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Green Saving Pt. 1

At the Wealth Zone Blog we write about all aspects of wealth; making it, keeping it and attitudes of success.
In this entry I wanted to mention some products to help save electricity. Many of us have electronic accessories in our house that never really "turn off" even after you have pressed the off button. Cell phone chargers still consume small amounts of electricity even when no cell phone is attached for charging, Many TVs, especially the older tube type, will keep the tube charged for quicker starts. The examples are endless.


Belkin produces an interesting power strip that has 6 ...

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Posted by Wealth Zone Editor at 3/1/2009 7:57 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Full Service Brokers and Financial Advisers

I think an important aspect of using an adviser or broker is to understand
how they help you manage your money and specifically, cut losses. Many firms
recommend stocks and mutual funds under the buy and hold theory, but this only
works if the stock or fund is going up. When it is not, there should be a plan
to decide when the investment choice has gone against you and it's time to cut
losses and move on.

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Posted by Wealth Zone Editor at 2/20/2009 12:10 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Endurance
Now we know today that not only has the company succeeded wildly, but it defined low cost competition on it's terms - not those of it's competitors. Even if you aren't thinking about something as grand as an airline, know that endurance and perseverance count as much in the success of your idea or goal as anything else.
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Posted by Wealth Zone Editor at 5/8/2007 4:35 AM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Barriers to Success Part II
I have often said that in 20 or 30 years, historians will look back on the turn of the century and the state of the internet at that time and view it as the re-invention of the Gutenberg press. Unfortunately, they will come to the conclusion that the opportunities it presented were squandered by many.
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Posted by Wealth Zone Editor at 4/15/2007 8:56 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Finding Your Way To The Goal
A common trait found amongst successfull people as that they set goals for themselves and then go on to acheive them. Sometimes, we get sidetracked on our way to our goal or we never start towards our goal because the end result seems too overwhelming to acheive.
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Posted by Wealth Zone Editor at 4/10/2007 8:11 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Great Success Classics
The intersting aspect of some of these "success classics" is that they have been around for 60 to 100 years but they are not well known to most people. Yet, they offer some of the greatest insights in to conditioning your mind to think in terms of success and to think wealth and riches.
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Posted by Wealth Zone Editor at 4/7/2007 6:08 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Barriers to Success Part 1
If you could learn to make an extra few thousand dollars or more per year in the same time that it takes to watch TV 1 or 2 nights a week would you do it?
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Posted by Wealth Zone Editor at 4/5/2007 8:34 PM | View Comments (0) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)
Getting the Mindset for Wealth
I can tell you from personal experience that if you are determined to lead a miserable existence from negative thinking because it is a familiar comfort zone then you will be wildly successful at it. Instead, you can be wildly successfull from thinking positively and have a good time doing it.
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Posted by Wealth Zone Editor at 4/5/2007 8:04 PM | View Comments (1) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (0)