comments

In the Personal Finance world, the issue of retirement is often either: Neglected altogether; or Worshiped at the altar I guess if you had to choose one, you’d usually end up better off worshiping than neglecting. But are these really our only two options? After all, who exactly made “Retirement” such an integral part of [...]

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