I did a little time traveling yesterday, and I didn’t like it. “I’m going to clean the workshop,” I announced at breakfast. “I know I should write or mow the lawn, but I’m going to clean the workshop.” “Sounds good,” Kris said. She rarely argues when I have an urge to do some cleaning. A glimpse at ...

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Could Bernie Madoff be running a franchise operation? Here we go again – the same headlines, the same accusations and the same agonized shrieks and violent threats coming from gypped investors. It all sounds so nice and familiar. Virus Warning If someone, anyone, whether his name is Ponzi, Madoff, Standford, Tannebaum or anything else, offers you a return ...

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The world’s major economic powers are all suffering from the economic downturn but even the most cynical doomsayer is sure we’ll get ourselves out of this mess—eventually. Rare are those instances in which entire economies are disrupted to the point - typically as a result of rampant inflation, or hyper inflation - that an entire ...

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Budgeting Americans need to start, or aggressively continue with, a financial plan that prioritizes money for savings, credit repair and investments. The recession has managed to deplete savings accounts everywhere. Americans are finding themselves with a lack of emergency funding due to job loss, high interest on credit cards and lowered house values. These combined, do ...

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Last week I had the honor of representing Mint at the 13th Annual Webby Awards in New York City. I was there to accept two awards for Mint.com, one for Best Financial Services Website, and another, the People’s Voice award. Thanks, Webby people! Mint is no stranger to the Webbys, having won two awards and an ...

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