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/mob0113/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0113/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:12:34 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=248 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0113/feed/ 4 0:15:49 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust takes a look at the news of the week and looks at how being healthy can save money for us and the country. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: [...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust takes a look at the news of the week and looks at how being healthy can save money for us and the country. Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Gained 310 points going from 9,713 to 10,023. Oil: Gained $1.12/barrel from $77.53 to $78.65. Gas: Dropped 2.4 cents/gallon going from $2.693/gallon to $2.669. Bank Failures: We had 5 more bank failures over the past week bringing the current total to 120. Which Way is the Wind Blowing? Unemployment has hit 10.2%. Health & Finance Five health care problems that cost $1 Trillion out of the $2.2 Trillion spent on Health Care in the USA every year. Announcement Going forward Millionaire or Bust will be moving away from a weekly schedule, due to the fact that I need to dedicate more time and energy to our other website, BeingHealthy.TV. Talli and I are creating more and more content there every week and I needed to decide where to throw my main focus. As the bigger of the two sites, BeingHealthy.TV won. And speaking of winning, Talli’s audio podcast Being Healthy for Busy People is a finalist in the 2009 Podcast Awards. Back to the point though, MillionaireOrBust.com will still be producing content, but not on a regular schedule. As time permits and inspiration strikes, I’ll be producing podcasts and, new for me, blog posts on finance related topics. I will be moving away from news a bit to focus more on money saving tips and money making tips though. Thank you to everyone who has supported the podcast and thank you to everyone who stays subscribed. It has been and continues to be an honor to have such a great group of listeners. Sincerely, David van Sunder If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! announcements, podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0095/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0095/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:59:11 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=126 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0095/feed/ 3 0:15:48 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I talked about saving money by lowering your medical fees. But first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right again, the Dow was down this week 260 points. It’s been right 8[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, I talked about saving money by lowering your medical fees. But first I covered the news for the week: The coin toss was right again, the Dow was down this week 260 points. It’s been right 8 out of 10 times. Oil dropped to 69.15 as of Sunday Night. Gas was at $2.693. It was up 3 cents from a week ago according to AAA’s fuelgaugereport. Bank Watch: U.S. regulators closed 3 banks, bringing the total to 40 for the year. Jobless benefit rolls posted their first dip since January. ‘Cash for clunkers’ coming soon, allowing consumers to get as much as $4,500 to trade in old cars for more fuel efficient vehicles. Then I closed with the main topic. I discussed how you can lower your doctors’ fees, hospital charges, etc. This is one area where you can save yourself a ton of money, especially if you’re uninsured or self insured. During this, I referenced an article from money.cnn.com. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give it a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot me an email and help me improve the show. I appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0084/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0084/#comments Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:00:01 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=110 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0084/feed/ 3 0:21:18 In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was retirement healthcare. Since so many people overlook saving for healthcare costs in retirment, I thought it was important that I called it out as an important issue. But first[...] In this week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust, the main topic was retirement healthcare. Since so many people overlook saving for healthcare costs in retirment, I thought it was important that I called it out as an important issue. But first, we started the show off with the news: No bank failures this week. That’s only the second week this year. We had the fourth straight up week for the economy as the Dow ended above 8,000 in the best 4-week run since 1933. Tying mortgage modification to affordability lowers redefault rate, federal study finds. Two million jobs have been lost so far in 2009 and nine million people are underemployed as of March. Mortgage rates were at a record low for the second week. Factory orders rose for the first time in 6 months. One in ten Americans is on food stamps. A federal tax hike hits smokers. U.S. plans to ease GM into bankruptcy according to a report. And finally we get to the main topic, which is retirement healthcare. This is an important topic because saving for retirement isn’t just about living expenses. You also have to budget for healthcare because Medicare won’t cover everything. In fact, I have some scary numbers to give you. I also have some things you should think about as you save for retirement. If you enjoy Millionaire or Bust, please head on over to iTunes and give us a nice review. If you have some feedback on how to make the show better, shoot us an email and help us improve the show. We appreciate all your comments. Thanks for listening everyone! podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/show13-millionaire-or-bust-healthcare/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/show13-millionaire-or-bust-healthcare/#comments Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:10:13 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/2006/09/01/show13-millionaire-or-bust-healthcare/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/show13-millionaire-or-bust-healthcare/feed/ 1 0:05:11 Topic of the Week This week we’re going to talk about healthcare and why it’s important that you make sure you have it, no matter the cost, as well as a few ways you might be able to get it easier or cheaper. Weekly Statistic Nearly 46 [...] Topic of the Week This week we’re going to talk about healthcare and why it’s important that you make sure you have it, no matter the cost, as well as a few ways you might be able to get it easier or cheaper. Weekly Statistic Nearly 46 million Americans don’t have health care. Money Saving Tips Money Saving Tip of the Week Christmas/birthday shop all year round. Scout out sales with potential recipients in mind. You’ll save money on those last minute purchases, not to mention stress. Besides, you can avoid the congested malls during the season. Talli’s Tightwad Tip of the Week Measure everything, whether it is soap powder or flour. Dumping or pinches normally uses more than is necessary. You’d be surprised how every little bit adds up, especially with items you use a lot or expensive spices. Tool of the Week www.carfax.com With carfax.com you can get detailed reports on the used car you’re looking at to make sure that it isn’t a lemon. It will tell you what the car has gone through, floods, fire, car crash, etc. Often a carfax report is available with a used car for free. If it isn’t, ask the seller to pay for one. Financial Psychology This is the segment where we examine a mindset or a way of looking at your finances that will set you up well for building wealth… Limit television viewing. This frees up time to improve your life and saves you from the effects of marketing. Commercials infiltrate your subconscious even when you’re not paying attention to them, making you spend more. So, if you’re watching television, skip the commercials if you can or just mute them and ignore them. podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no