Are You Rich Yet? Not me.

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So over at The Simple Dollar, Trent Hamm talked about his take on the idea of being "rich". The post, and the comments, have inspired me a little. Trent says that money isn't the true gauge with which to measure how rich you are. In the end, being rich has nothing to do with money. It has to do with … [Read more...]

How Do You Track Your Money?

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I'm working hard at getting more organized again... it's not that I'm having a whole lot of trouble paying bills, just paying them on time. I started up my little calendar again that I use to mark the days a bill is due, how much it is for, and when I've paid it. Yes, it's a real, paper calendar notebook. … [Read more...]

Financial Ruin – Is It Your Biggest Fear, Too?

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Okay so a couple weeks ago, I hit one of those "bad weeks" where I felt like no matter where I turned, I was hitting a stone wall. Not brick, but those big boulder-like stones. I had issues with a couple clients. Total, estimated worst-case-scenario financial loss this means for me in 2010? $13,ooo In … [Read more...]

Major Developments On The Way…

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I admit, I'm a bad personal finance blogger. Rather, I was. I've been talking with my dear friend Gayla from MomGadget and we're going to work together to bring C3 to a whole new, awesome level! We've got major plans in store, so it's going to take a while. Meanwhile I'm going to be adding in regular … [Read more...]

What do you know about “The Secret”?

Before I go any further, I want to make it clear that some of you might mark this as nothing more than a mere coincidence. But for those of you who believe in the power of positive thinking and that there must be "something out there" that's guiding our lives when we put faith into it, you might really … [Read more...]