MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'budgeting'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:27 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4172351&cid=t_191378_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FIuLea_OF2YY%2F You probably already know how to work to bring in money, but you only have half the equation unless you’re taking these steps to make your money work for you. You don’t have to be a Wall Street wiz kid – all it takes is being mindful of when you spend your money, why you’re spending it, and what your true goals really are. 1. Have specific, tangible goals for your money. Take time to really think about what being financially secure means to you and how you want to spend your retirement. If you have a partner, be sure to talk it over with them, so you are both on the same page. It’s much easier to work for a goal when you can visualize it rather than thinking “Oh, I really should be saving money” simply because that seems like something you should do. It becomes much easie... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4172351 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:15:31 +0100 4172351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3867070&cid=t_191378_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FasgsV0S2_wU%2F Over the past few years, most of us have got used to shopping online. It doesn’t seem odd to us that some stores – Amazon most famously – exist only online, with no high street presence. And many of us buy everything from our groceries to our music on the net. Online shops are open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, even on holidays. Some purchases – music, ebooks, movies – can be bought and downloaded straight to your computer, at any time of the day or night. Is it any surprise that we often end up shopping by impulse? You know how it goes. Perhaps you read a book review, click on a link to Amazon, and find yourself with that book in your shopping cart before you even pause to think. It takes mere seconds, and no more effort than a couple of clicks of your mouse, to bu... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3867070 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:08:58 +0100 3867070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3805808&cid=t_191378_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fb-R9QIBkkxQ%2F By Daniel J. MitchellWriting in the Wall Street Journal, Peter Ferrara of the Institute for Policy Innovation explains that Washington budget deals don’t work because politicians never follow through on promised spending cuts. This is a very relevant argument, since President Obama’s so-called Deficit Reduction Commission supposedly is considering a deal featuring $3 of spending cuts for every $1 of tax increases (disturbingly reminiscent of what was promised — but never delivered — as part of the infamous 1982 TEFRA budget scam). Washington’s traditional approach to balancing the budget is to negotiate an agreement on a package of benefit cuts and tax increases. President Obama’s deficit commission seems likely to recommend just this strategy in Decembe... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3805808 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:56:06 +0100 3805808 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3641361&cid=t_191378_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FFKE31ApShjI%2F PickTheBrain is proud to present a 10 Part series, written by Deborah S. Nelson of Author Your Dreams. Money Myth 1:  “I Can’t Afford It!” Can’t afford It.” How many times do we repeat this in a day? It has been astutely stated, “possession is nine-tenths of the law.” It is also the basic tenant of advertising that by repeating something over and over again, it becomes truth. Let’s face it: 50 years ago, no one needed deodorant. Mankind survived for thousands and thousands of years without it. Suddenly in the past 50 years, deodorant is an absolute necessity in polite culture. So how did that happen? Repetition creates reality; and using mass communications, repetition created the “deodorant reality” for millions of people. Repetition is how advertising works: “I ca... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3641361 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:50:36 +0100 3641361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3542912&cid=t_191378_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FHpggb5ZV2K0%2F One of my favorite posts on this blog is the one that is titled “It’s Ok to Spend Money on Stuff You Love”, simply because it vindicates my position in the standoff that I currently have going on with my spouse. I feel that it’s ok to spend on the things that we both enjoy while he insists that they’re frivolous expenses and that we need to save our money for the future. While I see the wisdom in his point of view, I also feel that the money we earn after much hardship and struggle is best used in a timely manner. For example, going away on a much-needed vacation will definitely drain our bank balance by quite a number of dollars. But I feel that it’s money spent on a worthwhile cause, especially because we’re both still young enough to feel and experience the romance of trav... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3542912 Fri, 07 May 2010 03:49:08 +0100 3542912 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1594066&cid=t_191378_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D100 Since a reverse mortgage is essentially a loan against the money a home owner age 62 and older has already paid into the equity of the home, the income a senior receives from a reverse mortgage loan is tax free. The income (equity buyout) paid to a senior home owner can be received at almost any frequency the borrower prefers. The income payments can be received in installments on a monthly basis, lump sum payments upfront or on regular scheduled intervals, or a combination of payment arrangements. How you receive your income payments from a reverse mortgage can be affected by many factors. These factors include: 1. Why you need the money. Depending on Why You Think You Need a Reverse Mortgage the urgency of your need may influence the way you receive your money. However, if your home is ... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1594066 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:01:24 +0100 1594066