Sentences with phrase «bad money decisions»

«Hand to Mouth» author Linda Tirado: Broke means bad money decisions — Former IHOP night cook - turned - author Linda Tirado explains in very frank terms why being poor often leads to making shortsighted financial decisions... (See Hand - to - mouth)

some very bad money decisions that we couldn't be happier about.

Whether you made bad money decisions in the past is irrelevant, you can correct your finances now and build a strong financial future.

I made a lot of bad money decisions in my 20s and now in my 30s I'm trying to figure out how to fix my credit.

Emotions push us to make bad money decisions and that is why debt is so rampant.

For the purchaser, it is very important to ensure that the lender is somewhat reputable, otherwise you may have your identity stolen or your bank account number may get passed on to a fraudulent company and this may lead to another bad money decision and further lowering of your credit rating.

Not exact matches

Spending money to tell people something they already know is a bad business decision.»

Jon Bon Jovi on how he feels Steve Jobs and iTunes have altered the music - buying experience... for the worse The Sunday Times, March 2011 Kids today have missed the whole experience of putting the headphones on, turning it up to 10, holding the jacket, closing their eyes and getting lost in an album, and the beauty of taking your allowance money and making a decision based on the jacket, not knowing what the record sounded like, and looking at a couple of still pictures and imagining it.

«It's like I am being persecuted because of where I made a decision to invest my time and money for the past 40 years, and now I'm being labeled the bad guy, and grouped in with CEOs making millions of dollars a year.»

Jheon and her husband made numerous bad decisions during the renovation, but were still able to continue borrowing money (including from a wealthy relative) and ultimately rewarded for their fecklessness with a palatial detached house in an up - and - coming neighbourhood.

In June 2012 he ousted Abrams, a decision that attracted a wave of bad publicity when the New York Post reported — falsely, according to Buffett — that Abrams had been fired for spending company money on a Bermuda cruise.

This can help to ensure that new capital is not put to use in an attempt to save previous investment decisions — an activity known as «throwing good money after bad.»

[01:10] Introduction [02:45] James welcomes Tony to the podcast [03:35] Tony's leap year birthday [04:15] Unshakeable delivers the specific facts you need to know [04:45] What James learned from Unshakeable [05:25] Most people panic when the stock market drops [05:45] Getting rid of your fear of investing [06:15] Last January was the worst opening, but it was a correction [06:45] You are losing money when you sell on corrections [06:55] Bear markets come every 5 years on average [07:10] The greatest opportunity for a millennial [07:40] Waiting for corrections to invest [08:05] Warren Buffet's advice for investors [08:55] If you miss the top 10 trading days a year... [09:25] Three different investor scenarios over a 20 year period [10:40] The best trading days come after the worst [11:45] Investing in the current world [12:05] What Clinton and Bush think of the current situation [12:45] The office is far bigger than the occupant [13:35] Information helps reduce fear [14:25] James's story of the billionaire upset over another's wealth [14:45] What money really is [15:05] The story of Adolphe Merkle [16:05] The story of Chuck Feeney [16:55] The importance of the right mindset [17:15] What fuels Tony [19:15] Find something you care about more than yourself [20:25] Make your mission to surround yourself with the right people [21:25] Suffering made Tony hungry for more [23:25] By feeding his mind, Tony found strength [24:15] Great ideas don't interrupt you, you have to pursue them [25:05] Never - ending hunger is what matters [25:25] Richard Branson is the epitome of hunger and drive [25:40] Hunger is the common denominator [26:30] What you can do starting right now [26:55] Success leaves clues [28:10] What it means to take massive action [28:30] Taking action commits you to following through [29:40] If you do nothing you'll learn nothing [30:20] There must be an emotional purpose behind what you're doing [30:40] How does Tony ignite creativity in his own life [32:00] «How is not as important as «why» [32:40] What and why unleash the psyche [33:25] Breaking the habit of focusing on «how» [35:50] Deep Practice [35:10] Your desired outcome will determine your action [36:00] The difference between «what» and «why» [37:00] Learning how to chunk and group [37:40] Don't mistake movement for achievement [38:30] Tony doesn't negotiate with his mind [39:30] Change your thoughts and change your biochemistry [40:00] The bad habit of being stressed [40:40] Beautiful and suffering states [41:50] The most important decision is to live in a beautiful state no matter what [42:40] Consciously decide to take yourself out of suffering [43:40] Focus on appreciation, joy and love [44:30] Step out of suffering and find the solution [45:00] Dealing with mercury poisoning [45:40] Tony's process for stepping out of suffering [46:10] Stop identifying with thoughts — they aren't yours [47:40] Trade your expectations for appreciation [50:00] The key to life — gratitude [51:40] What is freedom for you?

