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Tactics of the rich

Posted April 12, 2009 - 13:18 by Philip Brewer

Personal Finance, Frugal Living

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There are things the rich do that working class and middle class folks don't. Some of them--living off the return on capital rather than wages or salary--are only available to the rich. Others--seeking a first-rate education for your kids, working for yourself rather than others--are things that ordinary folks do to the extent that they can, but their ability is limited. Even so, it's worth learning the tactics of the rich and applying them where possible.

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If You Won The Lottery, You Would...

Posted April 3, 2009 - 04:21 by WC Porter

Personal Finance, Career and Income, Lifestyle

What would you do if you had all the money you needed for you, your children, your children's children, and so on? Would you drop everything and retire or would you keep working? If you really stop to think about it, you might be surprised with your answer.

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Are You a Yawn?

Posted April 30, 2008 - 21:09 by Xin Lu

Frugal Living, Lifestyle

I am familiar with the meaning of hippies and yuppies, but today I heard a funny new word for a demographic of people - yawns. YAWN stands for Young and Wealthy but Normal. It is a pretty silly acronym, but this is how the radio program I was listening to described this group of people.

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