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February, 2008

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How much did you spend on Valentine’s Day?

[Update, 2/19/08: This survey is now closed. Check back for the analysis in a few days!]
Fill out this survey and I’ll put up an analysis of the results next week.
60-second survey: How much did you spend on Valentine’s Day?

Thanks in advance to Rob from FindABetterBank. See my other survey results here.

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Spend less than 1 hour per week on your finances: Handling credit-card receipts

As I’ve written before, I spend less than 1 hour per week on my finances. One of the ways I do it is by chunking my tasks, like keeping an eye on my credit-card bill. Here’s how I do it.
I pay with my credit card as much as possible. This lets me automatically download my [...]

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What would you name my upcoming book? (Winner gets free stuff)

As you know, I’m working on the I Will Teach You To Be Rich book.
My editor and I are brainstorming title ideas, so I decided to open it up to iwillteachyoutoberich readers. One title choice is obviously “I Will Teach You To Be Rich,” but what would you pick besides that?
The winner will get 5 [...]

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How a pro does it — My friend Rachel made $1,000 an hour negotiating a new job

[I was featured on Yahoo Finance and the Huffington Post. New readers, click here for a 1-page introduction / list of my most popular articles.]
Here’s what my 25-year-old friend Rachel just negotiated:
“I got a 28% raise in base salary which comes out to more than $1000/hr based on how much time I spent. Plus stock [...]

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1,072 people respond: “Are you spending less because of a possible recession?”

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Earlier this week, I took a survey on whether people were spending less because of a possible recession. In just over a day, I got 1,000+ responses (like my earlier research on women and gender). I have very low standards, so two successes is enough [...]

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Friday Entrepreneurs: Charlotte Genevier, SocialEngine

The Friday Entrepreneur series continues.
Today, read about Charlotte Genevier, a Friday Entrepreneur who’s co-founded multiple companies (including her current one, SocialEngine). Below, learn how:

She sold her first company for $90,000 in 2007

She launched her second company with a monthly advertising budget of $600

The five biggest mistakes she made (including delegating)

The advice I gave her, which [...]

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