May
1
Be Open About Your Financial Mistakes
May 1, 2008 | 3 Comments
The Simple Wealth had an article published on the Carnival Ethics, Values and Personal Finance of that reminds us of remembering our past financial mistakes.
It is important to learn from mistakes. In a society where talking about money is taboo, talking about financial mistakes seems to be ever more taboo. When you do not [...]
Apr
26
Life Settlements
April 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment
Shawn Cornett spammed me the other day with the idea of “Life Settlements“. You see, some Spam comments are actually great - and I thank Shawn for it (and for that, the double link back to his website). These comments give me topics to write on my blog. I like them.
Life Settlements are “financial transaction in which [...]
Feb
5
Annual Credit Report - My To Do List - Feb 2008
February 5, 2008 | 5 Comments
Today I ran my free annual credit report. You can do this three times a year if you request one annual report at a time. This maximizes your chances of spotting any identity fraud activity early. The truth is, I often forget to run them - so you might as well run all of them [...]
Jan
16
Quicken WillMaker - Review
January 16, 2008 | 2 Comments
One of my 2007 Goals was to prepare all of the disaster-related papers. Those include:
Last Will - Who inherits what.
Health Care Proxy & Health Care Directives - Who can make live saving or live terminating decisions on your behalf. Two documents for this purpose.
Durable Power of Attorney - Authorization to make financial decisions [...]
