Category Archives: Finance

Bike Commuting Experiment

Posted on 11 June 2009 by mark

I started riding for recreation again.  Lately, I’ve been thinking about commuting on a bike instead of in my car.  I  enjoy driving to work but I also enjoy cycling.  There are so many benefits to commuting on bicycle.  There … Continue reading →

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How to Become Wealthy: Maintaining and Living

Posted on 22 May 2009 by mark

After creating the blueprints and start building your wealth, it’s time to build and maintain our momentum. Automate, Streamline, and Focus Streamlining and automating our finances allows us to focus on goals beyond our finances.  It helps avoid fees, frees … Continue reading →

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How to Become Wealthy: Building and Constructing Wealth

Posted on 15 May 2009 by mark

Once we get the blueprints finalized, it’s time to work on creating wealth.  In this step, we will be doing the following: Generating Income Paying Ourselves Firstand Budgeting Being Fiscally Frugal

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How to Become Wealthy: Blueprints

Posted on 8 May 2009 by mark

Most schools never taught us how to be wealthy nor did our parents, social groups, and mass media.  Creating opportunity, security, and happiness.  Allows us to invest time and money on what we love and our passions.  Here is a … Continue reading →

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Which Charity for 2009?

Posted on 27 April 2009 by mark

I plan to be a charity runner for the Chicago Marathon.  I’m not sure which organization I want to raise money for.  Last year I raised money for two great causes.  It was tough raising the money so I might … Continue reading →

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Visiting an Old Friend

Posted on 21 April 2009 by mark

I visited an old friend a few Saturdays ago.  I haven’t seen her in years.  It was my fault.  I wanted to introduce her to a girl that I was seeing at the time but that girl didn’t want to … Continue reading →

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How One Hour Saved $750.00

Posted on 3 April 2009 by mark

An hour of my time saved me over $375.00 on six months of auto insurance.  The quotes I received surprised me.  I didn’t expect to see such a difference in premiums.  We’re all one phone call away from saving a … Continue reading →

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