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The Dollar Stretcher: Frugal Living since 1996

The Dollar Stretcher: Frugal Living since 1996

getting started | Project 333 Welcome to Project 333. This page will tell you everything you need to know to get started. After living with only 33 items every 3 months for more than 3 years, I can say that with confidence. The Basics When: Every three months (It’s never too late to start so join in anytime!) First Timers This is for those of you new to Project 333. Take inventory. Starting a new phase This is for those of you who have some experience with Project 333. Donate any items from your current collection that haven’t been worn.Start building your new wardrobe with items in your current collection. Bonus Rules Use the first week of each phase if you need it to finish your collection and donation process.Choose three additional items and put them aside in your closet. Above All Else Even more important than choosing clothes that match, sticking with 33 and not wearing PJs to the grocery store, please only include clothing that fits and is in good repair. Other ways to help you get started and stay connected

Making $22 Million the Easy Way How would you like to make $22 million? No matter how wealthy you may be, that’s a nice amount of money. Better yet … how about making $22 million with no extra work? Seriously — it’s free cash for labor you’re already doing. Your answer is probably something like “Where do I sign up, Ron?” Today I’ll tell you how a company every investor knows made that much (and more) just last year. Pennies Add Up In the ETF Business You know I love ETFs. Money management is lucrative because it is scalable. Fund fees are usually expressed in annualized “basis points.” So if you are managing $100 billion, a fee difference of two or three basis points can quickly add up to millions. Every Player Gets Paid As I explained in a column last year, “ You’re the Winner in the ETF Price War ,” ETFs have both internal and external costs. What investors often forget is that indexes aren’t free. The largest, most actively-traded ETF was also the first U.S. This is a great deal for S&P! Now dig a little deeper. Ron

PT Money: Personal Finance by PT A Guy Named Dave The 100 Startup Moolanomy - Personal Finance Blog Motivation and Self Improvement Because making money should be beautiful. What is it about money that makes us squirm so? It’s the questions of “worth,” the unwieldy bookkeeping tools, the sense of “never enough,” the anxiety around having too much, the constant cutting and never ending budgeting. It’s asking for a raise or setting your price. It’s the “I don’t really need to get paid much if I love what I’m doing!” Money has held it’s power over us for too long. It’s time for some money-relationship therapy and I’m putting you on the couch. Making money should be beautiful. Your ability to create a sustainable business as an passion-driven entrepreneur (yes, I mean you) is directly related to our (yes, I mean us) ability to rebuild an economy based on honesty & merit instead of greed & corruption. Your relationship with money is not defined by how much you had as a kid – I didn’t have much – or how much your spouse earns. Especially that. The Art of Earning is a digital that will guide you through recreating your own money story. The .zip package includes:

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