Money Reasons

Do You Think You Are A Victim Of The Wealthy?

Money Reasons — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:21:31 +0000

What if I told you the people who are complaining about the wealthy are the same people keeping your from becoming wealthy yourself? I think there is misinformation floating around that casts the wealthy as if they were all evil like the old evil stepmother depiction that was oh so popular in the Disney movie [...]

Working Two Jobs At Once – Making Twice As Much

Money Reasons — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:20:30 +0000

I’ve just found out that one of my friends that I use to work with until recently made over $200,000 last year by working two jobs at once in the technology services area. In 2010, since the economy appeared to be on the recovery path, he decided to quit working for the company that I [...]

Mistakes Made When You Are Tired!

Money Reasons — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:42:40 +0000

Today, I’m shot! I’ve been too busy and I’ve been staying up too late at night working on side projects. Well, I cost someone an hour of their life today! Here is my story! Our family drove down to our friend’s house to celebrate their two-year old’s birthday party. It’s like a two-hour drive down [...]

Blaming Your Credit Card Debt On Your Spouse

Money Reasons — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:37:16 +0000

Do you blame your credit card problems on your wife or husband spending habits while ignoring your own? How I View Credit Cards: First, let me say that I personally enjoy and using credit cards, but only when it’s to my financial advantage. I even use my Chase Freedom Credit Card when I buy items [...]

The Very Wealthy Do Not Know How Much Wealth They Have

Money Reasons — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:02:36 +0000

I remember reading an article on Donald Trump many year ago when he claimed that he wasn’t absolutely sure what his net worth was! At the time, I thought “The Donald” was trying to avoid stating his true value because he wasn’t worth as much as he claimed, but now I’ve changed my mind. For [...]

Spending Money On Kids

Money Reasons — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:48:46 +0000

Today my son asked if he could spend $2 to buy special armor for some free online tank game. Since I knew it was a free game, I instantly shot down that idea, actually making him feel a little bad in the process. While I didn’t mean to make him feel bad, sometime the way [...]

Lifestyle Change Update – Moving Past The Setbacks

Money Reasons — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:38:22 +0000

The end of January was tough with two small health setbacks that in the past would have stall my progress on changing my lifestyle. Instead of embracing the setback, I thought of ways to use it to my advantage. Very seldom in life is it an absolute “black or white” scenario, where it’s either one [...]

Quitting When Things Go Wrong

Money Reasons — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:18:53 +0000

Last night was a horrible night for my daughter. For the past few years she has been involved in the yearly talent show at school. Each year she has been able to wow the audience with her skills in various area. Last night, she was doing a gymnastics routine and she forgot her next step [...]

Does Sampling A Vacation Make Financial Sense?

Money Reasons — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:40:04 +0000

Have you ever paid big buck for a vacation, only to get to the location and realize that it was terribly overrated and overpriced? The vacation would end up being a horribly expensive experience because you packed up the entire family and flew them to the location, only to be disappointed and much poorer? Sampling [...]

Credit Card Fraud Examples

Money Reasons — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:43:41 +0000

Credit Card Fraud Credit cards have become more commonly and frequently utilized than paper dollar bills in most places. As you might expect, with the rise of credit cards as the primary medium of exchange has come an enormous increase in the amount and instances of credit card fraud. Five particular cases in particular stand [...]