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Step Away from the Mall
Simple and practical thoughts on complicated personal finance issues. My blog is a regular guy's "what would I do" personal finance blog to...
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10 Rules for lending money... and one better one
Step Away from the Mall ― What is it with Suze Orman lately? I mean, I used to love watching her show and reading your books and thought she was a pretty level-headed and wise personal finance guru. Now, although I still enjoy her "can I afford it?" segment, I hardly ever... (more)
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Posted on Mar 16th, 2012
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4 tips for raising financially-responsible kids
Step Away from the Mall ― I know... when you were dreaming of having a kid one day, the first thing on your mind wasn't "I want to have a kid who knows how to balance a check book" or "If I can teach my kid one thing it will be that index mutual funds and ETFs are the best... (more)
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Posted on Mar 15th, 2012
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Homeless Hotspots: Too far?
Step Away from the Mall ― I'm a really big fan of innovative marketing - like a really, REALLY big fan. You want to get a tattoo on your forehead to advertise some wing joint that will probably be out of business in a year, go for it. You want to sell naming rights to your... (more)
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Posted on Mar 14th, 2012
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10 Paths on the Road to Riches
Step Away from the Mall ― Author bio: This is a guest post from Steve at Money Infant where you will find him not only treading a path toward wealth, but also exploring the back roads of debt reduction and the fair streets of savings and investing.In America in the 19th... (more)
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Posted on Mar 13th, 2012
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Do you have a credit card strategy?
Step Away from the Mall ― I don't write about credit cards very often here, but I've been thinking about them a bunch lately... "Credit card strategy" sounds complicated doesn't it? Basically, a credit card "strategy" involves using multiple cards to maximize rewards based... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 12th, 2012
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Who let the blogs out?! #4
Step Away from the Mall ― It's that time of the week again! Last Saturday I was gearing up to head back to Cross-Fit and wondering what a "Leprecon" event is and how it was going to affect my weekend. It turns out Cross-Fit was just plain nuts (I went to a "beginner" class... (more)
NickP ―
Made popular on Mar 20th, 2012
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7 ways to mess up your retirement
Step Away from the Mall ― There are a few personal finance topics that are on my mind pretty much every day (sad, I know...). Retirement is probably#1 on the list, especially with all of the drama out there these days about people never wanting to retire, never being able to... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 9th, 2012
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The missing ingredient to make your budget rock!
Step Away from the Mall ― Happy Thursday, guys and gals! If you're anything like me, you'd rather staple your tongue to a burning building than start writing out (and answering to) a budget. It's not the nuts and bolts of doing it that annoyed me (because those can easily... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 8th, 2012
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For those about to blog, I salute you!
Step Away from the Mall ― Corey over at Passive Income to Retire had a fun idea, which he called the Beginner Blogger Challenge. In short, to make way for beginner bloggers Corey asked more established bloggers (and me too, I guess...) to join him in teaching and inspiring... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 7th, 2012
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What's love got to do with it?
Step Away from the Mall ― This is a story about a young man who stopped searching for love and found true happiness by investing like a player... This is about how I came to invest almost exclusively in mutual funds and ETFs. If you're sick of trying to find your one true... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 6th, 2012
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Are you stronger because of the "Great Recession"?
Step Away from the Mall ― Doom and gloom. Gloom and doom. The gold rush. The "flight to safety." The Lost Decade. The Lost Generation. The Great Recession. Did I miss any (I keep thinking of more and adding them as I type...haha)? These are just a few phrases that... (more)
NickP ―
Made popular on Mar 11th, 2012
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Financial Simplicity Carnival - First Edition
Step Away from the Mall ― Welcome to the First Edition of the Financial Simplicity Carnival, featuring up to twenty posts in four categories from your favorite and up-and-coming bloggers that highlight how easy financial success can be. One observation before I get into the... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 4th, 2012
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Who let the blogs out!? #3
Step Away from the Mall ― Happy Saturday again everyone! This time last weekend I was getting ready to rock a wedding. It was a ton of fun (my best man got married) and waaaayyyyy over the top with the open bahhh, Greek dancing, food - oh GOD the food - throwing money in the... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 4th, 2012
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What's your worst money habit?
Step Away from the Mall ― On Fridays I like to leave a little something to think about over the weekend. Today it's your worst money habit. You know, those one or two things that you just haven't been able to avoid wasting money on. They can be spending problems,... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 2nd, 2012
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2012 Goals Update
Step Away from the Mall ― Happy March everybody! It's time again to check in on your progress for this year. Remember, last year I was a complete failure, which I attribute to not checking in on my goals enough (and also for admittedly setting pretty lofty goals...). If... (more)
NickP ―
Posted on Mar 1st, 2012
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