Archive for March, 2010
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Monday, March 8th, 2010I was talking with a friend of mine the other day. He asked me whether or not he should liquidate his 401(k) in order to pay off his credit cards. Here are some of the details: • credit card debt around $15,000. Interest rates of 19% and higher. • 401(k) balance of $16,000 from a [...]
Advice on How to Get Your Medical Care Claims Paid
Monday, March 8th, 2010Longtime AFM reader, Don, volunteered to write a post detailing his experience in dealing with medical bills and insurance companies. It would be worth your time to read this. Thanks to Don for writing this. The financial consequences of a significant medical event. In February of 2004, my wife suffered a thrombophilic stroke, which is [...]
Simple Investing Advice From Warren Buffett
Thursday, March 4th, 2010One thing I have always liked about Warren Buffett is that his advice is simple and easy to understand. Granted, one doesn’t become as wealthy as he is without having some serious smarts. But, when it comes to investing, simple advice withstands the test of time. That said, I thought I’d share with you the [...]
Some Useful Tax Information From iShares
Thursday, March 4th, 2010I received a link to this PDF from iShares: 2010 Tax Facts
My Talk at My Dad’s Funeral
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Here’s something that I have wanted to share with AFM readers but never got around to uploading it to YouTube. Well, today, in honor of the two year anniversary of my Dad’s passing, I thought it would be a neat idea to post the video of my part of his funeral service. I was nervous [...]
GIVEAWAY! One Copy of Joe Watson’s “Where the Jobs Are Now”
Monday, March 1st, 2010Affiliate Link I received a copy of Joe Watson’s Where the Jobs Are Now from the publisher last week. While looking through the book, it struck me that it would be a great book to give away here on AFM. I’ll be posting about the book later. Right now, I want to get the giveaway [...]
Introducing a Different Kind of Weekly Roundup
Monday, March 1st, 2010I have gotten away from doing roundups. Why? Because they are a royal pain in the rear to put together (and I must be lazy). I also have wondered about the effectiveness of the roundups for AFM readers since my readers are probably reading the same blogs I’m reading. The one thing roundups did provide [...]
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