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Budget Busters

Posted 22 weeks 1 day ago by Anthony Marrone

Personal Finance

Every day I read about 60-70 personal finance/frugal living blogs. Through the help of many of our online friends, I have been fortunate enough to put my personal finance position into its proper perspective, and begin to take ownership of my financial decisions and decision-making. However, even after completing a total overhaul of my spending and budgeting, there are some financial pitfalls I cannot avoid.

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Frugal Music Options Fade

Posted 23 weeks 10 hours ago by Anthony Marrone

Art and Leisure

Those of us petrified of receiving violation letters and threatening lawsuit notices from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) have been long forced to pay unreasonable fees to iTunes, Amazon or a local record store in order to enjoy our favorite music. Count me among those who long ago wiped away any trace of LimeWire or any other illegal peer-to-peer file sharing software from my hard drive.

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25 Things I Don't Want to Regret Once I Retire: Take Two

Posted 23 weeks 5 days ago by Anthony Marrone

Personal Finance

Since postingĀ the first part of my listĀ of 25 ideas and goals that I want to live by and be able to look back on with pride when it comes time for me to "hang it up". I've reformed the list in the past couple days, especially after reading all of your great comments. Without further ado, the exciting conclusion of "25 Things I Don't Want to Regret Once I Retire"

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25 Things I Don't Want to Regret Once I Retire...

Posted 24 weeks 1 day ago by Anthony Marrone

Personal Finance

I met with an elderly couple today in their home to execute some planning documents. While neither of them ever had jobs as professionals and neither inherited any money from family members, they have amassed quite a respectable sum of money as they continue to progress through the Golden Years. The lesson that they passed on to me today in our short meeting was that you have to proceed through life without regret, and live each moment so that you will not later look back with regret.After meeting with the couple, I returned to my office and put together a list of 25 ideas, goals, etc. that I want to look back on when I reach retirement age, and say that I fully accomplished or successfully practiced each of these 25 goals. So without further ado, here is part one of my list, with part two coming tomorrow night when I return home from class (feel free to add to my list or share your thoughts in the comments):

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Debunking Common Estate Planning Myths

Posted 24 weeks 3 days ago by Anthony Marrone

Personal Finance

Given the tens of millions of Americans nearing the Golden Years, the fields of retirement and estate planning are expanding by leaps and bounds. Along with the growth of work for financial advisors and estate planning attorneys, has come the advent of self-planning. From managing your entire investment portfolio from your home computer, to preparing your own Wills, Trusts and advanced-directives using an online document-preparation service, the "do-it-yourself" sector of financial and estate planning is enjoying huge growth.

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