Planting Dollars

Organizing Planting Dollars

by Ryan

Today I’ve made a few changes to the navigation bar of the site. This is in light of determining where the site is going and the things I enjoy learning about. After all this blog is mostly about my journey and the things I’d like to share along the way. I think each navigation button [...]

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Being Rich versus Being Wealthy

by Ryan

What’s the difference between being rich versus being wealthy? Is there a difference and if so how can we separate the two similar concepts? Being Rich Rich is a current state of being that can happen overnight. For example: lottery winners, new found celebrities and even high payed professions such as doctors or lawyers belong [...]

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Dreaming for What Matters Most

by Ryan

In honor of the great Martin Luther King Jr., I thought I’d like to touch on the concept of dreaming today. Dr. King did not have grandeur visions of wealth, or possessions, but rather he envisioned something more valuable, something that tore into the fabric of our society’s way of thinking; Dr. King dreamed of [...]

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In the Chess Set of Life, Which Piece are You?

by Ryan

Life has many similarities to the game of chess. In the chess set of life there’s strategy, proven methods, along with winners and losers. Those who figure out the rules of the game and learn strategy have a huge advantage. This can be demonstrated when placing a grand chess master against a newbie - the [...]

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Applying the 10 Second Rule to Your Purchasing Decisions

by Ryan

Growing up I was taught a simple rule to control my anger and emotional outbursts. This was simply referred to as the “10 second rule.” Whenever I was about to blow a gasket or even consider doing something inspired by my temper my parents said I should simply count to ten backwards very slowly. Oddly [...]

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Home Mortgage Calculators, 5 Ways to Workout Your Abode’

by Ryan

We’ve all seen those commercials for bowflex and 6 minute abs, but have you checked out the recent home mortgage calculator workouts? Intense doesn’t even begin to describe how much financial fat you’ll burn with these bad boys. Unlike 6 minute abs, you can have them all completed and get your home finances ripped in [...]

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How to Calculate Cap Rates

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In the land of real estate investing you’ll begin to hear a popular term when analyzing income producing property. Capitalization Rates, better known as Cap Rates. Cap rates are a way in determining the rate of return on an investment property. How to Calculate Cap Rates In order to calculate cap rates you’ll need two [...]

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Planting Dollars Still Here After a Month of Giving it the Ol College Try

by Ryan

It’s hardly an accomplishment for most bloggers, but I’ve made it a month typing away about personal finance, my journey, and other assorted (hopefully related) subjects. I’m just beginning to scratch the surface of many of the topics I’d like to write about and discuss, so the prospect of what this blog has the potential [...]

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8 Random Things about Me

by Ryan

I was tagged by David at MBA Briefs in a chain challenge started by Eliminate the Muda that encourages personal finance bloggers to open up about themselves a little more so the rest of the community gets to know each blogger. Seeing as though I’ve already wrote a lengthy about page I’m not sure if [...]

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Sending Help to Haiti

by Ryan

As I’m confident you’re well aware Haiti is currently recovering from a horrible 7.0 Earthquake. If you haven’t heard, read about it here. This is a short post simply to raise awareness and give you a few sites that you can pledge help to the people of Haiti who could desperately use your help. If [...]