January 2009 Blog Posts (56)

AARP Finance

Can you retire in ten years?

Currently the average retirement age in the USA is the early 60's, retiring earlier than this is going to need lots of money, perhaps 1/3 of your income so the first thing you need top do is work out your budget and then track spending

Government figures show that people earning less than £50,000 a year spend more than they earn. So It time to see where you are wasting money, as a first step put aside 10% of your…

Weight Loss Without Dieting!

Sounds strange? It might sound so for the first time. As soon as you get the idea of the healthy diet weight loss, you are going to stop looking for the weight loss cure!

Healthy diet weight loss is a pretty new approach to losing weight. It is different from many other weight loss systems in one aspect – you do not need any weight loss pills, you do not need to exercise, you do not even need to be dieting! Really,…

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What will it cost to retire in ten years for someone who is now 30?

Lets play around with some figures for someone in California

Part 1.If you own a house you might have a problem so I will assume you rent a house

Part #2: Estimate remaining expenses Things now simplify greatly. What else do you need to pay for in retirement? This is for two people, children will increase some items. I will ignore scary things like college tuition. All…

Weight Loss is not about starving yourself and subsisting on seltzer. Eat too little and the only place you’ll feel lighter is your head. Plus, research shows that any pounds you lose will likely come back plus more. One of the healthiest ways to shed pounds for good is to eat power foods that are naturally filling, nutrient-packed and, yes, proven to help you peel off pounds. Pile your plate with these prize possessions!

Steak

Women on a weight loss diet that…

Web Prosperity forced to take action as pre launch sign ups bail out.

Web Prosperity was promoted as the new business launch of 2009, however once the software was revealed prospective customers began to see the reality. The Tools are overpriced, after all the software cost less than $2,000 yet users are charged a month fee $30-60 and the functionality is still be worked on.

Yesterday I spent some time in the Web Prosperity conference room/ meeting…

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It’s been 11 years since the publication of Rich Dad Poor Dad. Robert Kiyosaki’s mega-hit best seller. Kiyosaki wasn’t looking to write just any financial book. There were hundreds of financial books, in his view, that said the same thing. He wanted to let the education system know it was failing in teaching children what they need for financial success. He wanted to shake up parents by telling them some of the most dangerous advice they could give their children was…

Most of us are victims of a silly weight loss promotion at least once in our lives. I know someone who once bought a bottle of fat burning pills that didn't burn through anything except her money.

Healthy Weight Network recently released its 20th annual Slim Chance Awards, featuring the Worst Diet Promotions of 2008. Did you buy into any of these?

Most Outrageous Claim -- Kevin Trudeau infomercials. I'm disgusted whenever I see this King of Deceptive Infomercials on my…

AARP Finance

Are you worried about retirement, no matter what your age you need to start planning. Most people are only setting aside 5% of their earning to cover retirement, which will mean they will be poor when they retire.

A few people who have the foresight will be able to retire on the same amount of money they are presently earning. The suggested target for retirement is 80% of your current salary but there are few plans which will provide this…

Have you ever wondered why you are fat and have considered going on a weight loss dieting program? If you did, then you must know why certain food makes you fat.

Most if not all of us are somewhat carbohydrate addicts. We have pastas, pizzas, white rice, spaghettis, bread, refined flour food and confectionery in almost if not all our meals. Just look at the queues at the fast food joints on a regular day and you will know what I mean. Bread and sweet sugary drinks are the menu…

No matter how peaceful your nature, when it comes to the battle of the bulge, you have to put up a good fight to melt those pounds away. In our eat-and-run, massive-portion-sized world, healthy weight loss can be a struggle. In a world where people are obsessive about losing weight and becoming slimmer than the people around them, the ability to burn fat is an important issue. The key is to burn fat naturally and healthily and still maintain long-term results.

Frequently…

Clenbuterol weight loss

Although Clenbuterol is a very popular weight loss treatment used by people on diets and also athletes it has a number of dangerous and well documented side-effects; so it comes with a hefty warning and should never be used without the express permission of a doctor. Before you rush off to see your doctor because you know how good it is there are a few things you need to be aware of first. To date, the United States federal Drug…

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Do You Dream about how you are going to live when you retire, or is it your worst nightmare?

Retirement marks the time in life when you have the freedom to do whatever you want whenever you want, no more being tied to desk from 9-5. Some people take up new hobbies, others travel and some just relax and enjoy the world around them.

There is one problem with retirement generally you are too old to enjoy some of life's pleasures, but its need not be…

Slimming down has been the dilemma of most people for many years now. Well, we all want to look fit and sexy all the time. Hence, we strive hard just to get the body that we want. However, with the lifestyle and eating habits that we were brought up with, it has been impossible to stay slim and also easy to gain weight.

What with all the calories that we take in everyday, with all the junk and fast foods that we eat as well as the caffeinated beverages that we drink. And in our…

The Shifting Calories Weight Loss Diet may sound new to you but actually a lot of bodybuilders and competitive female bodybuilders have been doing for decades. This diet is becoming very popular in and around the world. Shifting Calories was developed to confuse the body and to help speed up the metabolism, which is know for burning extra calories.

This Weight Loss diet has been proven very effective because you will never gain the weight back that you lost. But only if…

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A study of past banking crises by US economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff shows what we can expect in this period of recession. Based on past events, output will drop for two years by 9% in total, house prices by more than a third over six years and shares by more than half for three-and-a-half years. Unemployment will jump by seven percentage points over four years.

This does not auger well from those that wish to retire, however this is the time…

Whole grains and Weight Loss

Whole grains are an important part of healthy nutrition. There are numerous products available today which are either 100% whole grains or contain traces of various grains. However, not too many of us are aware of the health benefits that this particular food group has to offer. We all know that we should be consuming more of it, but do we know why?

Whole grains are beneficial because they are rich in protein, fiber, antioxidants, b-vitamins,…

AARP Finance

The current bad financial news is causing people to put their lives on hold with an insecure future. There is a real risk of of job losses, some Companies are trying to keep in business by cutting salaries and retirement benefits, so it seems that none is safe.

AARP who have already retires have seen their retirement funds lose 20% or more of their value and although shares are beginning to move slowly upwards it will b

AARP members and…