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Develop Your Brand: Paris Hilton

by Flexo

Say anything you want about heiress Paris Hilton, but admit she (and her team) have done a bang-up job of developing her brand. I don’t think it was her misfortune that her sex video was unofficially released to the public a few years ago, making her an overnight sensation. While she’s not the richest celebrity, ... Continue reading this article…

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The Finance of Sleep Loss

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One thing that is important to remember is that parial sleep loss is cumulative. That means that if you get 30 minutes less sleeping time than your body needs each day during the week, your body will want to make up two and a half hours of sleep during the weekend, or whenever you can ... Continue reading this article…

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Trading Stocks? Do It Like A Vulcan!

by Flexo

I wrote about a seminar called Teach Me To Trade earlier this year, and a visitor left an interesting comment last night. Spike (not my alter ego, a different Spike) wrote: When people ask me about learning to trade well, my first question of them is, “Have you ever seen Star Trek?” and then I ... Continue reading this article…

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Wind-Powered Pink Floyd and Homes

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Calley, 42, is an alt-energy nut. At age 12, he built a primitive windmill that produced electricity for his bedroom–for a single bulb and the cassette player on which he listened to Pink Floyd. A small business, Southwest Windpower, has created a small (45 ft) wind turbine for generating electricity for a half-acre home. The ... Continue reading this article…

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Carnival of Personal Finance Needs Future Hosts

by Flexo

A lot of my regular readers here have blogs of their own, so this is for them. We’re looking for more hosts for the Carnival of Personal Finance, and the only real requirement is you have to participate in the Carnival occasionally. The slots are full until October, so if you have a blog that ... Continue reading this article…

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Slackers Unite!

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To be smart, slow down, lay back, and don’t try to do so many things at once. That advice seems to be needed to help stimulate productivity from “knowledge workers.” Here are some points from the article: * “The physiological effects of tiredness are well-known. You can turn a smart person into an idiot just ... Continue reading this article…

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Employment Trends in 2006

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According to surveys, we should start to see some encouraging trends for those of us working for a living. Richard Castellini from CareerBuilder.com has the story. Trend 1: Bigger Paychecks. Employers plan on offering more to existing employees and new hires. Gain an advantage by knowing where you stand within the market for your position. ... Continue reading this article…

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Teaching Kids About Money, Part 2

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Previously, I mentioned Yahoo Finance’s latest feature on teaching children about money. This post continues with that feature. Lynne Ticknor acknowledges that schools often don’t have the resources to teach classes beyond core curriculum. Personal finance classes are therefore difficult to find in public schools. Thus, the responsibility falls on the parents, who as many ... Continue reading this article…

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