Archive for January, 2007
Rich Dad, Poor Dad – Kiyosaki Gets it Wrong With Money
Robert Kiyosaki’s Book, “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” has long been hailed as a must read for anyone who wants to do well with money. In the book, he compares the financial advice of his two fathers, his well educated father who was a typical American, and his other father (who was actually his friend’s father) [...]
Run Your Financial Life Like a Business: Me, Inc.
I was listening to the Dave Ramsey show during work one afternoon as I always did, and he offered a caller a peculiar piece of advice that stuck with me. The caller had all sorts of debt and had nothing to show for him self, and Dave asked the caller “If you were hired to [...]
Myths about Money That You Should Ignore
If you’ve ever read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki, you know there are a lot of people giving advice about money who really have to right to be doing so. There are misconceptions about money that a lot of people who don’t have anything to show for themselves have and perpetuate. [...]
My Experiences at a Quixtar Recruitment Meeting
I’m sure by now it’s become quite obvious that I am not a fan of Quixtar, Amway and similar multi-level marketing “sell to your self” programs. Very often recruiters for these programs use deceptive marketing techniques to try to get people to buy into the systems. I decided that I should go and see for [...]
Don’t Forget…Getting Green Reader Appreication Giveaway!
Getting Green is going to be giving away a copy of The Millionaire Mind, by Thomas Stanley! You can read a full review of the book over at Amazon. In essence it’s a great follow up if you’ve read The Millionaire Next Door. It discusses the qualities needed to become very very wealthy, a must [...]
Picking Out The Best Mortgage for You!
If you are about to purchase a home or are considering the possibility of refinancing your home loan, you should be sure to get the right type of home loan for you. If you get the wrong kind of mortgage, you could lose thousands of dollars in interest and potentially even lose your house! Here [...]
I Have a Credit Score of Zero…And I Love It!
If you ever want to hear a good story, talk to a financial counselor. I know an individual who happens to be one and he told me the story of a woman named Beatrice. Beatrice’s father told her from a very young age that it was very important to protect her credit score. She had [...]
Save Money on Your Technology Expenses
In the last twenty years the amount of technology we have had available to us has grown exponentially. Then we may have had an Atari to player Asteroid and if we were lucky one of those new fangled VHS players. Now we have personal computers, laptops, mp3 players, personal digital assistants, cell phones, home theater [...]
Save Your Money: Why Get Rich Quick Doesn’t Work
If you’ve ever been in a bout with insomnia, you’ll know that there are a lot of different ‘opportunities’ out there in which you can allegedly make a lot of money. These paid programming shows are all over late night cable and the internet. Usually they will show you a life of luxury by using [...]
How the Minimum Wage Increase Will Affect You.
On January 10th, the US House of Representatives passed a piece of legislation which will increase the minimum wage for the first time in a decade. 315 representatives voted for it, and 116 voted against it. A whopping 80 Republicans joined Democrats in the vote! House Majority Leader, Steny Hoyer made the following statement to [...]
How Money Affects Our Health
Money is a rather interesting concept in society. It gets blamed for a lot of problems that we have. Some people say that money corrupts, however that is not the case. Money merely makes you more of what you are. If you are generous, you’ll be very generous. If you’re greedy, you’ll want even more. [...]
Quixtar: Undercover
Tonight I’ll be going to one of Quixtar’s presentation meetings where they put on their fancy suits, smile, and show you how you can make a bunch of money! As is very clear from my previous posts, I’m not a big fan. I plan on listening just to see what kind of things they are [...]
The Insurances You Need.
Have you ever considered how many unexpected financial disaster that could possibly happen? What if there were a natural disaster? A Terrorist attack? A job layoff? A vehicle breakdown? An unexpected major medical expense? The possibilities are endless, and you are going to put yourself in a very risky situation if you don’t have the [...]
