Michael on October 14th, 2010
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I was recently profiled on Live Solid’s Facebook page in a segment called “Financial Myths Debunked”. I offer some tips on what I believe are common financial misconceptions and how to avoid them. Check it out!
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Michael on March 26th, 2010
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Although Friday comes every week, Friday Q &A comes around only when someone submits a good question AND I have time to answer it.   Both happened this week, so here we go. Want to ask a question?  Click here for more information or simply email a question.
I plan on buying a  home [...]

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Michael on February 19th, 2010
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Saving for a home or, more precisely, how to save for a home is today’s Q & A.
You: Q & A?
Although Friday comes every week, Friday Q &A comes around only when someone submits a good question AND I have time to answer it.   Both happened this week, so here we go. Want to ask [...]

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Michael on September 18th, 2009
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. (Two covered this week – I am so motivated!)  If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
I purchased a mobile home over 17 years ago for cash and have been paying rent for [...]

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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
I purchased a home in Nov. of 2008 for $200,000. In July of 2009 I sold it for $265,000. If I am using all of the [...]

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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
Coincidentally, I received the following two questions less than five minutes apart:
You signed my book at the ING DIRECT cafe in Chicago some time ago.  In [...]

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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question. Recently, the questions have been arriving in droves, so get yours in today! As you’ll see from the signature below, they’re also coming in from [...]

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Michael on May 22nd, 2009
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question. The questions about the first time home buyer tax credit keep coming so this week we’re including two on the topic.  If you have your [...]

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Michael on April 10th, 2009
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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
I was wondering if we qualify for a first time home buyer credit. We just bought our first house in Nov 2008. My husband purchased a [...]

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It’s Friday, so it’s time for this week’s reader-submitted Q & A. If you’d like to submit a question, click here for more information or simply email a question.
My wife and I own one home and the deed is in her name.  We recently formed a Revocable Living Trust and I have been pricing [...]

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