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By: Top 10 valuable posts week 3

Top 10 valuable posts week 3 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:45:45 +0000

[...] Can not, will not and why not? [...]

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:16:30 +0000

@Tomi: Congrats on having the fortitude to get past that!

@Ken: My advice for the blogging side is content, content, content. If you write it (good content), they will come.

@DSmith: The truth will set you free!

@tom: Exactly. It’s a lazy attitude. We’re all guilty of it in certain areas of our life.

@Jesse: Unfortunately I think we all do.

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Weekly Roundup | Master Your Card — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:31:43 +0000

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By: Jesse Michelsen

Jesse Michelsen — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:55:08 +0000

Great post. I know far too many people that are like this.

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Fri, 13 Feb 2009 06:47:19 +0000

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By: tom

tom — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:42:21 +0000

Very good article, I will feature this on my top 10 list for next weeks post.

I think there is a huge distinction between being able to and not wanting. Usually anything is possible to do but people are lazy. And worse yet, they want others to do it for them and assuming they will do a good job.

With debt, the services these debt reduction programs or companies offer, you could do yourself for free.

By: D, Smith

D, Smith — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:55:34 +0000

I really wanted to comment on this post but… jk. Really good post. The truth is brutal sometimes, but no matter what people at least respect that. or.. “respectable” people respect that. I say no holds barred.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:31:39 +0000

I too am a Dave Ramsey fan. I lack the gazelle intensity he refers to. Taking on a second job while I already have 1 that takes 50 hours is a tough deal. I already get the family time talk from my wife. I do have a written budget that I abide by. My wife is on board. I just started blogging and would like to monetize it in the next 3-6 months. This is a second job that I’m learning about.

By: Tomi

Tomi — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:41:58 +0000

About a year ago I was faced with a similar situation related to the TV. I “Could Not” get rid of cable. There was no way I was going to let that go. Finally I decided if I didnt get rid of it I would at least get a cheaper cable package–which in my case was the basic cable with the local channels, CSPAN, QVC, and those other ones no one watches. What I found was when I sat down to watch TV there would be nothing on, so I would end up turning off the TV in the first 20 minutes or so to go do something else. After 2 months of limited TV I noticed I was only watching about 3 or 4 hours a week–most of which was news. I ultimately decided to drop TV and simply use the internet for my news. AND in the past 6 months I have drastically improved my health, gotten all of those “small tasks” done around home, and rarely feel like I am always on the go.

If you are on the edge go ahead and give it a try.