Planting Dollars

Beating the Credit Card Companies With A Student Rewards Card - Guest Post

by Ryan

The following is a guest post by Kevin Fleming. Kevin runs CreditShout, a personal finance blog dedicated to educating people on how to manage their finances and save money with credit cards. Credit card companies have come under fire for targeting college students. Everyone from The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (report in PDF format) [...]

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You Never Know What’s Around the Corner

by Ryan

If you turned on the TV earlier today or last night you probably saw that Chile experienced an 8.8 earthquake and a tsunami warning was issued for much of the Pacific Basin, including Hawaii. I didn’t find out until this morning actually, and was awoken to the sounds of sirens. Back home in Wisconsin these [...]

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Seeds of Knowledge 2.26.10

by Ryan

The next two weeks I’d like to focus on the articles created by the personal finance blogs in the Yakezie Group. There are currently 41 blogs in the group and it’s growing! There are way too many posts to read in one sitting so I’ve started with the first half of the group and continue [...]

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From School Teacher to Full Time Real Estate Investor, an Interview with Ronnie Adams

by Ryan

Today I have the privilege to share with you an interview with Ronnie Adams from Real Estate Guide 2 Success. Ronnie is a former school teacher turned successful real estate investor. Through hard work and perseverance, Ronnie now enjoys the benefits of financial freedom. His story is one that should inspire first time investors and [...]

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Waikiki Site - Choosing a Domain and Host

by Ryan

The planning is done and we’re ready to turn this concept into a reality. Much like a construction crew needs a plot of land to build a house, we now need somewhere to put our website. Therefore, we need a domain name and some server space (via a host) to store the information. Choosing the [...]

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Why Ideas are Like Sperm

by Ryan

You’re probably thinking “ewww why are you mentioning sperm?” So before I begin, let me remind you that you, were at one point in your life a sperm, and you are in fact a winner because of it… you lucky zygote you! Sperm… there are millions of them, swimming around, wagging their tails (is that [...]

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An Interview with Little House in the Valley

by Ryan

Meet Little House in the Valley, she’s a conscious consumer who discusses her journey into home ownership while providing interesting insight into the world of little houses. After reading her site I found quite a few interesting ideas for future home plans (well under 1,000 sq feet) and like me she often chooses to ride [...]

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Passive Income - Further Thoughts From Mr Credit Card - Guest Post

by Ryan

A couple of days ago, I responded to a guest post by Mr Credit Card from askmrcreditcard.com over at Fiscal Fizzle. His premise was that there really was no such thing as passive income. I disagreed and wrote a post taking the opposite argument. The articles caused quite a bit of debate both on this [...]

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The Part Time Job Search is Over

by Ryan

After being gainfully unemployed for approximately 3 weeks I have found work again within my target industry of hospitality. On my post about the part time job search I mentioned that I wanted to simply work in this industry to meet some new people, make a few bucks, and get some exercise. Honestly, I’d rather [...]

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Now Accepting Guest Posts

by Ryan

Up until recently I haven’t accepted any guest posts for Planting Dollars, but would like to change that. If you’d like to promote your site via guest posting (the strategy that ranked me 122,261 on Alexa within two months of launch) I will be accepting them from now on. Guest posting is a great way [...]