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Student Loans: Do You Really Know Where Your Money is Going?
When I saw this post this morning on the Consumerist – I decided to forego my regularly scheduled post and share this because it is important information. While it’s admirable that you want to pay...
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Parents Don’t Know How to Teach Kids to Be Financially Sound…
Thanks to visualphotos.com for this great pic! I spent much of my career in Financial education and literacy. It’s not only a profession, but a passion. One of the things that has frustrated me for...
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Fixing Your Finances: A Look at the “Stack Method”
I have talked a lot about credit and debit – and credit card debt – here on this blog, but in the coming weeks I would like to share several different methods or styles of paying off debt. Each one...
View ArticleBe Careful! Your Credit Score Score Might Be FAK-O!
This recently came up in conversation, so I thought it prudent to cover in a blog post because there is still a lot of confusion out there. CREDIT SCORE: What is it? How Many Types Are There? Which...
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From the Cutting Room Floor: More About Macon… *Exclusive Content!*
Since I’ve published my book, From Wall Street With Love, I have frequently been asked “What’s next?” and “What happened to Leigh in the end?” and “Is Macon that awful in real life?” and a barrage of...
View ArticleNew FICO ‘Open Access Program’ Gives FREE Credit Scores
In light of the fact that I recently wrote about FICO scores – and their step-sibling FAKO scores – when I saw this post this week by Abby Hayes on Dough Roller about various ways to get your credit...
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*EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!* From the Cutting Room Floor: Leigh’s Tricks to Survive...
More exclusive content right from the cutting room floor…while this scene didn’t make it into my novel From Wall Street With Love, it is an absolute truth. I don’t necessarily advocate lying or even...
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4 Common Interview Practices That Might Surprise You
Thanks AshleyEllis.com for the perfect photo. http://bit.ly/1av46Cb It used to be so much easier to find a good job. If you were college-educated, you could reasonably expect to find employment without...
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24 Books Every Guy Needs On His Bookshelf
They always say don’t judge a book by its cover…but I am guilty of judging a man by his bookshelf. Books have always been a passion of mine. I have an expansive collection of books I just “can’t...
View ArticleFriday File: All The Financial News You Need
What happened in the financial news world this week? Here is a quick summary of the money-minded stories from our favorite news sites and blogs: Credit Scores The Myth of the Single Credit Score from...
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Gift Card Hacks to Double Your Money
Thanks to Gift Card Granny for the perfect pic! Gift cards are more popular than ever this Holiday Shopping season; they no longer hold the stigma of being the “thoughtless” gift they once did. In...
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15 Best Books For Aspiring Leaders
This post first appeared on LifeHack.org (December 16 by Joe Vennare) and nicely compliments our recent post “24 Books Every Guy Needs on His Bookshelf.” Reading is an essential life skill. It’s...
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Boomerang Kids: Steps to Moving Out of Your Parents’ Home
Not surprisingly, most young adults look forward to financial independence. This desire to cut the umbilical cord of dependence upon their parents is also reinforced by their certainty that their...
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Reboot Your Life
Between wrapping Christmas presents, tracking down old acquaintance to send Christmas cards to and donating all the clothes I had not worn in the past year, I actually had time to read a book instead...
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New Year’s Savings Plan – Start Now; Save $1378!
If you are anything like me – you’ve said “Good Riddance!” to 2013 and have ushered in 2014 with delight. 2013 was not my best year – it did have some terrific things that happened, but mostly it was...
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*EXCLUSIVE CONTENT!* From the Cutting Room Floor: Leigh’s Tricks to Survive...
More exclusive content right from the cutting room floor…while this scene didn’t make it into my novel From Wall Street With Love, it is an absolute truth. I don’t necessarily advocate lying or even...
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4 Common Interview Practices That Might Surprise You
Thanks AshleyEllis.com for the perfect photo. http://bit.ly/1av46Cb It used to be so much easier to find a good job. If you were college-educated, you could reasonably expect to find employment without...
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24 Books Every Guy Needs On His Bookshelf
They always say don’t judge a book by its cover…but I am guilty of judging a man by his bookshelf. Books have always been a passion of mine. I have an expansive collection of books I just “can’t...
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Wanted to Get Promoted? Here’s How in 7 Easy Steps
Picture props go to iranie_22 on Flickr – http://bit.ly/1lAZ3ZJ Brian Penny, a self-proclaimed whistleblower from Bank of America (someone Leigh and I admire!), details “7 Steps to Land that Big...
View ArticleCard Wars: Credit v. Debit… Who Do You Think is the Winner?
Not long ago, LifeHacker polled its readers about which cards they prefer using (credit or debit) and why… Some interesting results emerged. Below is a quick summary – for the full article, click here....
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