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Being Noticed by Boys
BOYS, June 2010, by Brian Bogaert BEING NOTICED BY BOYS The fish you attract depends on the lure you use. Some of you ladies know that I’m your GCDA Money writer (DOLLAR$ and $EN$E), so while this is not my typical topic to write about it is one I feel just as strongly about. A Guy’s Perspective I want to share some MALE perspective on something that may be weird to hear coming from a guy but that& ...
Read more »Til DEBT Do Us Part
Good debt and bad debt, learning about money while you're young will create wealth for your future.
Read more »Bank On It
Do banks have your best interests at heart? You have a lot more power than you think. Get the best rates for YOU.
Read more »Retirement Planning Starts Sooner Than You Think… like NOW!
DOLLAR$ AND $EN$E, January 2010, by Brian Bogaert Retirement Planning Starts Sooner Than You Think... like NOW! You’re practically just a kid, right? You probably haven’t even figured out what you want to do when you grow up… so why in the world should you think about RETIREMENT? I mean, isn’t that for old people? What is Retirement? Retirement is described as the time in our ...
Read more »Pay Yourself First
DOLLAR$ and $EN$E, November 2009, by Brian Bogaert Pay Yourself First Brrrr, is it me or did it suddenly start to get REALLY cold outside?! Fall is here, ladies, and I bring that up as a lead-in to this issue’s Money topic. No, I haven’t switched to giving you a weather report… The Squirrels Do It We all know about the story of how the squirrels save up nuts for the winter if they want to ...
Read more »Financial Storms
DOLLAR$ and $EN$E, August 2009, by Brian Bogaert Weathering Financial STORMS Is it inevitable to be broke when the economy is bad? How is the summer so far, girls? I hope you have made the most of your time off and I’m sure a lot of you are getting excited to go back to school and see your friends again (shame there has to be classes and homework – ...
Read more »A 'TAXING' TOPIC
DOLLAR$ and $EN$E, July 2009, by Brian Bogaert A 'TAXING' TOPIC Understanding the Basics About Tax How many of you have heard your parents or other adults complain about taxes? Pretty much all of you I’m guessing! I decided to write about TAXES because income tax season just recently ended and since all kinds of taxes are very much related to your money I thought it might be time to discuss it with you. ...
Read more »Money Tips: Review Part Two
DOLLAR$ and $EN$E, December 2008, by Brian Bogaert MONEY TIPS REVIEW PART TWO Here we go with the second part of our ‘Money Tips’ review! Money Tip #5 stated that the money system is really just made up. Paper money (like a $10 bill) is really just a representation of $10 in value that you can use to trade for things of that cost. Every day, the value of a particular currency in a country ...
Read more »Money Tips: Review Part One
DOLLAR$ and $EN$E, November 2008, by Brian Bogaert Money Tips Review Part One We’ve received a lot of letters over the months about money topics that have been covered in past articles. So for all you readers out there who didn’t see the first few issues of GCDA, in this issue and the next, I’m going to give a quick review of my past Money Tips. It will help us build on some cool ...
Read more »Is Money Important?
Is money important? Lack of money and what money can do for us, money is very important but money will not make you happy but having no money can make you miserable.
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