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Month: June, 2009

North Carolina proves the Laffer curve

26 June, 2009 (07:53) | Money | By: Adam Shrugged

The Laffer Curve is a fancy visual way of showing that people really don’t like to pay taxes. As the tax rates increases, revenue from taxes should go up. However, there is a certain point where revenues will decrease as people and companies deem the tax rate too high and either move or simple stop [...]

Another trip to Laughlin and Another extra paycheck for me

26 June, 2009 (06:36) | Money | By: Adam Shrugged

Deuces Wild is my favorite video poker game. I only pay full pay which means that my expected return is close to (or even above) 100% if I play flawlessly. The strategy is easy enough to learn online, but there is software available to help you learn as well. The trip pretty fantastic even besides [...]

Frugal Dating

24 June, 2009 (06:41) | Money | By: Adam Shrugged

I’m once again entering the potential mine field known as dating (I kid, I kid). Being a good personal finance blogger, I want to make sure I do so as efficiently and economically as possible. I found out an acquaintance was doing just the opposite – he was throwing money at it like I couldn’t [...]

May 2009 Wrap Up

3 June, 2009 (18:23) | Monthly Summary | By: Adam Shrugged

In just four short months, I’ve gone from a negative net worth to a respectable five figures ($11,694.48). My previous post on the velocity of my money seems to have been quite conservative! Of course this kind of growth isn’t sustainable. Let’s take a look at the cash flows for May. I was able to [...]