Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
“The Consumer Federation of America found that of people making less that $35,000 per year, 40% said the best way for them to have
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Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
Alice started saving $1,000 a year for retirement when she was 21 years old. She saved this much for 8 years and then stopped at age 29 but let the amount build interest until she was 65. She paid a total of $8,000 into her retirement plan.
Ben waited until age 29 to start saving $1,000 a year
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Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
You Can Go to College Debt Free
One lady "applied for 1,000 scholarships. She was turned down by 970, but she got 30, and those 30 scholarships paid her
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Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
Some say it is better to stay in debt on your home so you don’t lose the deduction. Let’s look at the math.
“If you have a home with a payment of around $900, and the interest portion is $830 per month, you have paid around $10,000 in interest that year, which creates a tax deduction” of around
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Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
Peace in a Paid for Home
One lady wrote: “When we paid off the last mortgage payment, I was surprised to feel a wonderful sense of freedom and relief. I realized that if Howard would die before my children went out on their own, I would
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Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
“70% of Americans will die without a will” (Dave Ramsey).
If you die without a will, the state decides how to distribute your assets and even who will be the guardian of your children.
Dave Ramsey says, “A will is a gift you leave your family or loved ones. It is
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Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Mar 23, 2010
IF you’re an average Australian you’re worth just over $250,000 have a house valued at $458,488, a mortgage of $341,000 , credit card debt of $3085 and earn $1124.50 a week.
Mortgage stress
According to the experts if you’re an average Aussie, then chances are you’ll technically be experiencing
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Contributed by Bret Toman on May 20, 2010
I'm always fascinated by the stories of people who win large sums of money in lotteries. A large majority of whom wish they had never won.
Willie Hurt of Lansing, Mich., won $3.1 million in 1989. Two years later he was broke and charged with murder. His lawyer says Hurt spent his fortune on a
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 27, 2010
The story is told of an English teacher who told her class to write a composition on, “What I would do if I had a million dollars.”
After the students had been working on the assignment for about thirty minutes, one young man approached the teacher’s desk and very quietly said, “A
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