Fearless Money

I’m always amazed at how the right information finds me at just the right time. I’m in the process of launching a new business, and today I found an article at entrepreneur.com which addresses 5 (really 6) common myths about starting a business.
Myth #0: 90% fail in 1-2 years
Actually, more than 50% of new […]

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Wow, I’ve got a few books on my coffee table, eh?

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…once you are about 30, you are pretty much done ascending the ranks. You’ll move at most one rung up or down from there. At that point “they” quit mentoring & teaching you quite as hard, figuring you’ve reached your level. So, that’s the perfect time to switch careers from business drone to entrepreneur.

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About a month ago, there was a rising “buzz” about Loral Langemeier’s new book “The Millionaire Maker: Act, Think, and Make Money the Way the Wealthy Do”. I Other reviews you may want to read: All Things Financial Make MoneyAlso, check out: PFBlog’s summary of Loral’s 5 step strategy for getting out of debt.

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Yay, my Valentine’s gift was a success! I couldn’t share it here before, of course, because my sweet wife actually reads the site. I got her one of the shirts at left.

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I’m continuing to read How Much is Enough?

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Inspired by Steve Pavlina’s advice to read a book a week, I’ve been reading a lot more money and entrepreneurial books. I’m reading a real gem right now, How Much is Enough? by Pamela York Klainer.
The main point of the book is that unless we consciously explore our relationship and history with money, we […]

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“I am so close to breaking in into the top 5% of incomes in Oregon.” That was my initial reaction to reading the most recent study by the Economic Policy Institute which measured income disparity by state. The main points of interest were compiled by CNN into a table showing the state […]

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The PMI Group has released its Q4 2005 report on the housing market, with some interesting statistics.
First, despite all the talk of housing bubbles, the risk doesn’t seem that severe for most of the country. This is along the lines of what Greenspan was trying to say when he talked about there being froth […]

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I spent the whole morning yesterday in tax-prep pain. Over a year ago, I dropped Quicken for Mac permanently.

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