Archive for September, 2007

Does a Million Make You A Millionaire?

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Ask yourself. Do million dollar winners of a game show actually make them a millionaire? I find it ironic that the show host calls them a millionaire when in the US their winnings are subject to a hefty tax. So the contestant will be lucky if they walk away with 60% of […]

Top Places to Retire

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Last week I came across this great list Deborah Freeman came up with and posted on her blog, Debo Hobo dot com. It is a list of places to retire:

Panama - combines a low cost of living, near-perfect weather and one of the world’s best discount programs for retirees, the […]

What? How Much to Ride the Airbus?

Karma Stories, Spending Money | 446 Views 2 Comments »

I love Reuters Oddly Enough. It is always a great source for a quick interesting read that is always off beat and some times just weird.
Today, I came across an article about an Australian businessman who purchased a one way ticket on the maiden voyage of Singapore Airlines Airbus 380. Sounds like it […]

Interesting… Very Interesting

Karma Stories, Goals, Life & The Secret | 636 Views 4 Comments »

From Dennis’ comment about The Secret to Getting Rich Program Scam. He mentioned about one of the speakers David Schirmer who is in some hot water with prior students, employees and creditors. Here is the videos he was referring to.
Part One:

Part Two:

Part Three:

Regardless of that hot water this fellow is in. I […]

August Progress

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OK, it hasn’t been that stellar of a month, but as I had mentioned earlier this week I am back on the pony and ready to focus on My Retirement Project. So even if it was a slow month I still brought in a couple of bucks.

AdSense: $9.69
Kontera: $1.16

So this brings my grand total […]