April 2011

The Best Financial Investment You Can Ever Make: Invest in Your Body

April 29, 2011

Many fast talking financial advisors may tell you that you need to invest in gold, the latest tech stocks, or international funds to be rich. What they don’t tell you is that the best financial decision you can make for your life is to invest the money (and time) into your body and health. By [...]

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New to Pocket Changed? Start Here!

April 27, 2011

Today is the four month anniversary of Pocket Changed! In honor of the past 120 days, 82 posts, and who knows how many words typed, I thought I’d do a bit of a recap of the some of the best posts and create a starting point if you are newer to Pocket Changed. If this [...]

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How to Calculate Your Net Worth in Ten Minutes

April 25, 2011

We’re all busy, but I strongly encourage you to take just ten quick minutes a month to calculate your net wroth. Tracking your net worth can be one of the biggest eye openers for anyone that wants to improve their financial future. When I began tracking my net worth, my whole view towards money changed. [...]

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The Best Way to Use Your Tax Return

April 22, 2011

It is the wonderful time of the year when the U.S. Federal Government graciously returns money to the majority of working class Americans. Some people end up owing money, but most get a return from filing their taxes. While you want to make sure you correctly fill out a W-4 to minimize your return each [...]

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Spend Money to Make Money

April 20, 2011

When I was working to get out of debt after college I focused entirely on how to be more frugal. I wanted to save money as fast as possible. I thought that the best way to do so was by focusing on my spending and I completely ignored the earning portion of the equation. What [...]

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Destination X Review: Your Guide to Accomplishing Anything + Contest

April 18, 2011

We all have dreams for our life that we want to come true. The problem is that these dreams are sometimes nothing more than vague ideas like “traveling the world” or “being debt free”. Just having a dream is not enough to make it come true. To reach your dreams you really need to analyze exactly [...]

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Why You Won’t Regret A Life Change

April 15, 2011

Throughout my life I have seen many people who are hesitant to change. Some were scared to leave home and go off to college. Others worried about missing their friends and finding a job, so they delayed graduating from college by staying for a fifth year. When they were stuck in a job they didn’t [...]

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Stand Up to Conformity at Your Job

April 13, 2011

Conforming to society is one way to live your life. You can get a job that someone dredged through before you got there. Going through the motions as you answer to your boss. Complaining to your friends and family that you hate your job, but that you have to keep working there. Buying things to [...]

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Quit Buying Stuff You Don’t Need

April 11, 2011

Let’s say you’re in debt and you can’t seem to find any extra money to put towards paying it off. You are trying hard to make ends meet, but you don’t know where all the money goes. Self-control sometimes escapes you, but money is for spending, right? If you can’t keep yourself from splurging, I [...]

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How to Prevent a Sedentary Lifestyle After College

April 8, 2011

When I was in college I felt like I was always in motion. Whether it was riding my bike to class or playing intramural sports, it always felt good to be taking care of my body’s physical fitness just through regular habits I had created. After I graduated college and started my first desk job [...]

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