Increase Revenue, Decrease Cost

I started a new website dedicated to helping readers build net worth through increasing revenues and decreasing costs. The site's URL: www.increaserevenuedecreasecost.com pretty much sums up my objectives.

This should be an effective arena for readers to start to make the necessary tweaks in their life to optimize income. I would suggest everyone check out the site when you get a chance.

Thanks in advance!

Links for Friday

This Week's Links: CNN Money Addition!

• What's the difference between a stock broker and a financial adviser? Consumerism Commentary answers this question in Financial Advisers and Stock Brokers: What's the Difference.
• Thinking about getting 15% by signing up for a store's credit card? Think again. The Simple Dollar explains why these cards are no good in Why Store Credit Card Are A Bad Deal.
  

Links for Friday

This Week's Links: CNN Money Addition!

• I was digging through my links repository a bit when I found CNN Money's Be a Millionare: 5 Ways to Get There, an simple article with supporting calculators.
• Sick of fees? Consult CNN Money's list of the 35 Most Outrageous Fees (and How to Avoid Them) to recognize and reduce common fees.
  

A Post from the Past:

• Understanding that stock price is determined not only by a firm's financial success, but also investor sediment. The intuition behind using of both of these factors is explained in June's Use Behavioral Finance When Picking Stocks.
  

Links for Friday

This Week's Links:

• I am a big fan of The Simply Dollar, but I have to agree with JLP's stance on investing in a down market.
• CurrentTrading.net keeps the good posts coming. Here are the site's Top 100 Day Trading Blogs.

A Post from the Past:

• Still thinking about starting to plan your retirement strategy? Consult June's It's Really All About Asset Allocation: Part 2 of 2 to help define retirement knowns and unknowns in order to accomplish your retirement goals.

Links for Friday

This Week's Links - Firefox Extension Addition:

• Use Firefox? Love investing? Check out the 13 Firefox Extensions Every Investor Needs posted by CurrencyTrading.net.
• Use Firefox? Love saving money? Check out the 20 Essential Firefox Add-ons for Frugal Web Shoppers posted by Credit Card Lowdown.

A Post from the Past:

• Thinking about starting to plan your retirement strategy? Consult June's It's Really All About Asset Allocation: Part 1 of 2 to help define retirement knowns and unknowns in order to accomplish your retirement goals.

Links for Friday

This Week's Links:

• CurrencyTrading.net shares a 24 hour trading schedule. For readers that are obsessed with trading, this link is for you!
• The Simple Dollar explains how being frugal can be more beneficial that responsible investing.

A Post from the Past:

• Check out May's post What You Can Do Today To Be Rich in the Future to quantify the power of implementing a few frugal strategies and investing the cost savings.

Links for Friday

This Week's Links:

• Wise Bread has started a series on frugal lessons from mothers. This particular article described one mother's ability to save on ketchup and napkins.
• Consumerism Commentary describes how the television show The Office relates to finance. The web clip of Dwight and tipping is just hilarious!

A Post from the Past:

• Considering that the market took a beating this week, one may want to investigate risk-free investment options by reading up on May's post: What to Do With The Rest of the Money That Is Not in Stocks.

Links for Friday

Little late with these...

This Week's Links:

• A lot has been made about the drama around CNBC's stock-picking challenge. Mighty Bargain Hunter questions the value of these contests in his post: Are stock-picking contests totally worthless?
• freemoneyfinance shares a great way to save a lot of money on basketball shoes created by Stephon Marbury.

A Post from the Past:

• For investors that want to start learning technical trading, consider reading my review on Dr. Alexander Elder's Come Into My Trading Room: A Complete Guide to Trading.

Links for Friday

This Weeks Links:

• The Motley Fool presents a great deal arbitrage opportunity. The hedge fund has already implemented this strategy.
• Smart Money adds to ConsumerReports list suggesting when to buy certain items.

A Post from the Past:

• Consult May's Some Thoughts for Students Entering the Job Market when considering a potential career. The post helps readers calculate their true hourly wage as well as their relative salary value based on work location.

Links for Friday

This Weeks Links:

• I really like this post I found on Lifehacker about multiple positives. The article suggests to simply surround yourself with activities that provide multiple benefits.
• Get Rich Slowly shares a hilarious story about buying stock tips from a 10-year-old's lemonade stand.
  

A Post from the Past:

• Considering using a financial professional? Forget about it. Just consult May's Financial Calculators Galore for all of your financial calculation needs.

Links for Friday

This Weeks Links:

• fivecentnickel shares excerpt from Andrew Tobia's The Only Investment Guide You'll Ever Need presenting the value of savings. In short, saving a dollar contributes more to your bottom line than earning a dollar.
• Everyone knows that sales happen at certain times of the year. Well ConsumerReports has crafted a sales calendar so individuals can schedule purchases.

A Post from the Past:

• Check out some important amendments I made to my earnings strategies in March's post: Lessons Learned.

Links for Friday

This Weeks Links:

• Free Money Finance shares an awesome way to get a double tax deduction. What you basically do is sell your losing stocks and use the money to contribute to your IRA.
• Ask the Advisor describes the different retirement options for the self employed. I found this to be pretty helpful since I may be starting my own business someday.

A Post from the Past

• Learn even more about assessing the success of your investments in April's post: Evaluating Investment Performance: Part 2 of 2.

Links for Friday

I am a little late with these, but they are still quality links!

This Weeks Links:

• The Businesspundit writes a really good article comparing one of my favorite movies, The Shawshank Redemption, to being a successful entrepreneur.
  
• Get Rich Slowly offers a great series of arguments around the argument between prepaying on your mortgage or investing the extra income.

A Post from the Past:

• Learn more about assessing the success of your investments in April's post: Evaluating Investment Performance: Part 1 of 2.

Links for Friday

Every Friday I am planning on sharing two great links that I stumbled across during the week. I will also share a previously written article to ensure new readers can still use great tips from the past.

This Weeks Links:

• The Money Blog Network pulls great personal finance articles from popular financial articles and blogs. I added it to my RSS feeds and have already discovered a whole bunch of great articles.
• Student Cook is a great site offering meal suggestions for any income level. As a student, I am always looking for a way to balance my budget while still indulging in great food.

A Post from the Past:

• Learn how a dividend reinvestment plan can exponentially grow your account with little to no maintenance.