Financial Fellow

Written by J.P. Wicklein
     I picked up a book recently entitled “The 5 Lessons a Millionaire Taught Me” by Richard Paul Evans.  At 106 pages, it’s a pretty quick read.  For a small book it packs a lot of useful advice. 
Win in the Margins
     One of the author’s five lessons is to “win in [...]

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………………………..Article Written by J.P. Wicklein

…..I just finished reading Keith Cameron Smith’s “The Top 10 Distinctions Between Millionaires and the Middle Class”. It’s a quick read – 112 small pages. The focal point of the book is, as the title implies, ten distinctions he draws between millionaires and the middle class. I’ve listed Keith’s top 10 distinctions below, in his descending order of importance. Don’t get too wrapped up in the negative statements about the middle class. He just uses them to contrast with millionaires. I’ve summarized a key point or two that resonated with me within each distinction.

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   Written by J.P. Wicklein
     The following summarizes each of the Financial Fellow articles for November 2008 in two sentences or less.
1)   How to Avoid a Big Tax Refund:  If you wish to increase your take home pay throughout the year, while decreasing your annual tax refund, you can do so by increasing the number of [...]

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Written by J.P. Wicklein

     I don’t use my local library to check out books.  Instead, I go to Borders.  I find a book I want, buy it, read it, and return it within 30 days.  Provided I don’t mark the book up, or damage it, Borders will always accept the return with the original receipt. Why do I prefer “checking out” books from Borders instead of the library?

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