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March, 2007

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The NYT exposé on a financial scammer

The New York Times takes Russ Whitney, huckster extraordinare, to task in a blistering article about his seminars on “getting rich,” which seem to disproportionately target people who just don’t know any better.
The courses cost $4,995 each, but less if you bought more. Yarbrough chose four, including the Millionaire U Real Estate Training. She had [...]

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Friday Entrepreneurs: Courtney Kingston, Kingston Family Vineyards

Here’s a fun interview I did with Courtney Kingston, who runs a vineyard (not your typical web business). She went from being in a senior position at an Internet company to starting this vineyard. “The hardest thing about pursuing a dream is that it isn’t convenient,” she said, which strikes me as enormously perceptive. How [...]

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Useless messages by marketers like me

I’m in Detroit giving a talk for PBwiki today.
I’m at the airport right now and I keep hearing this message repeated over and over:
“Attention passengers: The Transportation Security Administration has limited the the items able to be carried through the security screening process. Please check with your air carrier for further information.”
On the 34th [...]

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Get your tax questions answered — free — and a giveaway

Taxes are still confusing to me. So this year, I’m bringing in a tax expert to help answer questions from iwillteachyoutoberich readers. Plus, there’s a giveaway: 5 people who ask questions will get free tax software and their filing fees waived. This is a special deal for iwillteachyoutoberich readers.
Here’s the deal: David Bergstein is a [...]

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The iwillteachyoutoberich posse comes out

In times of yore, I think I would have had a large and intimidating posse. This is not so much because I am cool, or a criminal who needs protection, but because I realize that verbal wit only gets you so far, and I’m not as fast as when I used to run track every [...]

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2 cool tricks to use: Your hourly rate and The Rule of 72

Here are two tricks you can use to impress friends at parties. What’s cooler than talking personal finance!!
1. Figure out how much your hourly rate translates into per year, or how much you make per hour from your annual salary.
To find your annual salary, just take your hourly rate, double it, and add a [...]

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