Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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How To Improve Your Credit Score
Improving your credit score is pretty easy to do if you follow the steps listed below. Lower your outstanding balances Did you know that you could pay all of your bills on time and your credit score could still not be as high as it should be? Paying only the minimum balance on your loans…
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Modern Day House Hunting
Here are a few of the steps that you should take before closing on that home purchase. Run the numbers first A lot of people go house hunting with no idea as to the amount of home that they can afford. You need to figure out what your mortgage will be based on the purchase…
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Best of Money Carnival #85
Welcome to the very first BOM Carnival of 2011! This is also my first post from Japan, so may I also say, ohayo gozaimasu (Google it). Since I know that most of you are already scrolling down, I’ll get right to it. Here are THE best personal finance posts from the past two weeks, dare…
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The Creed
Today is a big day and you didn't even know it. It's my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary. And it's the eve of Going-to-Japan-Day for Hubs and I. So, I think it's only fitting to pass on some wisdom directly from Opa and Oma today. While Opa was deployed to Pakistan for a year with the…
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The J-Lo Principle for Unexpected Expenses
Instead of looking ahead to each new month with clinging hopes that nothing goes wrong, look ahead with the expectation that those somethings will be coming by to visit. Be prepared to welcome them at the door with tea and biscuits. It’s much less stressful when you know they’ll be coming.
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No Need to Stir!
What would you do for a couple of bucks? At what point does the money at stake become important enough to raise your blood pressure? For some, the principle of the matter is always worth the time and effort spent.
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