Giveaway: Nominate Your Favorite Charity For Cash Donation!

Giveaway: Nominate Your Favorite Charity For Cash Donation!

I will donate up to $500 to the winner’s favorite charity! All you have to do is nominate the charity of your choice by leaving a comment on this post. I will randomly select a charity from the nominations and then donate $1 for every comment received. It is as simple as that.

4 Steps To Make Yourself An Instant Innovator

4 Steps To Make Yourself An Instant Innovator

Innovators keep their jobs. Companies and organizations need people who are innovators. Those that innovate push the organization forward. They keep it fresh and growing. Organizations need the new ideas and approaches innovators bring to the table to help them be more efficient and effective. Employees that play it safe are often the ones that find themselves in the unemployment line when cutbacks occur. In today’s economy it is more important than ever to be an innovator.

A Rigid Budget Will Die A Quick Death

A Rigid Budget Will Die A Quick Death

An inflexible budget is doomed to failure. Our budgets are intended to help us control our money so we can achieve our financial goals. Sticking to a personal finance budget is important, but too much rigidity often backfires. We have to learn to be flexible with our budgets for them to succeed in the long run. Remember, slow and steady wins the financial race. We want our budgeting efforts to last a lifetime, not to fizzle out in the first few months.

Links For Super-Charged Living – November 29, 2008

Links For Super-Charged Living – November 29, 2008

I hope everyone is getting the chance to have a few days off on this holiday weekend. I’ve been fortunate enough to have some time away from my regular job which has been nice. Thankfully, there are several fantastic articles out there for me to read! If you have the time you should check these out too. There is always something new to learn and explore!

Fixing Your Credit Is Not A Guessing Game

Fixing Your Credit Is Not A Guessing Game

If you have bad credit, correcting the problem may feel like an overwhelming task. Understanding what happened, how it impacted your credit, and eventually improving your credit reputation can all be intimidating prospects, especially if you try to consider how to fix them all simultaneously. However, by taking each step individually and working through it, moving from bad credit to good credit is not impossible.

When Thanksgiving Comes And Goes What Then?

When Thanksgiving Comes And Goes What Then?

When Thanksgiving is over this year and all the hubbub dies down, will our lives be full of contentment and joy or will we make ourselves crazy striving to have just a little more? When Thanksgiving is over, will we still be truly thankful or will we allow ourselves to slip into ungratefulness? When Thanksgiving has come and gone, will it have just been a speed bump in the run up to Christmas?

How Are MacBooks Better Than Windows Laptops?

How Are MacBooks Better Than Windows Laptops?

MacBooks intrigue me enough that I want to buy one. However, I have been a Windows person my entire life and I’ve never owned one of Apple’s laptops. So, I’m calling on all you Apple lovers out there to educate me. I’ve heard for ages now that MacBooks are better, but I want to know why so I can make up my mind about buying one.

Adjust Your Tax Withholdings For More Take-Home Pay

Adjust Your Tax Withholdings For More Take-Home Pay

Want to quickly increase your take-home pay? Adjusting your tax withholdings could be the answer. I read that around 70% of Americans get a tax refund every year which means they can benefit from adjusting their withholdings to get more take-home pay. Around the end of the year is a good time to analyze your paycheck to determine whether or not such an adjustment could benefit you.

Links For Super-Charged Living – November 22, 2008

Links For Super-Charged Living – November 22, 2008

Don’t you just love this ship?  It is the Club Med 2.  The sails are automatically deployed by computer control.  How cool is that?  It sails the Mediterranean, Caribbean and Atlantic.  Sign me up!
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My Review of NeoBudget Envelope Budgeting System

My Review of NeoBudget Envelope Budgeting System

NeoBudget is a powerful, but inexpensive online envelope budgeting system. It is going up against the big boys like Mvelopes, Quicken Online, and Mint.com. Don’t let the $2.50 per month subscription fee fool you. NeoBudget is a powerful system with all the features you need to successfully manage your money along with some nice-to-have items as well. I’ve been impressed with its features and would suggest giving it a chance if you are looking for a new budgeting system.