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Quick Video Intro to the Envelope System

The envelope system is a method recommended my many financial professionals (including Dave Ramsey) for making a quick and easy budget. The above video is a short, straight-forward introduction to using this system.

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Think About Retirement Differently

Stefan Sagmeister recommends a powerfully different way of thinking about retirement. For most people, retirement looks like this:

Grow up and learn for 25 years, work for 45 years and at the end take 15 years of retirement.
Sagmeister arranges his life differently:

Instead of taking the 15 years of retirement at the end, he chops off [...]

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How the Current Economy Has Affected Dentists, Vasectomies, Guns and Shark Attacks

John Gerzema gave an interesting TEDx talk on how customers are dealing with the current economy and how communications technology is making capitalism better.
Some of the highlights:

Spending is at its lowest in 63 years
More people are using debit cards than credit cards
Americans are holding onto their cars for longer than ever: 9.4 years
Library membership is [...]

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Cute Video on Saving Money

The people over an common craft have make a cute little video about how and why to save your money.  Check it out below:

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