I’ve spent a good bit of time digitizing paperwork over the past couple of years. My primary weapon in this battle has been a sheet-fed scanner, though I sometimes snap pics with my iPhone and turn them into “scanned” pdfs using JotNot.
While it feels to good to be working toward a paperless financial world, however, [...]
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Does the IRS Accept Scanned Documents?
Written by Nickel - 9 Comments
Published on January 27th, 2012 - 9 Comments
Filed under: Productivity, Taxes
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Filed under: Productivity, Taxes
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Three Free Tools for Perfect Time Management
Written by Neal Frankle - 2 Comments
The most valuable asset you have is time. If you’re a business owner, the most valuable asset you’ve got is your time and the time of the people on your staff. If you work for someone else, are thinking about being self-employed, or if you stay at home, time is equally precious.
I would argue that [...]
Published on March 17th, 2011 - 2 Comments
Filed under: Productivity
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Personal Finance Books are Keeping You Poor
Written by Neal Frankle - 5 Comments
The next time you go to a book store, take a stroll through the “Personal Finance” section. You’ll literally see hundreds of books all saying just about the same thing. Oh sure, some say it better than others, but… At the end of the day, it’s all about spending less and earning more. It doesn’t [...]
Published on January 20th, 2011 - 5 Comments
Filed under: Debt Reduction, Productivity, Saving & Investing
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Filed under: Debt Reduction, Productivity, Saving & Investing
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How to Hire the Perfect Business or Life Coach for Free
Written by Neal Frankle - 3 Comments
You will benefit in unimaginable ways if you hire a great business or life coach. I don’t care if you are trying to get rid of credit card debt, fix your marriage, or start saving for retirement. You can hire a great coach. And the good news is that the very best coaches will gladly [...]
Published on October 28th, 2010 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Education, Productivity, Self Employment
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Filed under: Education, Productivity, Self Employment
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Stop Learning and Start Earning
Written by Neal Frankle - 3 Comments
It’s time to stop learning and start earning.
I’m not kidding. You really should stop studying and just get out there. Once I did, I became a lot more successful.
I can best explain the true cost of learning when I tell you about launching my blog.
Two years ago, I didn’t know what a blog was.
A friend [...]
Published on September 2nd, 2010 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Productivity
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Character Flaws and Financial Success
Written by Neal Frankle - 3 Comments
It occurred to me recently that I can use my character flaws to make much smarter life choices going forward – financial and otherwise. More importantly, so can you.
The thought popped into my head while my wife and I were on vacation in New York. (Side note – the vacation was debt free!)
While there, we [...]
Published on August 26th, 2010 - 3 Comments
Filed under: Planning, Productivity, Working
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Enough Excuses, Just Make it Happen
Written by Nickel - 6 Comments
Did you make any New Year’s resolutions this year? If so, how are they working out for you? I ask because today marks the beginning of the second half of 2010, and the vast majority of people have long since broken their resolutions.
To be honest, I’ve never been a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. [...]
Published on July 1st, 2010 - 6 Comments
Filed under: Productivity
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Using Automated Reminders to Save Money and Reduce Stress
Written by Nickel - 4 Comments
As life has gotten busier and busier, I’ve had an increasingly hard time keeping track of the many deadlines and due dates that I run across in daily life. Depending on the context, this has the potential to result in late fees, embarrassment, etc.
I’ve thus become increasingly dependent on automated reminders to keep things on [...]
Published on June 18th, 2010 - 4 Comments
Filed under: Frugality, Productivity
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How Planning Your Meals Will Save You Money
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This is a guest post from Kyle of Suburban Dollar. If you like what you see here, please consider subscribing to his RSS feed.
Lets face it, one of our biggest expenses outside of our mortgages is the cost of keeping our bellies full. Unfortunately, eating is a necessity. We have to get food, and most [...]
Published on October 26th, 2009 - 13 Comments
Filed under: Frugality, Productivity
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Top Five Time-Wasting Activities
Written by Matt Jabs - 32 Comments
Time = Money…
…so if you’re wasting time, you’re wasting money. Keep this old adage in mind as you read through this article.
“Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it you can never get it back.”
-Harvey [...]
Published on September 24th, 2009 - 32 Comments
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