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Top 10 Reasons Why You Should NOT Own a Pool 2008-09-08 13:59:25 Photo by Addictive_Picasso
1. They cost a lot of money. If you hire a pool service to put in chemicals and vacuum your pool, you could spend between $1500 and $2000 a year in maintenance, water and regular repairs according to Melinda Fulmer at MSN Money.
2. Safety is a big concern especially if you have small [...] Read more:Reasons
Cool Links for Week of September 8th 2008-09-08 07:59:08 Blogs
One Number That Has the Power to Change Your Life by Billionaire Woman This is an interesting post that basically states, life is what you make of it. Stop making excuses. You are only too old if you want to be too old. Here is a great excerpt from her article:
Morjorie Newlin: An 86 year [...] Read more:September
Happiness is U-Shaped 2008-09-04 09:59:06 According to Jerry Kennard (article), if we could draw out a diagram over our lifetime, our happiness level would be in the form of a “U”. If there is in fact a midlife crisis, that would of course fall in the middle of our lifetime at the bottom of the curve. The [...]
Cool Links for Week of September 1st 2008-09-01 13:59:15 Wow, it’s already September
1st. Labor day. Here are some blog posts and I thought were useful, interesting, etc. By the way, the Texas Longhorns won
Enjoy!
Photo by Jas&Suz
Blog Posts
How Much Do Bloggers Make? by Kimberly Palmer
I thought this was an interesting article. Kimberly had e-mailed with a few bloggers that were gracious enough [...]
529 or an IRA for College Savings 2008-09-01 09:59:32 Photo by bdjsb7
529’s are a new area for me. I’m looking into starting a 529 for my neice to get her jump started. When looking at various 529 plans, I thought to myself, why not just use a Roth IRA? I thought it was a clever idea because I knew that within a Roth IRA, [...] Read more:College
, Savings
13 Questions For Your Next Realtor 2008-08-28 13:59:03 This guest post is by Renee Kolar. She is a Realtor
from Tarrant county. If you are looking for investment property in Fort Worth, she’s your Realtor! Her website is or she can be reached at 817-237-9755 or via e-mail at reneekolar [at] sbcglobal.net
photo by A.M. Kuchling
Do you want to find a good realtor? [...]
Cool Links for Week of August 25th 2008-08-25 15:59:00 Cool Links of the Week
Photo by eelssej
Are you about to take your car in for repair? Check out repairpal.com. They give you an unbiased, independent estimate on the cost of your repair.
Do you need to figure out how to fix repair an item on your car? You may want to check out driverside.com. They give [...] Read more:August
Getting Closer to Being Debt Free 2008-08-25 09:59:05 My wife and I just sold a house. Now, what to do with the funds? We could go out and buy a new car. Hmmm. That doesn’t sound very appealing, especially since we are trying to SAVE money. Maybe we should invest it? That sounds very tempting. With the stock market down, now seems like [...]
Real Estate Investor Profile: Gregg Rogers 2008-08-21 09:59:10 Photo by MNS007
I had the pleasure of meeting a real estate investor local to the DFW area, and he graciously accepted my invitation to speak candidly about his experience:
Happiness is Better: How long have you been a real estate investor?
Gregg
: I got started in January of 2006 when I bought my first house on a [...] Read more:Estate
, Investor
, Real Estate
, Rogers
Cool Links for Week of August 18th 2008-08-18 15:04:36
This website will help find out the current trends as well as what might be popular in the future. It’s a great website to check out. It’s also a great idea for a business model because once you have the frame work, your users do all of your work. Brilliant!
As the name would have you [...] Read more:August
Will Your Ambition Beat You? 2008-09-25 07:59:51 I recently read an article by Jacob at Early Retirement Extreme entitled Quo Vadis? He briefly mentioned issues with retiring early and the lack of social opportunities. Jacob discusses that a lot of the people who are able to achieve financial independence are really ambitious and will continue onto the next project instead of “enjoying [...] Read more:Ambition
I Conquered THE iPHONE 2008-09-22 07:59:08 Technically, I didn’t conquer it, but I’m very happy about my decision to sell it. I received an iPhone as a gift. It was a VERY generous gift. In my eyes, this gift is on par with the likes of a car or the original Nintendo DS. I love gadgets and anything technology related.
Photo by [...]
Cool Links for Week of September 22nd 2008-09-22 05:59:06 Photo by Per Ola Wiberg
Wow, where has the time gone. September
is quickly coming to a close. If you find a cool link that you would like me to consider for this weekly feature, please send me an e-mail at happinessisbetter [at] gmail.com
Cool Blog Posts
For Entrepreneurs with Nothing, Here’s the Ultimate Strategy! by Soul Shelter [...]
