GUEST POST from Don – Loans

WHY LOANS? Whose money is it anyway?  If it is mine I can use it ONCE any way I want.  But if I loan it to someone else I get to use it again and again.  That’s the concept of a savings account or an IRA.  Or if I use it to start a well-researched business it can give …
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GUEST POST from Don – Debtor’s Ethic

DEBTOR’S ETHIC I don’t like to be indebted to anyone for any reason.  There is no loan I haven’t paid off early.  We financed half of a new HVAC system last summer instead of robbing savings.  We had a year to repay.  It is paid in full after 5 months.  If I took out the loan, I will repay.  I’m not …
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GUEST POST from Don – Like Everyone Else

LIKE EVERYONE ELSE One simple sentence tells the whole story.  If you want to be different than your neighbor (or your extended family) you have to stop acting like them. Successful people behave differently than your neighbors and friends.   If you want to be rich you can’t act like your neighbor.  If you want to succeed at …
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GUEST POST from Don – Student Loans

STUDENT LOANS(ideas that will work far better) You are smarter than your above-average politician. Your first rule for Congress would be ONE ITEM PER BILL, wouldn’t it??? (You and at least 50 of your nearby neighbors.) If something could not pass on its own merits…then it should not be added to something that will push …
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