Fearless Money

AHA! I found the main source of the discouraging lie so many repeat without thinking.

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I’m pleased to say that the people at my new bank are really impressing me. A few weeks ago, I was looking around for a local small-business-friendly bank to start the account for Zefamily LLC.

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The Tax Foundation releases an annual report comparing the various U.S. states’ business tax climates. This year’s report is out, and I think it is well worth a read.
The Rankings

The top 5 “Good Climate” states are: Wyoming, South Dakota, Alaska, Florida and Nevada.
My home state, Oregon, is number 10.
California, just to my south, is […]

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I’m reading”No B.S. Wealth Attraction for Entrepreneurs” by Dan Kennedy. He’s got a lot to say, and the book is filling up with highlighted notes. One section stood out for me.

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There are more millionaires in the U.S. than I realized. According to the New York Times, there are 8.9 million families with a net worth of $1 million or more in the U.S. today.
Particularly interesting was the statistic that one in seven were in 13 counties out of the whole nation: L.A., Cook (Chicago), […]

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As a followup to the series on Amazon used books sales, I’ve written a review of Endicia, the software & hardware I use to ship my books on this blog’s sister site.
I have now shipped about 70 books, and Endicia has become a welcome part of my daily life. Mac friendly, easy to […]

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Mark Taw has an article on his site titled "Why Most Businesses Fail (A Theoretical Model)". It seems to be getting quite a bit of discussion from three types of responders. Either he is "spot-on", he is an idiot, or he is being misinterpreted.
I think he is just misinformed and doesn’t really grasp […]

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Fearless Money is one of the sites in the 13th Festival of Frugality at Simply Thrifty. I’m honored to be in such good company.
I submitted my article about selling books on Amazon. For reference, there are three of them:

First Week Results
Amazon money flood
Amazon pocket money

Technorati Tags: festival of frugality

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By talking with a group of young people about whether they would ever think of starting their own business, author Dave Pollard found several common fears, which he has taken the time to debunk in a thoughtful article.
The one fear that stood out to me the loudest was that they were afraid they “couldn’t handle […]

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I drove all day today, listening to Startup Nation’s Podcast, learning a lot and getting inspired. It was a business trip for me to pick up some equipment I bought from eBay for the business I am preparing to launch, so it just felt right to load up my iPod with a bunch of business listening.

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