Month 4 of the Your Money or Your Life Program 2008-09-18 05:59:45 I’ve been slacking off on updating our spending. This is our spending for July and I will get August out shortly. We’ve been trying to set everything up via Microsoft Money
, but we need to spend more time with it. I do want to note that it was pretty easy to set up all of [...] Read more:Month
, Program
6.1 Key Steps to Success 2008-09-15 06:59:39 Photo by Chichacha
1. Believe in Yourself
You have to believe in yourself and your ability to be successful. If you don’t believe in yourself, you are going to have a difficult time visualizing being successful. If you don’t believe in yourself, how is anyone supposed to believe in you? If you don’t believe in yourself, I [...] Read more:Success
Cool Links for the Week of September 15th 2008-09-15 05:59:35 photo by Chris Gin
Blogs
Worry Wart: I Can’t Do Anything, I’m Too Busy Worrying About It by Billionaire Woman - I know I worry about various things. The author gives a few resources on how to cope with your worrying habit.
How Much Money Do You Need to Retire? by Retired Syd - This article gives [...] Read more:September
How to Be a Master Flipper 2008-09-11 05:59:09 photo by carolynn.will
This is a guest post by Greg Wilson. Greg rehabs about 40 houses a year and does this full time. As Greg would say, “I am the real deal”. If you have questions about rehabbing or “flipping”, he is a good resource. If you have questions about anything real estate related, he is [...] Read more:Flipper
, Master
Interview: CopperReflections.com 2008-10-16 07:59:26 1. Could you please tell us about yourselves?
We have been making handmade copper jewelry and gifts for almost 25 years. We have built our company from the ground up. We started with just a small table on the street, we had a retail store, we have participated in arts and crafts shows in Canada [...]
10 Reasons Why I Want You to Be Financially Independent 2008-10-13 07:59:01 I’ve wanted to be financially independent starting about 2-3 years ago.
I’ve been out of school and in the work force for 6 years. The first few years out of school, I think I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do. I wanted to make a difference. I wanted to help the world. [...] Read more:Financially
, Reasons
Cool Links for Week of October 13th 2008-10-13 05:59:16 All is right in the world. The Texas Longhorns have beaten the Oklahoma Sooners. We were fortunate enough to attend the game and LOVED every minute of it.
The Secret to Success on Twitter is the Same as Blogging by Michael Martine - I’ve been trying to figure out how to utilize Twitter successfully and this [...] Read more:October
Interview: Liveworkdream.com 2008-10-09 07:59:15 Could you tell us a little about yourselves?
We met in San Francisco, CA where Rene worked downtown and Jim commuted to Silicon Valley. In 1997, we got married and moved to Eureka, CA to get away from the rat race. We started a small home-based graphics and marketing firm serving clients around the country. [...]
Do You Squidoo? 2008-10-06 07:59:21 Squidoo is a website that allows anyone to EASILY build a single page website called a “lens”. The lens can focus on a particular subject or can be a broad overview. The person who makes the lens is termed a “lensmaster”. Squidoo claims you can build a lens in 60 seconds and best of all, [...] Read more:Squidoo
Cool Links for Week of October 6th 2008-10-06 05:59:47 This week’s Cool Links is dedicated to our super cool dog, the former Lady Charles (isn’t she cute?). The picture above is Lady at her best.
I’m going to participate in the 10 Day Give. It’s basically a way for me to “Pay it Forward”.
The Art of Getting Off Your Ass by Lyved - I think [...] Read more:October
Can You Say Success? 2008-09-29 07:59:52 Photo by Tsechuen26
Carey Wickum was nice enough to spend time telling us about her business and what it means to her. Let’s see what she has to say!
1. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself? What are you interested in? What you do for a living?
My name is Carey Wickum. I enjoy staying [...] Read more:Success
Cool Links for Week of September 29th 2008-09-29 05:59:46 How Much Extra? by Seth Godin - This is a post by Seth Godin. Very interesting post!
Transforming Your Blog into Big Business by Skelliewag - If you are an entrepreneur or a blogger that is interested turning your blog into a significant source of income, Skellie provides some good points to consider.
How to Be Outstanding [...] Read more:September
The Most Powerful Weapon in The World 2008-11-03 06:59:42 I’ve just finished reading "All Marketers Are Liars" by Seth Godin. Seth Godin made the statement:
Nuclear weapons have killed a tiny fraction of the number of people that unethical marketing has. It’s time we realized that there may be no more powerful weapon on Earth.
This statement really took hold in my mind. Is marketing [...] Read more:Weapon
, World
Cool Links for Week of November 3rd 2008-11-03 04:59:36 Here are some cool links for the week. If there are websites or blog posts you feel should be considered for a "cool link", please send me an e-mail at happinessisbetter [at] gmail dot com.
Save $1000 Dollars in 30 Day Challenge by Ramit at I Will Teach You to Be Rich - I’m glad [...] Read more:November
10 Ways to Become Financially Independent 2008-10-30 07:59:29 This is part 1 of a series on 10 Ways to BecomeFinancially
Independent.
A lot of people talk about being rich, but I think they should be talking about being financially independent. I’ve outlined why I think you should be financially independent and its benefits in a previous article (link). I’ve also speculated what [...]
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