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Paying Off Your Mortgage Is a No-Brainer

By Len Penzo

As promised, with our home currently in the process of being refinanced for the fourth time since 1997, I have finished doing an analysis on whether or not to continue prepaying the mortgage early. After running the numbers, I have come to the ...

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January 11, 2009

Got a Fixed Rate Mortgage? Root for High Inflation.

By Len Penzo

With all the liquidity that the governments of the world have been releasing into the economy, I believe it will only be a matter of time before we begin to experience a nasty bout of inflation that will force interest rates into territory not seen ...

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January 8, 2009

Living Within Your Means Has Its Rewards

By Len Penzo

First off, I know I sound like a broken record, but I will repeat myself yet again because it is a key tenet of this blog -- financial freedom can be attained by anyone, regardless of income level! "Financial freedom", folks, is not a two-word ...

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January 6, 2009

Budgeting to Meet the Household Strategic Plan

By Len Penzo

A household budget should be based upon a well-thought strategic plan for the future. I've already discussed how to establish your household strategic plan so you can begin to build a household budget that meets your long-term strategic plan. ...

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January 3, 2009

Why You’re Broke: You Don’t Audit Your Spending Habits

By Len Penzo

Now that I've outlined a top-level job description for the household CEO it is time to begin breaking down each of those six top-level tasks in a little more detail. The biggest reason most people always find themselves broke and continually in debt ...

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December 29, 2008

What the Heck Does a Household CFO Do?

By Len Penzo

Being the household CEO can be a very lonely job indeed, but it doesn’t have to be.   In multiple-person households, there may be others (usually the spouse) who will wish, or even insist, to be a part of the financial management process.   Luckily, i ...

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December 27, 2008

What the Heck Does a Household CEO Do?

By Len Penzo

Okay, so you've heard me preach that the job of household CEO is a relatively easy one. I've already discussed the primary qualifications that every household CEO must have in hand, but just what is it that a household CEO does? To answer that ...

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December 26, 2008

The Sad Consequences of Fiscal Irresponsibility

By Len Penzo

The first step to becoming a successful household CEO is to understand the tragic consequences of fiscal irresponsibility. A household CEO that fails to understand this is equivalent to an automobile driver trying to navigate rush hour traffic with a ...

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December 16, 2008

Better Late Than Never

By Len Penzo

A recent article in Ars Technica stated that Technorati has tracked 133 million blogs since 2002. Consider this blog number 133,000,001. So what if I am five years or so late getting onto the blogging bandwagon? Better late than never, right? I ...

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December 11, 2008

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