Fire Your Banker

by Dan on March 4, 2010

Yes, Virginia, there are still small banks.  They exist as certainly as credit unions, local economies, and the Huffington Post exist.
This is my response to a friend’s inquiry, via a social network site, asking where she should bank. I recommended that she bank locally, if possible, but to avoid at all costs, the big banks.  [...]

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Security Ignorance Is Not Bliss

December 31, 2009

In response to my friend’s recent PayPal phishing adventure (see previous post), I decided to garner additional protection by upgrading my PayPal account to include their security key offering. This feature provides additional authentication to the usual login ID and password process. The security key offering consist of a six-digit generated number via your cell [...]

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A PayPal Phish Story

December 31, 2009

The convenience of safe online commerce is becoming more complex, but as is usually the case, the more you know about the online threats and the tools to combat them the more you’ll be equipped to protect your financial transactions.
A friend of mine received a frantic call from his wife after noticing a series [...]

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Small Business Surviving On The Edge

December 5, 2009

A micro business was sent into a mild panic mode last week after receiving a cancellation letter from their bank.  They received notice that the bank was closing their account based on information from ChexSystems.  ChexSystems is a check and credit verification agency somewhat like Experian or Equifax, but they track deposit accounts not credit [...]

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Teach A Man To Teach Fish-Mongering And He’ll Eat Steak

November 29, 2009

One of the solutions to solving world poverty, may in fact be the same solution for solving the current economic state of those in need here in the United States. Perhaps poverty may be too strong a word to use for the majority of those in the US having economic  hardships, but there’s probably agreement [...]

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The Take-the-Leap Conspiracy

November 16, 2009

Probably one of the scariest, or perhaps gutsiest, financial decisions to make is to fire your boss.  Not because you’ve won the lottery, but because you’ve decided to go for it on your own.   If you were anything like me, being on your own didn’t mean you planned on being there alone in the first [...]

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Love Your Income Systems

October 31, 2009

Learning The Income System
Self-employed business owners with income generating systems are less inclined to claim love of their jobs.  Initially they are investing a great deal of effort and time in their venture with little to no compensation. Their initial goal is to learn the system.  Income generating systems, however, can and do generate compensation during and after you’ve stopped [...]

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Dream Job: Self-Employment

October 31, 2009

Fire Your Boss
There is arguably no greater personal joy and trepidation than when you get to fire your boss.  Creating that self-employed business of your dreams can be an exhilarating experience.  Indeed most self-employed people are in love with what they do, few, however, appreciate the administrative details of running a business.  That lack of [...]

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Business Orienteering for the Lost

October 30, 2009

Business Orienteering is a directional concept using guidelines to help entrepreneurs find clarity about where they are going.  Orienteering is actually an outdoor navigation sport that I’m learning with my young son.  The sport uses maps, compass, markers and control points in fostering personal development.  The same orienteering concepts can easily be applied to the [...]

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Identity Theft Victims: Consumers and Businesses

October 21, 2009

Identity theft happens every day to people from all walks of life. It is estimated that up to 9 million Americans have had someone use their personally identifying information like name, Social Security number, or credit card number, without their permission.
What can you do to combat this crime? Detecting that you have been a victim [...]

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