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The Hedonic Treadmill – Why Stuff Won’t Make You Happier
Recently I came across the idea of the Hedonic Treadmill in the fantastic book, The Happiness Curve: Why Life Gets Better AFTER 50 by Jonathan Rauch. This wasn’t a phrase that I’d heard of before but have experienced numerous times in my life. I occasionally get ideas for topics to write on through other personal finance blogs for…
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How To Live Frugally and Pay Off Debt From 6 Finance Bloggers
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Sorry. You caught me reminiscing when I used to be a lowly dental student. Back then I didn’t give much thought about how to live frugally and pay off debt. Heck, I was going to be a dentist, make tons of money and live happily…
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Medishare Review – How I Saved $1116 a Month
Medishare Review – How I Saved $1116 a Month Are you tired of paying too much for health insurance? I was too & decided to do something about it. So in January, when our monthly bill (family of 4) jumped from $480/month to a whopping $1596/month, I knew a change was needed. I had heard…
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Truett Cathy: 9 Interesting Facts About The Chick fil-A Founder
Which fast food restaurant is known for their top-notch customer service? If you guessed Chick fil-A, you’d be correct (IMHO). Samuel Truett Cathy, founder of Chick fil-A, was one of the world’s wealthiest people at that time of his death in 2014 (age 93) but his story is what makes him so great. “We change…
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3 Shocking Reasons Why There’s a Baby Boomers Retirement Crisis
I recently surprised my wife with a tennis birthday trip to Key Biscayune, FL. While relaxing by the pool, I read an article from the Wall Street Journal titled, “Time Bomb Looms for Aging America” which opened my eyes to the baby boomers retirement crisis my parents generation are facing. (Before you chastise me, I…
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7 Secrets You May Not Know about the Top One Percent
Who Are The One Percent? What about the One Percenter income? We typically here the term “one percenter” tossed around rather loosely in the news these days. So, who exactly is a “One Percenter?” We know for a fact that those that fall into this category own the majority of the world’s money. I don’t…
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Secrets Of The Millionaire Mind Book Summary
Secrets of the millionaire mind book summary: When it comes to becoming a millionaire, most think about how to make money. In the book, Secrets of the Millionaire Mind, author T. Harv Eker discusses in detail what we must do FIRST if we ever want to become wealthy & it all has to do with…
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How Much Do You Need To Retire?
How much money do docs need to retire on? Well… it depends on many factors. When I first posted this question back in March 2018 on the DentalTown.com forum; I had no idea it would attract so many eyeballs (over 7000 views as of this writing!) Before we discuss the details, let’s highlight a few fun facts…
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How To Become an Automatic Millionaire
Do you REALLY know how the stock market works? Most people don’t. If you want to become an Automatic Millionaire, you must learn the basics when to buy and when to REALLY buy investments. Here’s a crash course for you… A few years ago I insisted on taking over control of my parents finances. I…
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The 7 Lessons I Learned From Becoming Warren Buffett
A friend of mine recently told me to watch the HBO documentary, “Becoming Warren Buffett.” After watching it, it was very scary how alike he was growing up to our youngest son. Maybe we’re raising a future billionaire! Watch a preview of the documentary here: The 7 Lessons I Learned From “Becoming Warren Buffett“…
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Drowning in Student Loan Debt? 4 Ways to Become Debt Free
Are you drowning in student loan debt? Too many of us are. Here’s a story of a recent conversation I had that sparked me to put together this info for you. Enjoy. Recently at my son’s baseball game, I began talking with my old neighbor, Stew, who used to live across the street. We were…
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How You Can Get Rich By Using This One Secret
Want to get rich? Did I get your attention? I hope so. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “if it sounds too good to be true…it probably is“, right? I know I have. Well, I’m going to be a rule breaker and let you in on a little secret that I KNOW for a fact…
