Financial Cookie Jar

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Investing is Emotionally Draining

Friday, May 15th, 2009

So I met with a financial analyst the other day and we discussed my finances. It was interesting because I really do not have very much money so he was telling me what would be the best investments for me. Especially considering I might need some of my money in the near future. I can’t [...]

Depressing Economic Forecast

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Today I saw a lot of news articles talking about how we are probably more optimistic about the economy than we should be. Ouch! Right? Did anyone else feel that dagger? Okay, I might be overdramatizing but I just feel like every other day we are told different things. Monday it’s hold on to your [...]

Making Money is Difficult

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Making Money is a difficult thing. This seems like an obvious statement but it’s something that I had to learn probably a little later than most. I think I actually just learned it today. I was walking home and calculating in my mind how working different amounts of hours would make me different amounts of [...]