Tom is a good friend of Brad’s who I had the opportunity to meet a few years back while camping in the middle of Indiana for some quality Dave Matthews shows. He grew up in Cincinnati, OH and graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Finance. After college Tom moved back to Cincinnati and has been a commercial real-estate broker and appraiser there for several years. With all of the turmoil I read about daily in the residential…
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Investing in Commercial Real-Estate? Better have lots of CASH.
February 23rd, 2009 by Will Crowthers waiting for comments...Save without thinking
February 16th, 2009 by Brad Harbach waiting for comments...This week’s guest post comes from a good friend of mine from Ohio State – Michele Lacquaniti. Michele currently lives in Houston, TX where she works at Rice University and is a writer for the non-profit organization, The International Help Uganda Grow (i.HUG) Foundation. Two years ago, Michele moved to Houston when her mother was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia. She put her career on hold to be her mother’s primary caregiver and has since stayed in the area. She has…
[Read More...]A Plan, a Failure, and a Lesson Learned - Part #3
February 4th, 2009 by Brad Harbach waiting for comments...The story continues…
A Plan, a Failure, and a Lesson Learned - Part #3
by Mike Rubenstein
Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice…
There is absolutely nothing easy about getting yourself out of debt. It takes dedication, sacrifice, frustration, and often boredom. Below is some of the most important advice I can give you from personal experience about how to get yourself out of debt.
Debt Recovery
- Lower your credit card interest rates as much as possible. This almost always requires you…
A Plan, a Failure, and a Lesson Learned - Part #2
February 3rd, 2009 by Brad Harbach waiting for comments...And Mike’s story from yesterday continues…
A Plan, a Failure, and a Lesson Learned - Part #2
by Mike Rubenstein
Necessities, BOGO, and the Two-Faced Southwest Lady
Being a young professional with no financial obligations and plenty of disposable income leads to a certain kind of lifestyle; “Work hard, play hard” as most of like to call it as if to rationalize our weekend behavior and borderline jet-setting travel habits. When I made the purchase of my home, it took far too long for…
A Plan, a Failure, and a Lesson Learned - Part #1
February 2nd, 2009 by Brad Harbach waiting for comments...This weeks guest blog comes from a great friend of mine I met growing up in Cincinnati, Ohio. In a 3-part series that will be published this week, Mike walks us through a tale of his long walk from invincibility to reality that I am sure will resonate with many of our readers. Enjoy.
A Plan, a Failure, and a Lesson Learned
by Mike Rubenstein
I’ve always been an ambitious person. I often consider that as both my best character trait and my…
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