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Chinese Proverbs About Money and Personal Finance

Posted 5 weeks 5 hours ago by Xin Lu

Personal Finance, General Tips

A commenter on Wise Bread wrote a Chinese proverb about marketing that reminded me that there are many Chinese proverbs about money and personal finance. Here are a few of the ones I hear quite often

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7 tips to avoid watching a crappy movie.

Posted 7 weeks 11 hours ago by Paul Michael

General Tips, Lifestyle, Consumer Affairs

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How many of you do your research before you rent a movie or go to the cinema? I usually read a bunch of reviews and ask friends. Sometimes I’ll see a movie without reading any reviews, but those ones are usually adorned with independent film awards. Which makes me wonder…why did I just waste my time on one of the worst movies ever made?

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21 great uses for beer

Posted 20 weeks 1 day ago by Paul Michael

Life Hacks, Food and Drink

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I’ll make no bones about it; I love beer. From a warm, nutty pint of English bitter, to an ice-cold Belgian lager, I’m all over it. But you don’t just have to drink beer straight from the bottle or jar (although that’s the best way to use it). If you’re feeling experimental, here are 21 (the legal drinking age in most states) different uses for beer, other than just pouring it down your neck.

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

Posted 25 weeks 6 days ago by Anthony Marrone

Personal Finance

Since posting the first part of my list 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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How much do I need to retire? How much can I spend?

Posted 28 weeks 12 hours ago by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance

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Especially for people hoping to retire early, but also those just hoping they can retire at all, there's the question, "How much money do I need?" People who are already retired want to know "How much can I can spend, without running out of money?" Some people refer to the answer to the first question as "The Number." Really, though, these are both the same question.

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“I see dumb people” – Learn to cold-read like a so-called “psychic.”

Posted 35 weeks 1 day ago by Paul Michael

Consumer Affairs

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I don’t believe in psychics, palm readers, telekinesis or mediums. Not because I’m a huge skeptic but because I’ve been researching them for years and have found NO evidence that their skills are real. And what’s more, I’m seriously angry that these frauds prey on people who are mourning, and very open to suggestion, just to make money. It’s sick. Now, I’ll show you some of the fruits of my labor and how you, yes you, can cold read just like a psychic. Maybe this will help prove once and for all that it’s all bunk.

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How the rich stay rich; a lesson in lateral thinking

Posted 40 weeks 3 days ago by Paul Michael

Entrepreneurship, Lifestyle

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A friend recently told me the story of how a millionaire thinks. Not every millionaire of course, just one in particular. It's ingenius, as you will discover. But it really made me ponder about the decisions I make every day, and if I could make better ones just be exercising that underused part of my anatomy - my brain.

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5 Tips for Making Do with the Right Now

Posted 41 weeks 5 days ago by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance

It seems easy to hold your breath and wait for situations in life to become clear, determined, and permanent. But what will you be missing in the meantime? Here are 5 steps that can help you live life while waiting to see just where it may go.

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It can be done; how to fold the perfect fitted sheet.

Posted 42 weeks 4 days ago by Paul Michael

Life Hacks

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I'm no slouch when it comes to folding laundry. I'll happily do my share, although my wife does way more than I do. However, I've just never understood that folding nightmare "the fitted sheet." Whatever I try ends up looking like I haven't tried at all. "There has to be a method to this madness" I said today as my fifth crib sheet sat before me wanting to be put out of it's misery. And once again, the Internet had the answer.

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TIPS and I-Bonds

Posted 46 weeks 3 days ago by Philip Brewer

Investment

Savings Bonds

There are risks in any investment. The market might go down--or the market might go up, but your investment might go down anyway. The company that issued your stock or bond might go bankrupt. Even cash has the (virtually certain) risk that it'll be worth a bit less next month due to inflation. There are a couple of investments that eliminate almost all these risks: TIPS and I-Bonds.

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Tricks of the trade: Share an insider's tip about your profession!

Posted 49 weeks 2 days ago by Will Chen

Life Hacks, Consumer Affairs

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Have an insider tip you normally don't tell the public about? Here is your chance to share the tricks of your trade. Whether you have a friendly tip or a soylent-green kind of revelation, share them in the comments section and win a prize!

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Dead car battery? Give it a glass of red wine.

Posted 1 year ago by Paul Michael

Filed Under: Cars and Transportation

 

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I love quick fixes for problems. Especially quick fixes that involve alcochol, and let me tell you that this one is pure genius.

If you've ever done something silly, like leave a dome light on all night, or you just happen to have a battery that's on its last legs, then you'll know the sinking feeling of a dead battery. You dashboard panel lights may not even come on, or you get that repetitive cranking that just won't turn over.

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Remove car dents quickly and cheaply.

Posted 1 year 13 weeks ago by Paul Michael

DIY, Cars and Transportation

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Dents suck. And so does the cost to repair them. My wife's car has a ding in the door that's really been bugging me, and as a frugal shopper I wondered if smarter folks than myself have ever figured out a cheap way to repair dents. Good news...they have.

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Giving is Better Than Blogging... or IS it?

Posted 1 year ago by Troy Hadley

Filed Under: Life Hacks

Giving is better than receiving. I do sincerely believe this, as much as I like receiving. And I do like getting stuff.

You know that old saying about giving a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day... but teach him how to fish, and he'll end up going to cooking school and opening a swanky restaurant downtown that you won't be able to get reservations to, despite the fact that you taught him, in painstaking detail, how to tie flies when he was down and out?

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Womanhood microscopic and other hot stock tips

Posted 1 year ago by Andrea Dickson

Filed Under: Investment

One of my favorite things about getting spam is... wait. Oh, I don't have a favorite thing. Unless you count the creativity involved in coming up with new filters to block spam, there's really nothing about spam that I find positive. Spam is completely obnoxious. It costs business a lot of money to filter out, and it is sent out people by whose kneecaps deserve a little rendezvous with my uncle, Big Meatball Gino, if you know what I'm saying, and I think you do.

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