Carried interest in and of itself is not a bad thing — it incentivizes fund managers to put investors» money to productive use and make sound investment decisions on their behalf (because if the fund doesn't perform well, the manager doesn't receive any carry).

Money is an emotional topic for many people, which often leads to bad decisions.

What's worse than big money going to B.C.'s politicians to influence decision making?

 The Harper government's decision last year to write off every penny of the auto aid and thus build it all into last year's deficit calculation (which I questioned at the time as curious and even misleading) has already been proven wrong. Since the money was already «written off» by Ottawa as a loss (on grounds that they had little confidence it would be repaid — contradicting their own assurances at the same time that it was an «investment,» not a bail - out), any repayment will come as a gain that can be recorded in the budget on the revenue side. Jim Flaherty has learned from past Finance Ministers (especially Paul Martin) that it's always politically better to make the budget situation look worse than it is (even when the bottom has fallen out of the balance), thus positioning yourself to triumphantly announce «surprising good news» (due, no doubt, to «careful fiscal management») down the road. The auto package could thus generate as much as $ 10 billion in «surprising good news» for Ottawa in the years to come (depending on the ultimate worth of the public equity share).

My understanding is that this family is pretty well off financially, but the welfare, healthcare and education arguments still beg the question of why my government keeps taking the money I earn and indiscriminately rewarding it to people that make bad decisions.

Truth is most poor people are needy because they made bad decisions and seniors should have managed their money so they wouldn't have to be a bum when they got old.

If enough money flows to Christian providers, it is possible that the quality of secular or non-Christian alternatives will gradually decline, not as the result of central planning or bad intentions, but as the unintended consequence of thousands of individual decisions to choose Christian alternatives.

So even though Man City, Liverpool and Man United are all doing just as badly as Arsenal and a lot worse if you consider how much more money they have spent, it seems to be Wenger who is always in the press, on the verge of being sacked and with players and staff supposedly disagreeing with every decision the Prof makes.

I feel over an 8 year period, the 76ers will make more money with 4 bad and 4 great years as opposed to 8 mediocre years, hence the business based decision makes the Process correct.

Good article states many reasonable conclusions and facts about the season and how amongst all the turmoil we have a manger who does well but one thing in purchases over the last five years we are 6th in the epl were at 366m tottenham in 5th with 397m and he made a mistake there we are 6thin money spent on players but we have had the sanchez saga and new players adjusting to epl and the team and injuries and it definitely hasnt been our year in ref decisions which have played a factor in games though we still should have won aside from ref but watford and westbrom many other games are included at city free offside goal weak penalty and at spurs we were robbed of going one nil up auba onside bu honestly the officiating across the whole league this year has been an embarrassment to professional officials of all sports its been bad game after game they need to get some rigorous training this offseason for improvement

If they receive a hefty payout from a renegotiated TV deal with FOX Sports Florida, as their plans predict, and money from a possible stadium naming rights deal, as they've touted, the decision to shear off that much payroll will look even worse.

i wont complain about an individual player but gloves are off when it comes to management, they are the decision makers that's how they earn their money so they are in the firing line and this summer and last and the one before they F... ed up badly

Just like the stock market sometimes reacts in a non pragmatic manner, but even worse for the UFC «rankings» because it is based on a much smaller group of actors who are not even investing actual money in their decisions / opinions.

