Crackerjack Greenback » The Basics http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com Prudent Advice for a Prosperous Future Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:27:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Stop Driving Through Personal Finance Foghttp://www.crackerjackgreenback.com/the-basics/stop-driving-through-personal-finance-fog/ http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com/the-basics/stop-driving-through-personal-finance-fog/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 09:00:35 +0000 Paul Williams @ Crackerjack Greenback http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com/the-basics/stop-driving-through-personal-finance-fog/        I had to drive through some thick fog Saturday night on my way to visit some friends. I realized I hate driving in fog (especially at night). Why is it so bad? Simply because you can’t see what’s ahead of you. It’s difficult to prepare for obstacles in the road, and you can’t see the [...]

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No related posts yet.]]> http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com/the-basics/stop-driving-through-personal-finance-fog/feed/ 0 The Way to Wealth – Nuggets of Wisdom from Benjamin Franklin: Careful Whom You Trusthttp://www.crackerjackgreenback.com/the-basics/the-way-to-wealth-nuggets-of-wisdom-from-benjamin-franklin-careful-whom-you-trust/ http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com/the-basics/the-way-to-wealth-nuggets-of-wisdom-from-benjamin-franklin-careful-whom-you-trust/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 09:00:15 +0000 Paul Williams @ Crackerjack Greenback http://www.crackerjackgreenback.com/the-way-to-wealth/the-way-to-wealth-nuggets-of-wisdom-from-benjamin-franklin-careful-who-you-trust/        Last week, we talked about Leisure in Benjamin Franklin’s The Way to Wealth. Striving for leisure as an end in itself is never going to afford us any real leisure. But careful use of our time and hard work can provide comfort and leisure. However, it’s far too easy to let your hard work go [...]

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