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/save-on-thanksgiving-travel/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/save-on-thanksgiving-travel/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 07:52:22 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=478 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/save-on-thanksgiving-travel/feed/ 0 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/winter-vacation-on-a-budget/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/winter-vacation-on-a-budget/#comments Sun, 16 Oct 2011 16:41:20 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/how-to-afford-a-winter-vacation-on-a-budget/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/winter-vacation-on-a-budget/feed/ 0 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/need-travel-insurance/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/need-travel-insurance/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 08:57:11 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=407 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/need-travel-insurance/feed/ 0 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0111/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0111/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:21:18 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=231 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0111/feed/ 3 0:09:58 This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust was recorded after a missed week. I have to apologize because I take my responsibility to my listeners to get a show out weekly, very seriously. Unfortunately, the trip to Las Vegas for BlogWorld p[...] This week’s episode of Millionaire or Bust was recorded after a missed week. I have to apologize because I take my responsibility to my listeners to get a show out weekly, very seriously. Unfortunately, the trip to Las Vegas for BlogWorld proved too much for me as far as getting this show out on top of everything else I had to do that week. But I’m back in the saddle! Here are today’s segments and the associated articles and links: By the Numbers Dow: Gained 107 points over the past two weeks. Oil: Up $7.77/barrel from $72.26 to $80.03 in the past two weeks. Gas: Gained 18.9 cents/gallon over the past two weeks going from $2.482/gallon to $2.671. Bank Failures:We had 8 bank failures over the past two weeks to bring us all the way up to 106. And here is missing bank failure #98. Tax & Retirement Investment News: IRS said in a statement that the maximum contribution limits for your 401(k) and other retirement plans will stay the same next year as this year. Main Topic: This week’s main topic discussed some things Talli and I planned to do to save money while in Las Vegas and how we did against our expectations. 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/mob0075/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0075/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:00:03 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=98 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0075/feed/ 1 0:22:37 This is the first show that we’ve recorded since we returned from our vacation, so this week on Millionaire or Bust we recapped some major stories that occurred in the last couple weeks in a quick summary. Then we focused on a couple stories a[...] This is the first show that we’ve recorded since we returned from our vacation, so this week on Millionaire or Bust we recapped some major stories that occurred in the last couple weeks in a quick summary. Then we focused on a couple stories around housing & saving money. But first, we discussed our trip a little and how we saved a bit of money with a few choices we made. Then we launched right into the news summary: 6 bank failures (25 last year) Gas prices are up 14% this year The Dow is down 775.53, or 8.8% The S&P is down 77.37, or 8.6%. The Nasdaq is down 100.61, or 6.4%. 100,000 job cuts this week The Post Office is considering going to 5 days a week. Best Buy is making some layoffs but is eying vacant Circuit City locations OPEC is warning of further oil production cuts later this year. After finishing the news summary, we discussed how the podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0074/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0074/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:00:33 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=97 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0074/feed/ 4 0:31:15 This is our second episode of a special two part travel edition of Millionaire or Bust. We’ll be focusing on how to plan for trips while still trying to stay on track with your goals of building wealth. We’ll give you tips on how to sa[...] This is our second episode of a special two part travel edition of Millionaire or Bust. We’ll be focusing on how to plan for trips while still trying to stay on track with your goals of building wealth. We’ll give you tips on how to save money or just have the ability to have a better trip with the money you do have. In this show, we dicsuss ways to budget for and save money on lodging, food, tours and admissions, souvenirs and tipping. Some links we mentioned on the show were: Economical Traveler by Simone di Santi of A Road Retraveled Expedia.com Hotels.com frommers.com LonelyPlanet.com Fodors.com We also discussed various insurances that are commonly linked with travel, some ways to save money on them and things to watch out for if you decide to opt out of them. So, hopefully this two part series helps you plan a trip that fits your budget or is possibly a little nicer than you can normally afford for the same price. Becoming a millionaire is all about making the right choices with your money. For a lot of people, trips can be a very large part of their budget. So, that’s a good place to look at controlling costs without compromising your lifestyle. 