The one topic that people can’t seem to talk about enough these days is money. Of course that is understandable after the last two years of recession, unemployment, housing and credit woes. The fact that millions of people have literally changed their entire way of thinking when it comes to money management proves that change [...]
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Tagged: business, debt, fear, finances, financial fear, money, Personal Finance, Savings account
Last week, when I wrote the simple guide to Getting Amazing Things Done, a commenter asked me to write a 12-step guide to the first step — Find Something Amazing to Work On.
I thought he was kidding. I mean, it’s simple, right? Look at your to-do list and pick something that really excites you, that [...]
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The economy is in a shambles. The stock market’s down, unemployment’s up, and the housing market is still skidding sideways. The people I know are beginning to get nervous. They’re worried that the recession will turn worse, and that their personal finances will end up in ruins, too.
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Tagged: Credit card, Credit score, economy, finances, money, money management, recession, skills
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The one absolute requirement of a money manager is emotional maturity. If you don’t know who you are, the stock market is an expensive place to find out.
- Adam Smith
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Tagged: emotional maturity, financial maturity, mature, maturity, money maturity, personal growth
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A long time reader that I’ll call “Samantha” wrote to me with the following question:
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Tagged: budgeting, frugal, frugality, home, lessons, life, money, saving
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As I’ve mentioned many times before, I’m not afraid of the current economic conditions. I simply don’t buy into the fear that is constantly being touted during most news reports about the economy.
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Tagged: economy, finances, future, money, outlook, peace, recession, united states
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As many of you out there know, I’m pretty politically active in my spare time and I truly enjoy following and studying politics, both national and otherwise. Today, of course, is a momentous day in that arena, as George W. Bush peacefully hands over the presidency to Barack Obama.
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Tagged: america, democracy, inauguration, obama, presidency, stability, usa
Author, blogging friend, and career expert Jonathan Fields has launched his new book today: Career Renegade: How to Make a Great Living Doing What You Love.
I’m happy to have him as a guest on Zen Habits to talk about his new book and how it will help us all pursue the career we’ve always dreamed [...]
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Tagged: career, do what you love, employment, HAPPINESS, job, love, passion, work, your passion