Monthly Archives: March 2010

A Few Good Tips for Teaching Personal Finance to Your Kids

The world of finance has changed dramatically over the course of recent decades. It wasn’t all that long ago that all that a young person really needed was an active savings account and some common sense and they were pretty much OK. Times have really changed though and now each day a persons mailbox is stuffed with glossy come-ons from predatory lenders that only point up the fact that banks are no longer the “friend” of the consumer.

Teaching Personal Finance is Important Today

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Budgeting: the Budget ? the Ultimate Financial Management Tool

A carpenter uses a set of house plans to build a house. If he didn’t the bathroom might get overlooked altogether.

Rocket Scientists would never begin construction on a new booster rocket without a detailed set of design specifications. Yet most of us go blindly out into the world without an inkling of an idea about finances and without any plan at all.

Not very smart of us, is it?

A money plan is called a budget and it is crucial to get us to our desired financial goals.

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Edmund Rucels, Director of Business Development, Gao RFID Inc. Will Discuss Advanced RFID Technology at the 2008 Financial Services Technology Forum

October 06, 2008 – Toronto, Canada – Edmund Rucels, Director of Business Development at GAO RFID Inc. will cover intelligent RFID technology widely used by a variety of financial enterprises at the 2008 Financial Services Technology Forum scheduled on October 28 & 29, 2008 at the Design Exchange in Toronto, Canada.

Ed is a senior technology executive. He has a combined 40 years of IT operations and RF sales and marketing experience. He was an executive with Canada’s leading telecommunications manufacturer where he directed data processing and global network strategy. Later, he was consultant to a number of technology startup companies. Prior to heading sales and marketing at GAORFID he was responsible for global market at Canada’s leading RF manufacturer where he directed international supply chain initiatives for the cold chain and seaports.

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The Easy Way to Market Your Small Business on the Web

Recently, when doing research for my Internet marketing advice column, I’ve been talking to small business owners about why they originally decided to take the risk of entrepreneurship, and to strike out on their own. Most of them, when they think seriously about why they first started their business, offer no single reason, but instead cite a variety of factors that contributed to their decision.

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Personal Finance Budgeting ? Secrets To Keep Your Budget On Track

Being disciplined when it comes to personal finance budgeting is a key component for anyone seeking financial freedom. Taking control of your finances is the first step to starting down the road to building the life you always wanted and the quickest and easiest way to do this is with a budget. The most critical part of the personal budgeting journey is the emotional and mental side of the equation. Why?

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