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/mob0073/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0073/#comments Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:31 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=96 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0073/feed/ 4 0:29:09 This is our first episode of a special two part travel edition of Millionaire or Bust. We’ll be focusing on how to plan for trips while still trying to stay on track with your goals of building wealth. We’ll give you tips on how to sav[...] This is our first episode of a special two part travel edition of Millionaire or Bust. We’ll be focusing on how to plan for trips while still trying to stay on track with your goals of building wealth. We’ll give you tips on how to save money or just have the ability to have a better trip with the money you do have. We start the show off by giving an overview of those things you need to look at when planning for a trip. We’ll discuss traveling on a budget, some things you need to consider when planning your trip and some things to think about when you consider the costs and modes of transportation you intend to employ. We talk about lots of ways to save money by planning ahead, knowing your traveling companions and shopping smartly. Some sites we mentioned during the show were: Orbitz Expedia Hotwire Priceline Gate1Travel ShermansTravel.com TravelZoo Wikitravel Article on Eurail Eurail 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/mob0039/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0039/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:00:09 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=61 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0039/feed/ 0 0:27:52 Gas Price Update: $4.419 We talk about property taxes and the opportunity that homeowners have to get theirs reduced if their house has lost value. Don’t pay any more taxes than you’re obligated to. We discuss a bit about how rewards cr[...] Gas Price Update: $4.419 We talk about property taxes and the opportunity that homeowners have to get theirs reduced if their house has lost value. Don’t pay any more taxes than you’re obligated to. We discuss a bit about how rewards credit cards aren’t all they’re cracked up to be. We also talk about things to look for in a rewards card and some things to avoid. For those that are a little more computer savvy and would like to save a couple dollars by playing, free, legal games on their computer, we give a couple ways to find them. First Option: legaltorrents.com Second Option: Wikipedia’s List of open source games Personal Favorite: Battle for Wesnoth – It’s a turn based, fantasy RPG. David shares a few tips on saving energy and as energy prices go up, more and more money, that he has been implementing around the house. Since David has been looking into ways to be a little more efficient energy-wise around the house, we discuss an article that he found on green.yahoo.com about “vampire power.” We discuss an article from the Monterey Herald that says that tourists are spending less time and money in Las Vegas. We discuss how that could be an opportunity for you, if you’re looking to go to Vegas. If you don’t want to create an account for the Monterey Herald, or any other site that needs a free registration, you can try bugmenot.com. They have existing logins that you can use. David will be heading to Vegas August 14-16 for the New Media Expo. So, if you’re going and would like to meet up, send us an email. Finally, we wrap up the show with some feedback from Lee in Connecticut. podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0034/ http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0034/#comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:49 +0000 David van Sunder http://www.millionaireorbust.com/?p=54 http://www.millionaireorbust.com/archives/mob0034/feed/ 0 0:32:55 This week we discuss a couple incidents that occurred in our lives recently. The first was a medical provider who owed us a credit for services rendered, but was holding the money. The second was the expiration of some frequent flyer miles. Both i[...] This week we discuss a couple incidents that occurred in our lives recently. The first was a medical provider who owed us a credit for services rendered, but was holding the money. The second was the expiration of some frequent flyer miles. Both incidents taught us lessons. Gas Price Update: $4.56/gallon Next, we discussed 10 travel tips that we’ve gathered over the many years that we’ve traveled. Talli as the member of a family that traveled extensively and David as the son of a United Airlines employee and as an ex-process consultant for Accenture. Discount Travel Sites Mentioned: Travelzoo – A site we use often. Sherman’s Travel – A site we check sometimes. Priceline – Good when you’re very flexible in travel times. Orbitz – We always check this site, then compare the best price against that airline’s own site just in case they have a lower price there. Sometimes, they do. Hotwire They offer a trip watcher to tell you when the price for a specific trip drops. Gate 1 Travel – The site we use for most of our trips abroad. Look for the special deals. Next we discuss an article entitled “Vacation where the dollar is still strong” by Sheridan Prasso of Money Magazine. We discuss the seven options that she has put forth. We’ve only visited two so far, but a lot of them sound good. Finally we listened to some feedback from Matt from Seattle. He recommended two websites: www.fatwallet.com – A coupon and cash back member site. During the podcast I was incorrect. It isn’t $20 of cash back accumulated to get a check. It’s actually $10. www.dinkytown.com – 300 financial calculators (Very useful) podcasts Flying Squirrel Media no no