http://www.millionaireorbust.com teaching you how to think about your finances Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:07:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2009 david@millionaireorbust.com (Flying Squirrel Media) david@millionaireorbust.com (Flying Squirrel Media) personal finance 1440 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/images/podcastlogosmall.jpg http://www.millionaireorbust.com 144 144 teaching you how to think about your finances teaching you how to think about your finances personal finance, business news Flying Squirrel Media Flying Squirrel Media david@millionaireorbust.com no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/graduates-avoid-debt/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/graduates-avoid-debt/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 08:44:58 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=429 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/graduates-avoid-debt/feed/ 0 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0043/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0043/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:00:01 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=65 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0043/feed/ 1 0:22:31 Gas Price Update: $4.049 This week on Millionaire or Bust we start off by discussing a few news stories. First we mention how the mortgage giants Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae are in trouble. There is currently a debate on whether they might be nati[...] Gas Price Update: $4.049 This week on Millionaire or Bust we start off by discussing a few news stories. First we mention how the mortgage giants Freddie Mac & Fannie Mae are in trouble. There is currently a debate on whether they might be nationalized. We also mention how the dollar has gained value lately based on speculation on the EU’s economy, failing commodity prices and a rise in US industrial output in July. This news was gleaned from a news.yahoo.com article. We touch on a news.yahoo.com story about a possible recession coming to Britain within the next 6-9 months coupled with the UK’s falling housing prices. We also quickly mention a drop in Chinese share prices amid renewed worries about an economic slowdown there. Then we talk about why you should care about these issues in foreign countries and how it might even be an opportunity for you. Finally we cover an article by Jessica Silver-Greenberg, called “Getting Smarter on School Loans” for those out there that are either starting college soon or who have kids who are. We cover the ways that people pay for education, why some of them are poor choices or are becoming risky ones to rely on. We also discuss some federal options that can be better for your pocketbook. Some of the figures in the article aren’t accurate, so we find you the right ones from the goverment’s Stafford Loan site. No feedback this week, so if you have any feedback, please call or write us. podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/show8-millionaire-or-bust-college/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/show8-millionaire-or-bust-college/#comments Fri, 28 Jul 2006 07:05:29 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/2006/07/28/show8-millionaire-or-bust-college/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/show8-millionaire-or-bust-college/feed/ 1 0:04:41 Topic of the Week This week we talk about college savings and programs that can help you do that. Below is a link to the Fool website that discusses different programs that are available: Fool.com Money Saving Tips Money Saving Tip of the Week Bri[...] Topic of the Week This week we talk about college savings and programs that can help you do that. Below is a link to the Fool website that discusses different programs that are available: Fool.com Money Saving Tips Money Saving Tip of the Week Bring your drinks to work. Bringing your own drinks is cheaper than buying them at Starbucks or the vending machine. One Starbucks coffee and two sodas a day can cost you an extra $875/yr per person…That’s a lot extra you can invest. Talli’s Tightwad Tip of the Week Bring your lunch to work. You can save between $15-40/wk per person That’s $750-2000/yr per person. Combined with bringing your drinks, you can save at least $1500 and maybe almost $3000 for one person. With two people…you do the math. It’s a huge savings and well worth it. Financial Psychology Thinking, “That won’t save me much. What’s a dollar here or there?” Add up all those items and they might translate into a couple hundred a month, or even several hundred a month. At the end of the year, those small savings which weren’t that painful anyway, might leave you with several thousand dollars of savings. Tool of the Week www.insweb.com This site is dedicated to helping you compare insurance companies, so that you can get the best rate. Give it a try. It’s free and it could save you some money. podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no