Kim Staudenraus on October 4th, 2007

One thing that sometimes gets lost when talking about money issues is the real reason why money management is so important. Most people would say, it’s to get rich. And although I actually prefer the words “build wealth” over “get rich” I suppose it all means the same thing, to be financially comfortable.
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Kim Staudenraus on October 3rd, 2007

Today a friend of mine talked to me about his debt situation and in the same breath stated he wanted to lease a new car. I won’t mention his name but he is a smart individual, well established family man who makes a good salary, close to six figures.As we continued our conversation, [...]

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Kim Staudenraus on September 18th, 2007

In yesterday’s blog I mentioned the importance of shredding all credit and loan offers with a cross cut shredder rather than just throwing those offers in the trash. Why is this so important? To protect your identity. For that matter, I go one step further and shred anything that has my name and/or address on [...]

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