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By: Roshawn Watson In celebration of my upcoming birthday, I’ve decided to offer you an opportunity to win a $60 gift certificate from CSN Stores.  CSN stores has over 200 online stores featuring products from a variety of areas including: home improvement, cookware, dining room sets, baby accessories and much more. You should have no… Continue reading My Bday Giveaway, Yakezie Round up, and Uncommon Money News (Vol. 102)

Image Credit: Edo Peltier By: Roshawn Watson Oh the glitter! The exotic cars, the homes, the private planes, chauffeurs, the celebrity hot spots, and nightly $300-plus per person dinners, etc. all encompass our vision of wealth.  Advertisers will spend a fortune marketing this image of the wealthy to us because this is what will get us to… Continue reading The Phony Rich

By: Roshawn Watson Notice anything different. How about a change in the URL for this website? Bingo. Well over this weekend, I have finally migrated Watson Inc from the old URL http://www.www.roshawnwatson.com to www.roshawnwatson.com. I know it is not original to use your name as the domain for your website, but it is certainly pragmatic.… Continue reading Domain Change, Yakezie Round Up, and Uncommon Money News (Vol. 101)

By: Roshawn Watson In the first quarter of 2008, our debt to disposable income peaked at a staggering 131%. This means for every dollar we earned, we spent $1.31. As of March, our debt as a share of our annual income is presently 122%. If you think this change indicates that we have collectively been… Continue reading Why Is Debt Really Decreasing?

By: Roshawn Watson The Forbes Celebrity 100 came out this week, and it highlights the world’s most powerful and wealthy celebrities. Keep in mind that earnings estimates are for June 1, 2009 to June 1, 2010 and includes dollars earned solely from entertainment income. Management, agent and attorney fees have not been deducted. There are… Continue reading Forbes 100, Yakezie Round Up, and Uncommon Money News (Vol. 100)

By: Roshawn Watson Last year, we discussed how The Rich Got Poorer because there was approximately a 19.5% decline in the world millionaire population in 2008 . Well, 2009 was a bullish year for millionaires overall. In fact, the 2010 Global Wealth Report says the number of millionaires returned to their pre-crisis peak. The number… Continue reading Millionaires Make a Return To Boom Levels

By: Roshawn Watson Hopefully, you wouldn’t drive your car without automobile insurance, so why would you continue to go through life without life insurance? If you live long enough, you are going to die. It is just a fact, yet so many people treat getting life insurance like it is a chore. This is really… Continue reading Get Health Insurance Without A Medical Exam

By: Roshawn Watson Greetings from Jamaica! If you have never been to a 3rd world country, the experience can be quite enlightening. My most recent experience is going to Jamaica. I went because I was a groomsman in a friend’s wedding; however, I did have some down time. For example, I actually climbed the Dunn… Continue reading Jamaican Yakezie Round Up, James Patterson, and Uncommon Money News (Vol. 99)

By: Samantha Lewis If you are in the market to purchase a house by getting a mortgage or planning to refinance your existing mortgage, you should strongly consider running the numbers with a mortgage calculator to accurately determine what your financial liabilities will be. Traditionally, you want your principal, taxes, insurance, and interest to be… Continue reading Don’t Let Your Dream Become a Nightmare

By: Roshawn Watson In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy! Recently, I participated in one carnival: Carnival of Financial Planning – Edition #145 – June 11, 2010 hosted by the Skilled Investor. The included posts… Continue reading Yakezie Round Up & Uncommon Money News (Vol. 98)