Welcome to the end of the week and another edition of Happy Hour! Just sit back, relax, and enjoy your end of the week roundup of all things interesting in the land of money.
Overhyped
We read into things. We raise expectations. We over hype possibilities. Businesses are built around products that help us cut down our daily tasks. Think TV dinners and the 8 minute exercise video. It simplifies things. Makes it easier. It frees up time. And the possibilities become endless.
Except it doesn’t.
At the same time this is happening, other businesses are being built around products that distract us from that free time. That drain every free second of our attention.
Which brings us to Facebook. The biggest of the time sucks created in the past decade. With glazed eyes and rose-colored glasses we bit. Wasting more time on the site than any other. In the process, over hyped its possibilities and potential for what it could do. Not what it does. Continue Reading…

Tax season can be a busy time collecting all those tax forms and preparing your taxes. There is one important thing you need to do before you
One of the least covered aspects of investing is how cash plays a role in your portfolio. The idea that cash is king has some truth to it. But it’s not without its risks either. In the end, it all depends on your investment strategy.
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