Financial Reflections

Personal Finance for those stuck in the middle.

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If You’re so Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?

By admin • Jan 22nd, 2009 • Category: Entrepreneurship, Goals, Income, Jobs, Net Worth, Success

You’re smart. Chances are you’re pretty darn good looking to. But odds are you aren’t rich. We all know some half-wit who’s rolling in dough right? So why aren’t you?



My Blog Goals for 2009

By admin • Jan 1st, 2009 • Category: Goals

I’ve been writing in this blog off and on since 2006.  It’s hard to believe that much time has gone by and I’ve learned a lot about personal finance while writing here.  Over the summer I decided to really get back to this blog and I’m making some goals (SMART goals, mind you) for 2009 [...]



3 Things to do After the Holidays

By admin • Dec 29th, 2008 • Category: Budgeting, Goals, Reflections, taxes

The holidays have passed, gifts have been given and received, relatives have been visited and I’m back to my day-job.  It was an enjoyable break, but it’s back to reality.  With that in mind, I’ve got three post-holiday plans (besides watching bowl games) to help out with the finances after the holidays.

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How to Set SMART Financial Goals

By admin • Dec 17th, 2008 • Category: Goals, Net Worth, Reflections

It’s the time of the year where people set goals.  But rather than bore you with my financial goals for 2009, I thought I’d put something together to help you make your own goals.  My goal is to help you set goals that let you live those dreams in 2009 and beyond.

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Why Setting Small Financial Goals Matters

By coglethorpe • May 6th, 2006 • Category: Budgeting, Goals

As some of you already know, I’ve set some ambitious financial goals for 2006.  But I’ll be honest, I’m not getting where I want to go quite as fast as I want.   I keep pretty good track of where I’m at financially, but I knew something was missing.  Something was keeping me from moving forward [...]