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Smart Couples Finish Rich Book Review

Smart Couples Finish Rich: 9 Steps To Creating A Rich Future For You And Your Partner by David Bach

Smart Couples Finish Rich is a really useful book that you and your spouse can use if you want to improve your financial situation as a team. The main point is that you don’t have to have a lot of money or education to be successful. All it takes is two people who are willing to work together at tackling their financial sitution.

January 28, 2011

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101 Tax Secrets For Canadians Book Review

101 Tax Secrets For Canadians: Smart Strategies That Can Save You Thousands by Tim Cestnick

I recently borrowed 101 Tax Secrets For Canadians from our local library and have found it to be extremely eye opening in terms of the numbers of ways Canadians can strategize in order to reduce the amount of taxes they have to pay. We can do so much more than just contribute to RRSPs to minimize taxes. The unfortunate thing is that most of us are just not aware of many of these strategies. So the next time you are tempted to complain about paying tax, try implementing some of these tips instead.

The book is written a lot like a textbook. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of tax planning including strategies for retirement, self –employment, employees, family tax planning, estate planning, and more. The book is fairly easy to understand and it contains practical advice on building tax savings strategies. If you are interested in learning more specifics on how to save on taxes every year, I would definitely recommend that you read this book. Although tax laws continuously change, this book has been revised into a 2010 edition so everything is up to date.

August 7, 2010

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Tips To Help Couples With Their Finances

The Smart Cookies’ Guide To Couples And Money: Earn More, Argue Less, Achieve The Life You Want Together

I recently borrowed the book titled The Smart Cookies’ Guide to Couples and Money from the library and I found it really helpful and interesting. The authors provide a lot of insight on the struggles couples face when it comes to discussing money. The book is full of practical ideas on how to get your finances in order through cooperation and effective communication.

July 22, 2010

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Learn How To Invest In The Stock Market

Why Are We So Clueless About The Stock Market? Learn how to invest your money, how to pick stocks, and how to make money in the stock market by Marius Skonieczny

If you have been thinking about investing in the stock market in order to achieve your medium and long-term savings goals, I would highly recommend that you read Why Are We So Clueless about the Stock Market? . It’s well organized, easy to understand, and provides charts and graphs as well as examples in order to illustrate the main points outlined.

The author discusses the importance of doing research before simply selecting stocks to invest in. The book talks about the process of determining the value of a given stock and provides clear instructions on how to determine whether or not a company is a sound investment choice. The book emphasizes that there is no use in spending a lot of time researching a given company unless it meets certain criteria.

July 20, 2010

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Vagabonding Is Not Just For The Rich

Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts

For those of you who are interested in doing some extensive traveling, whether it be in your own country or overseas, I would recommend that you read Vagabonding by Rolf Potts. It’s an easy book to read and contains some really great tips about what to do and not to do while traveling. He provides advice on what to bring with you, which is as little as possible. He also advises on places to avoid, things to look out for, scams to be aware of, etc. His book is chock full of resources and other suggested books to read to become a fully informed traveler.

July 10, 2010

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