<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551776915827259686</id><updated>2012-02-16T09:20:35.988-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The open minded</title><subtitle type='html'>Game Tech</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://vegaposted.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5551776915827259686/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://vegaposted.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Edwin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14269200377679330421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='22' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_9boULwayZRA/R9MG2unDzfI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Lk5WutYQ1N0/S220/Edwin+10-7-2007+9-21-39+PM+1736x1180.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551776915827259686.post-8500141727105148373</id><published>2008-03-08T11:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-08T12:41:47.360-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Money Management</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;                                                     Getting Serious About Money&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Personal finance was never taught in high school or college.  It would have been great if it had been, along, with learning about the Civil war, you also learned how to create a budget or save for retirement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Money is one of the few things in life that is both a means and an end.  In other words, you need money to make money.  You can't save a dime without a penny to start with.  However, there is something more powerful than money-&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;KNOWLEDGE&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;.  If used correctly, knowledge will override money every time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is the traditional method and a non-traditional method of looking at finances.  We're going to look at both.  Why?  Because the more options we have the greater chance of success.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                     &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:courier new;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" &gt;            Budget Works&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;A budget is a simple &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;financial&lt;/span&gt; plan that will help you make the most or your &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"&gt;money&lt;/span&gt;.  No matter how many bills you have or how much or little money you earn, a budget can help you make smarter spending decisions and stay our of debt.  It can help you set &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"&gt;realistic&lt;/span&gt; financial goals and calculate the cost and financial life in order.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A budget is and estimate of your &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;income&lt;/span&gt; and expenses over a specified period of time.  The key word is estimate.  Many people have the wrong mindset about budgets. &lt;br /&gt;They think of budgets as a straight jacket.  Instead the reason a budget is good for you should be considered.  Below are 20 really good reasons to set up a &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;budget&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:arial;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Budget will help you;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Stop living from paycheck to paycheck&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Get out of debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Stay out of debt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Get a grip on your spending&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Curb impulse purchases&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Find ways to cut costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Build an emergency cash fund&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Set and prioritize&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Start a savings program&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Retire early&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Be a smarter consumer&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Learn to live within your means&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Live on less money&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Pay your bills on time&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Meet your families changing financial needs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Reduce stress associated with saving for big expenses&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Distinguish between "needs" and "wants"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Stop making ends meet with a credit card&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Keep some "mad money" to splurge with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;Sleep at night without worrying about your bills&lt;br 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href='http://vegaposted.blogspot.com/2008/03/money-management.html' title='Money Management'/><author><name>Edwin</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/14269200377679330421</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='22' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_9boULwayZRA/R9MG2unDzfI/AAAAAAAAAAs/Lk5WutYQ1N0/S220/Edwin+10-7-2007+9-21-39+PM+1736x1180.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5551776915827259686.post-1755679495532503381</id><published>2007-11-26T19:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-11-26T20:59:10.326-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Free stuff for everyone, xbox360 w\ two games</title><content type='html'>Follow this link &lt;a href="http://www.3604free.com/index.php?ref=4382883"&gt;http://www.3604free.com/index.php?ref=4382883&lt;/a&gt;to get your Xbox 360 and two games for free Yeahh! that's right All you have to do is signed up for one offer (wich is usually free). Believe me, I was extremely skeptical about this until my cousin did it and received his free machine. Yes google the address and you'll see that it is no scam. Yes signed up for an offer and then tell others about it and you get your free 360 Machine. It's that simple. I signed up for netflix and then got a bunch of people look at my link and next thing I knew Igot my free machine. My cousin signed up for Gamefly got some people look at his link and about two weeks later he got his X-box 360 machine in the mail. It's UNREALLL! All you have to do is signed up for an offer. Then post your link all over the place and when you get a few referral you get your free machine. You have nothing to loose but a few minutes of your time I hope some of you out there take advantage of this just so you know I am not lying. The company make money off of every referral you make and they don't mind sharing that money with you for your free X-box 360. They still make out like bandits. It's about time that people like us can get something for free. The onlt catch is that you can only get each prize once. Oh well! One of everything is better than nothing. Check out this link and you be thanking me soon: Remember this is not a spam. This is Legitimate offer that I want yall people to look at. 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