I must admit I was not prepared for how everything works, and a few bad decisions made me lose quite a lot of money.

My priorities will be to slash wasteful federal spending, set our nation on a path to a balanced budget, end bailouts for bad business decisions, take leftover money from the Obama stimulus package to pay down the deficit, and repeal Obamacare.

The second might have slipped by without your notice but is equally as crucial: The $ 138 million deficit — money we owed due to bad decisions made in the past — that I inherited when I took office four years ago is predicted to reach zero by the end of the fiscal year.

The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression has prompted a reassessment of how financial markets work and how people make decisions about money

Or better, how much money I have wasted in sitting in my own stank.So, I have tried deodorant rocks, coconut oil, Primal Pit, Tom's brand, Burt's Bees, and alas going without << worst decision of them all.

It's just that sometimes those decisions are bad, or self - defeating, or maddening, and a day where you get dressed up in your best victory pantsuit and spend an ungodly amount of money decorating your house with American flags and custom - made cardboard cutouts of suffragettes in anticipation of a glass - ceiling - shattering historical milestone ends with you getting (metaphorically) eaten by a giant farting T. rex.

It's just business, a private contract with a cash payoff (the family straddles middle class aspirations and working class nervousness and the money is too good to pass up), but it's beginning of the white lies, hidden truths and bad decisions that spiral out of the father's absence.

Now that «Breaking Bad» has completed its remarkable five - year run, there's a good chance that some people are rethinking their decision to christen «The Wire» as the best show in television history, but for our money, the HBO crime drama still owns the top spot.

Some parents will make bad decisions, especially when they have limited information and aren't spending their own money; and

Now I understand that it would be bad business to highlight the weaknesses of the organization, but if what's good for TFA is bad for the country's education system then it is quite irresponsible for TFA not to give the whole story so legislators can make informed decisions about, for example, whether or not to spend millions of dollars of tax payer money to bring more TFAers to their districts.

Marie, the middle girl, end up modeling for Degas, makes a little extra money and makes some very bad decisions.

Nobody should tell you you're making bad decisions because you're failing to maximize your profits, and if they do, (a) they're assholes, and (b) they should probably mention that writing books is a crappy way to make money in the first place, so give it all up and go get a real job, sucker.

Just generally I think it's a bad idea that a company should be able to exercise control over my decision - making as a consumer — I think they should have to win my money through merit.

Here's the bottom line: leveraged ETFs are a great tool for using a little bit of money to make a nice profit, but they can also sharply magnify a bad decision that can lead to great financial loss.

Figuring out how to invest your money may seem a daunting, dangerous task, fraught with uncertainty and lots of potentially bad decisions.

The CFPB also seeks to better educate consumers about all types of consumer debt with the aim of improving decisions and, one presumes given the Bureau's genesis, help Americans grasp that borrowing more money than one can afford to repay tends to turn out badly, individually and nationally.

But between the fees and bad investment decisions I made, it's been losing money, and it's valued currently below the initial deposit.

«The worst investment decisions have generally been made when dumb money is chasing yield.»

I just read about a study focused on helping people make wiser money decisions and showing them a picture of their children help to curb them from making bad money choices.

Many 20 - somethings are making bad choices with their money — not spending time making smart decisions — actions that can affect them well into the future.

If you are preoccupied with making money you are apt to make bad decisions.

There's just no reason to invest in actively managed funds, unless you want to pay someone to make bad decisions for your money.

Debt is a necessary evil for most, but with smart decisions and responsible money management, it'll be more good than bad.

And then around the bad debt expense, I appreciate that you are focused on collections and credit quality and what not, but it seems to me that, like you've mentioned in culinary, it might be a wise decision to be willing to lose a little more money on some of these students to get them in the door and get the title four funds and it seems like that might be a really profitable endeavor, so I guess I wonder, bad debt at 2 %, why not let it go back to 3.5 by --