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My counterpoint to Forget Frugality

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:00:35 +0000

I saw a reference this week to an editorial by Ramit Sethi called Forget Frugality. While he has some good points, I think some of his advice is counterproductive and even contradictory. He argues that you should focus on earnings

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A cheap kitchen makeover

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:31:24 +0000

The kitchen cabinets in the house we live in have seen better days. They were reasonably well-built, but 50 years of raising families–mine is the third family raised in this house–took their toll on them. A couple of years back

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Is landlording profitable?

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:21:04 +0000

Is landlording profitable? The answer is yes. Where people disagree, I think, is on the timing, and perhaps to a lesser degree, on the strategy. My wife read an article yesterday on real estate investing that made her mad. I’d

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Diving into real estate

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:41:27 +0000

You're not going to believe this. This week my wife and I applied for a mortgage.

Not on our primary house. We're buying an investment property. I'm still struggling with the mortgage bit.

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How does the live-within-your-means movement apply to the current recession?

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 01:06:33 +0000

Joseph brought up some good points in the comments for the previous entry, and I don't think a short response does them justice. He wants to know what the personal finance experts have to say about the current economic crisis.

Suze Orman actually went on TV a few weeks ago and called it an opportunity of a lifetime. I'll explain.

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An old formula for making money

Dave Farquhar — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:39:05 +0000

I picked up a copy of a financial classic today: How to Make a Fortune Today, Starting From Scratch by William Nickerson.

While I don't necessarily agree with everything Nickerson says, I'm not a millionaire and Nickerson was by the time he was my age (or well on his way at least). And his tactics are far, far safer than anyone writing about money today.

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How Generation X can take this country back

Dave Farquhar — Fri, 23 May 2008 02:59:18 +0000

I've done some reading in recent days. First I read that GenXers aren't happy with Corporate America and the feeling is largely mutual. It appears I'm not the only one.

But I see an opportunity in this. We have a window to take this country back. And I have a plan.

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