Posted by Jason Henrichs on August 10, 2010 in PerkStreet Posts, Personal Finance, Staff Stories
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Have you heard of Pareto? How about his (in)famous principal better known as the rule of 80-20? The concept is simple: 80% of consequences come from 20% of actions. Brad Feld, another (in)famous innovator, investor and blogger extraordinaire, has his own take on Pareto as it relates to online communities. Building on the thoughts of some others, his take is that 1% of the population actively takes action, 19% are interested but not fully engaged and 80% are disinterested or oblivious.
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Posted by Susan Johnston on July 26, 2010 in Family, Living Well, Personal Finance
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A Boston-based freelance writer, Susan Johnston hopes to put these tips to good use someday. She’s written for publications including Bankrate.com, Yahoo! HotJobs, and Young Money Magazine.
In the flurry of wedding and honeymoon planning, many couples forget to plan for their financial future. According to a PayPal survey conducted last year, at least 10 percent of the couples surveyed said they have ended a relationship at least in part due to money. The survey also found that money causes more arguments than sex or any other issue.
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Posted by Jennifer Spencer on July 26, 2010 in Living Well, Mind Over Money, Personal Finance
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Yesterday I saw three different commercials advertising back-to-school specials. Can it be that close already? I’m done with school now, and it will be a while before I have school-aged children, but back-to-school still feels more renewing than the new year.
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Posted by Kevin Mulligan on July 8, 2010 in Personal Finance
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As wedding season draws close for a few PerkStreet staffers (two fall weddings are just around the corner!) we’re thinking a lot about how money affects relationships. We remembered this post from April, and thought it was a nice reminder.
This was Kevin’s first post for PerkStreet. He is the creator of the blog No Debt Plan and he’s a debt reduction champion with a passion for teaching people how to budget and stay out of debt. He’s also writing an eBook for checking your free credit report.
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