Barefoot Running: Breakthrough or Trend? + MORE

Not long ago, I was out to dinner with a couple of the most successful guys I know, and they were giving me a hard time.
They were ribbing me about what Porter Stansberry calls the "Sjuggerud Advantage."
Hey, I can take it. The Sjuggerud Advantage, as I’ll explain, is a major secret to my life’s success…

Working from home using your computer has become a popular way of making money using your talent and creativity. I make money blogging, well not exactly I get money for writing blogs. I get money by advertisers who want to advertise on this blog. More successful and popular the blog is more money advertisers spend…

I love shopping online because I can generally find a better deal (and a better selection of merchandise) than what I often find in brick-and-mortar stores. If you time your purchases correctly, you can take advantage of online coupons and sales to get a pretty good discount…

Running is widely-regarded as one of the most beneficial types of exercise. First, it’s been proven to improve your overall health; using running as exercise reduces your risk of high blood pressure, breast cancer, stroke and diabetes. It’s also great for weight loss because it’s a highly caloric-burning activity…

Despite all the credit cards that offer award flights and hotel stays, many credit card users still prefer cash. These cardholders may not spend enough money to earn a free ticket very often, they may be tired of airline credit cards, or they may not be interested in traveling at all.
Fortunately, there are many excellent cash back credit cards, including several that have no annual fee…

I subscribe to the promotional emails of hundreds of companies so you don’t have to. I sift through 1,000 deal-touting emails every week. Most are worthless. But some offer valuable coupons, promo codes, sales and freebies — which I collect and organize.Note: Expiration dates are in brackets and special instructions are in parentheses…

It has been a taxing week around the world.
To be more specific, it has been a taxing week for the largest tech companies in world.
In the United States, Apple (AAPL) CEO Tim Cook was pulled to Washington to explain why Apple is holding $100 billion of its $140 billion in cash offshore instead of repatriating it to the United States…

This post is from staff writer Lisa Aberle. By the time you read this, my husband and I should be in the middle of hanging out on a different continent for eight weeks — with our kids. Allow me to digress for a few sentences before I get to the point of this article. We started the adoption process two years ago…

Just wanted to say Happy Memorial Day to everyone (it’s a holiday where we remember the service and sacrifice of those who have given their lives for our country.) Like most others in the U.S., I’m taking the day off — I’ll be back tomorrow.In addition to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice for America, I like to remember and thank all our veterans, enlisted personnel, officers, and their families on this day…

A pet peeve of mine is the fee that discount brokers charge for currency conversion, some as high as 2.5% each direction.  This fee creates an additional drag on investment returns, especially on larger trades.
For example, say I wanted to purchase $10,000 worth of Walmart stock with Canadian dollars…

I hope everyone is having a work-free Memorial Day. I’m taking a break today so here are a few blog posts for you to peruse. You can also enter to win Ryobi Tools for Father’s Day below. Good luck!

Memorial Day Blog Roundup
Sydney @ Retirement: A Full Time Job – How You Know that You’ve Found Your Passion…

So you have all the characteristics of an entrepreneur and you are determined to start your own business if it kills you. You take a lot of time in writing a business plan that will blow people away. Now comes to the money part of it. You have rulled out bootstrapping your startup and you need money now…

Rewards credit cards come with a lot of benefits. The savvy credit card user can use rewards as a way to boost finances in the long run. The key is to make your credit card use a part of your regular budget, and see your rewards card as a financial tool. Cash back credit cards are especially helpful…

Happy Memorial Day! Today I thought I would mix it up and share some random facts about myself. While I inevitably share some things about myself through the posts on this site, I thought I would intentionally write a post about some things about myself.
I have been married to my beautiful wife Victoria for a little over a year and a half…

According to this survey, 68% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Two out of every three adults living in the United States would suffer significant challenges if their next paycheck were delayed or absent.
In 2012, about 20,500,000 Americans lost their jobs, according to this data analysis…

Did you know Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day? After the Civil War to commemorate the Union and Confederate soldiers who died in it? True story.
Anyways, here is everything we’ll be doing today for FREE:

Going on lots of walks
Playing toys with the baby
Lounging around the house
Eating peoples’ hot dogs and hamburgers*
Drinking people’s beers and wines*
Adding exceptional conversation where included
Being thankful we live in a damn good country with damn good people defending it!
Not logging on to Amazon/any other places which sucks my money soul every time I visit 😉

I think it’ll be a fine day, my friends…

Anybody who knows me realizes I’ve got very little talent in practically everything I do. Complex math was confusing so I stopped at Trigonometry sophomore year in high school. Who needs math, I told myself as a teenager who knew then he could never become a well-paid engineer. My tennis serve is mediocre because I’m not particularly strong or tall…

Elizabeth picks up the paper and tries to read it. Again. Frustration tears her heart open. The words are no longer clear, just like the numbers on the stove and the labels on the bottles.
“Hi, Mom!” Jane bounds in, but notices the grimace on her aging mother’s face, and hides her concern. Her mother’s deterioration is heartbreaking…

Doctors and hospitals may be free in Canada but drugs aren’t.  If you are on welfare, disability or are over the age of 65 drugs are free or highly subsidized.  If you want to retire before 65 and  aren’t lucky enough to be leaving an employer who continues your benefits after you retire then you are responsible for paying for your own medication until you qualify for the senior’s drug plan…

Is there a potential event that could negatively impact your world so much that it’s imperative you insure against it?
Of course. That’s why you carry fire insurance on your home, for example. The odds of your house burning to the ground are very low, but the outcome would be so financially devastating that you need to have insurance to protect against the loss…