Nobody wants to be poor. It's a dangerous and constrained position to be in. But there are people out there (me, for instance) who are relatively happy to live at a fairly low st
Hold onto your hats. (Or should that be dollars?) The Amero is coming. I’ve heard a lot of talk over the last few years about a new currency called the Amero that will replace dollars and pesos.
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Not free to be poor
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Europe has the Euro. Are you ready for The Amero?
Hold onto your hats. (Or should that be dollars?) The Amero is coming. I’ve heard a lot of talk over the last few years about a new currency called the Amero that will replace dollars and pesos. [more]
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Rethinking The Early Mortgage Payoff
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Pay Yourself First: What It Means, and How to Do It
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Are You Letting FOMO Ruin Your Finances?
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