Imagine for a moment that I decided to open a football school. And my school’s deeply-held conviction is that it can turn anyone into an NFL caliber player. So it doesn’t matter how fast, strong, big, tough, or athletic a potential student may be. Just give my school four years, and my staff can turn …
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I’m Mr. Groovy and I have a fabulous life. Did you know that I’ve been on Radical Personal Finance and Stacking Benjamins? Did you know that I’ve been featured on Rockstar Finance so many times I’ve lost count? [Mrs. Groovy: I haven’t. Ten times between the two of us.] Oh, and did I forget to …
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Anyone familiar with this blog knows that I’m not a fan of government. Part of this stems from a study of human nature. People are just better stewards of their own money and liberties than they are with others. Expecting bureaucrats to treat tax money as if it’s their own money, or to treat the …
I know nothing about travel hacking but I want to share a huge airline tip I stumbled upon that is not very well known. It might just come in handy one day. If you’re a member of the American Airline (AA) AAdvantage program and make a reservation using your awards miles, you can make various …
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Wow! It’s May already—a third of the year has shot by. A year ago, I vowed to be less in thrall of the market’s daily gyrations. No more being glued to CNBC. No more checking our portfolio’s value every day after 6 pm when it reflected the latest mutual fund prices. I wanted a set-it-and-forget-it …
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