http://moneyandfitnessblog.com Financial and Physical Health Advice for Life Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:17:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For those who have sold a house in the past know that the standard fees that a realtor charges are six percent.  Normally, three percent goes to the agent of the seller and three percent goes to the agent of the buyer.  After hearing a few ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/negotiating-fees-with-a-realtor/ I recently had chance to read Lazy Person's Guide to Investing by Paul B. Farrell and found it a very interesting read.  For those with money in the stock market, this is definitely a book that you should pick up.  And while I hope to ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/the-power-of-compounding-interest-and-how-to-help-your-family-for-generations/ For home owners, one of the toughest questions to answer is the amount of time and money that you put into your house before selling it.  For those living in their house for years and set to make a large sum or profit, there is little ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/how-much-work-should-you-do-on-your-house-before-selling/ In this sixth of a series of articles from Money and Fitness Blog, I have decided to tackle an old issue in a new way.  What I will be doing is breaking down different areas of your place of residence and talk about different ways that ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/being-efficient-and-frugal-in-your-yard/ Suze Orman has said for years that there is such a thing as good debt.  And while I bought in for a while, the time is coming where I am sick out having a non mortgage debt to pay every single month.  I don't plan on making any ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/is-paying-down-debt-with-low-interest-worth-it/ After having already written about the three main points I took out of The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris, I thought I might as well take another look at the book.  And this time, I am want to figure out if the majority of people throughout ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/can-anyone-really-do-a-four-hour-workweek/ During the last two years that my wife and I have lived in our home, we have had one cat and one dog during most of that time span.  When looking for toys at PetsMart and other places it seems like they completely over price the items ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/ten-frugal-ways-to-keep-your-cats-and-dogs-entertained/ I recently stumbled upon a fantastic way to find great deals when searching from a variety of products on the Internet.  After having read about it previously in a number of different places, I decided to take the time and check it out myself.  In the end, ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/my-new-favorite-way-find-great-deals-on-the-internet-live-search-from-msn/ When getting any job, many times the main reason of it may be for financial security.  You want to have the ability to pay off your mortgage, rent, buy food, and anything else that your heart desires.  While most people likely do not love their jobs and ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/job-burnout-vs-financial-security/ I recently had a chance to read The 4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferris.  This extremely popular book finally came available at the library and I had a chance to quickly read through it.  While the title obviously talks about working as little as possible, there ... http://moneyandfitnessblog.com/three-points-taken-from-the-four-hour-work-week/