Wikipedia Wednesday: Prosper.com
[Editor's Note: We've decided to start a new feature on Getting Green. Every Wednesday night we are going to feature an article by perhaps you! We are going to showcase one article relating to money from Wikipedia so that you can better share in the knowledge of the masses!] Today we’re going to highlight the [...]
Ten Facts Quixtar & Amway Don’t Want You to Know About!
1. Because of FTC Regulations, Quixtar is required to report how much each of their individual business operators (IBOs) make. In 2005, the mean average income from Quixtar for each IBO was only $115 per month. The real figure is much lower because Quixtar only counted IBOs in which they considered “active” by some arbitrary [...]
Preparing Your Money for Marriage
It might be winter and a bit cold right now, but in a few months it will be spring and once again love will be in the air. Young love birds will find each other and fly together for the first time. Like many young couples, my Fiancee and I will be getting married! As [...]
Money, Mathematics, and Personal Behavior – Dave Ramsey is Right!
Dave Ramsey has had a great amount of success with his radio show that teaches good old fashioned common sense financial advice. He is certainly not without his detractors though. There are a lot of people who describe his advice as out of the main stream and mathematically incorrect. Both of these statements are true, [...]
How Technology Is Making Us All Very Wealthy.
If you’re an adult , take a look back and see how much life has changed in last twenty years or so. Back then we were only just beginning to understand the word Nintendo, and globalization was in its infancy. Since then we have had the advent of the internet, the rise of globalization, and [...]
A Recipe for Financial Disaster
“Financial Disaster” INGREDIENTS ¼ cup Living above your means1 lb excessive debt1 tbsp Not following a budget2 cups Using credit cards1 tsp Not saving for emergencies1 cup Sugar (everyone loves sugar)1 lb Not planning for retirement DIRECTIONS1. Do not learn a basic personal finance education while in high school and do not ask your parents [...]
Cut Up Your Credit Cards, Today!
Many of our great g rand parents actually thought debt was a sin! Our grandparents generally thought that borrowing money was just a bad idea. Our parents started borrowing money for major purchases such real estate and automobiles, and now we are going into debt for things as small as a $1.29 soda’s at the [...]
Learn How to Teach Yourself About Money
Most Americans have never taken the time to teach themselves about money. It was never taught as a topic on high school or college, and they never become educated about money. They just learn what they absolutely have to, and barely get by with very little to show for it upon retirement. Maybe you are [...]
Money = Happiness? The Math Doesn’t Add Up!
When I was in kindergarten, I saw all of the big kids in first grade who got three recesses in a day, they got to read and do math, meanwhile I was stuck in the glorified daycare known as Kindergarten. I thought, I just can’t wait to get to first grade, then I’ll be happy. [...]
Whole Life Insurance is a Rip-off, 100% of the Time!
Sometimes there are things we do for our family that we don’t necessarily enjoy doing, but we do so anyway because we love our family members dearly. None of us enjoy writing a will because it reminds us of our own mortality. The same is very true for having life insurance. Far too often one [...]
Quit Sending HP & Lexmark Your Paycheck! Save Money on Printing!
Gillette and other razor companies have been hailed as marketing geniuses when they decreased the price of the razor to be very inexpensive and then make the blades almost as expensive as a new razor it self. Printer companies quickly learned a lesson from them and followed suits. An inexpensive home printer would cost around [...]
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Quit Wasting Money on Stuff That’s Going to Make You Fat! Save Money on Food!
If there’s one thing that we all have in common besides sleeping, it has to be shoveling food in our mouths. Most of eat three different meals a day, and often have snacks and beverages in between. Between going out to eat, ordering in, and buying groceries, this can all add up and be quite [...]
Don’t be Stupid! Stay Away from Debt Elimination Scams
If you perform a simple Google search for debt reduction, you’ll find over three million results of companies which claim to help to eliminate and reduce your debt dramatically. This really shouldn’t be all that surprising considering how much consumer credit people are making use of in this modern era. Credit cards, home equity loans, [...]
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