Johanus on August 31st, 2009

Money Wasters You May or May Not Have Thought Of (This is one of my more tongue-in-cheek articles) Everyone always wants to find ways to save money. Why? There are so many ways that it is easier to just throw money away, without even really thinking about it. Here are a few of those.  Never [...]

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Johanus on August 28th, 2009

Anyone who actually sits down and does a budget realises that setting goals is important. The objective of having a budget is to actually set and meet your financial goals. Budgets follow some pretty simple principles. You write down what the goal is – such as paying all of the bills and having some money [...]

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Johanus on August 27th, 2009

We all know that the future is uncertain. It’s a fog that we cannot see through and understand the exact events and timings of what will happen. Regardless of how well we plan things, we know that events can conspire to change what we expect to occur. Some people use this as an excuse to [...]

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Johanus on August 21st, 2009

Is Retirement Planning Worth the Effort? I recently heard someone comment that saving and planning for retirement really isn’t worth the effort. The idea here is that people who plan to sit around and read or just simply relax but are presently working very hard to build a financial nest egg probably won’t need it, [...]

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Johanus on August 13th, 2009

How to Find Fun Outings that Cost Little   Most cities offer several events and places to visit where the whole family can have fun. This is especially true for young children. Finding free events and fun activities requires a little bit of diligence and being aware of what is going on in the city. There [...]

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Johanus on August 4th, 2009

Enjoying the Great Outdoors for Less When we enjoy the outdoors there are so many options available that it is sometimes confusing. On a long weekend there are certain to be crowds in the popular areas and finding camping sites and space may become difficult. However, there are ways to enjoy the times outside camping [...]

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