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Entries from September 2005

Free Real Estate Investing Class at Trump University

September 30th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Today I received an invitation to attend a free online real estate investing class from Trump University. Here is info on how you can get in on it also.

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Can I Double My $100 in 30 Days? Final Entry

September 28th, 2005 · 4 Comments

My plan to double my $100 in 30 days did not turn out the way I had intended. It isn’t that I cannot double the money. I know I can, by simply buying at wholesale and selling at a mark-up on eBay. The problem is deeper than that.

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Free Real Estate Investing Education

September 27th, 2005 · No Comments

How would you like a free real estate investing education. Steve Cook over at his site has an awesome collection of real estate investing articles.

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Learn All About Family Budgeting.

September 27th, 2005 · No Comments

Being in debt is “financial bondage”. You become a slave to your lender. however, there is freedom for those who are willing to learn how to properly manage their money. One of the first things you need to learn is family budgeting.

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14 Components of a Strong Financial Plan

September 27th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Becoming a millionaire requires planning, it’s not going to happen by accident. You’re going to need a plan that will put you on the road to becoming a millionaire. In this post I’ll go over what Dave Ramsey recommends are the major components of a healthy financial plan.

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Tags: Eliminating Debt · Financial Investing · My Personal Entries

Can I Double My $100 in 30 Days? Day 7

September 26th, 2005 · 3 Comments

I visited several garage sales this weekend, but found nothing that could possibly sell and allow me to make a profit. I do live in a fairly small town (pop. less than 5000), so my selection does tend to be fairly limited. I gotta tell you that I am a bit torn and am wondering […]

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Can I Double My $100 in 30 Days? Day 5

September 24th, 2005 · 2 Comments

Sorry folks real busy day at work yesterday so I didn’t have an entry. Today is Day 5, it’s early in the morning on Saturday. I have decided on the following way to double my money.

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Real Estate Investing Niche

September 23rd, 2005 · 4 Comments

As a novice real estate investor you will bombarded with all sorts of real estate investing techniques, as well as choices on the just what type of real estate investing you will be doing. For novice investors, I recommend you focus on the most simple techniques and invest in low-end fixer-uppers. Why simple techniques and […]

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Top 6 Reasons Rubber Duck Races Suck

September 22nd, 2005 · No Comments

Since I was not in town my wife went to cheer on our duck in the annual duck race. Suffice it to say our duck lost, didn’t come in first and didn’t come in last. So what have I learned from this duck race?

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Will My Duck Stand a Chance at $1000?

September 22nd, 2005 · No Comments

In addition to tithing when we get the opportunity to donate we do. A couple of weeks ago, at our local high school football game we were asked to donate to the school “locker fund”. The school needs new lockers. We donated $50 and in exchange we got a duck.

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Can I Double My $100 in 30 Days? Day 3

September 22nd, 2005 · 2 Comments

As I try to double my $100 in 30 days I realize I need to comply with certain unwritten rules in order to make this truly a “doubling of my money” challenge. I initially looked at eBay for ideas and thought writing some informational product might be the way to go, however this doesn’t put […]

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My Money Market Emergency Fund

September 21st, 2005 · 2 Comments

One of the steps in the “getting our of debt plan” is to set aside $1000 as an emergency fund. What exactly is an emergency fund? Well, it’s your hedge against Murphy’s Law. As you try to get our of debt emergencies will occur. Car repairs, medical, etc. The emergency fund covers those incidents and […]

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