We use Ning to host this community site and one of the cool new features that they've added is "give a gift".
To try it, just click on a member's profile and select the 'give a gift' link.
I've looked at it, but haven't tried sending one (most of them look a little hokey to me ... and not terribly relevant to a personal finance web-site) ...
... but, hey, don't let that stop you: a gift might be a great way to recognize a fellow member's contribution.
If you try it, be sure to let us know wh…
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Added by Adrian on October 20, 2009 at 8:59pm —
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... particularly, if you are interested in property development (as a speculative/business activity) I have posted a spreadsheet that I developed to help me decide to go ahead with a recent land acquisition (a multi-story) residential property development site) on a new group that I have created for real-estate junkies on this forum:
http://shareyournumber.ning.com…
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Added by Adrian on September 10, 2009 at 8:39am —
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On 7million7years.com today, I posted about a question from a new reader who is in dire financial straits; you can read her comment here:
http://7million7years.com/2009/08/31/i-think-were-screwed/
I'm seeing some pretty good comments from the 7m7y reader community, but I thought that I would share my private thoughts here; it's simple and straight to the point: if you ever find yourself in a situation like…
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Added by Adrian on September 1, 2009 at 7:30am —
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... not fun, but it happens :)
So, after receiving
up / down reports on my blog - and, experiencing it myself on a couple of occasions (i.e. a "page not found" error message) - I hassled GoDaddy's tech. services team who have not yet managed to solve my problem.
That they immediately knew what the issue was indicates that this issue is not isolated to me, so I figure they must be busy fixing it.
Anyhow, this…
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Added by Adrian on August 17, 2009 at 6:46pm —
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The
KC-inspired discussion on Rule # 1 Investing (thanks, KC!) has prompted me to create a new group right here, on Share Your Number, devoted to all-things-Phil-Town - well, at least to
his book: Rule # 1 Investing.
To kick things off, I am sharing some resources (including my ver…
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Added by Adrian on August 6, 2009 at 9:00am —
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I'm not sure if you are following the discussion going on at the
forum of the Millionaires ... In Training! section of this site ... but, you should drop in from time to time as many 'tools' to help you find then reach Your Number will be found there.
For example, because I can't work out how to attach files here (but, for some reason the capability exists over there) I have attached a Sample Business Pl…
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Added by Adrian on July 25, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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After some to'ing and fro'ing, I have finally decided that this IS going to be the new home of the Millionaires ... In Training! 'grand experiment'!
A couple of reasons:
1. This is a really important and powerful Community concept, so I want to nurture it and - with your help - grow it to its full potential as THE place on the web where like-minded people can help each other on their financial (and, Life Purpose) journey, and
2. A selfish - yet practical - reason: I'm finding it hard to maint…
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Added by Adrian on July 18, 2009 at 11:00am —
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KC brings up a
great point:
"Wouldn't it be amazing if we could use Share Your Number as a co-operative power-house, leveraging each member's skills - no reason why we couldn't, I guess."
Indeed, no reason at all why you shouldn't and millions (of $$$) of reasons why you should!
As a member of the Share Your Number community, you are indeed encouraged to s…
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Added by Adrian on June 23, 2009 at 6:58am —
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Note:
this story is a repeat of today's story on iReport.com ... you can see the original version here]
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What have a young doctor, a live-at-home college graduate, a retired police chaplain, and a 'Top Gun' naval aviator all have in common?
They are part of a group of 7 aspiring multi-millionaires who have chosen to take part in a 'first of its kind' online social experiment in millionaire-making.
Each indi…
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Added by Adrian on June 22, 2009 at 3:06am —
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I'm pleased to announce that we have moved the 7million7years.com blog to a new hosting platform ... the move should be semi-transparent, in that it SHOULD be working fine ... but, there will be maintenance and fine tuning over the next few days to get it right.
For example, I can see that images aren't automatically downloading - and some are pointing to a WordPress error message. Our geeks tell us that this should be all 'fixed' in the next few days ... then again, our geeks can't seem to eat…
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Added by Adrian on June 18, 2009 at 6:30am —
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Yep, it's confirmed and tested ... you CAN get the latest blog posts from anybody who submits them (including ME) simply by entering your preferred e-mail address in the little box to the right ====>>>
It's a great way to go, but this is a dynamic Community so bookmark this site and visit often to see the discussions, comments, groups, events, and forums that you can only find by VISITING THIS COMMUNITY SITE.
See you on your next visit ...
Adrian.
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Added by Adrian on June 17, 2009 at 1:50am —
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I've just added a "subscribe by e-mail" feed (see the box on the right, just under my little photo!) ... this post will help me test it to make sure that it works (i.e. if it pops into my e-mail in-box tomorrow morning, I'll know that it works and can let you try it, too!).
Watch this space!
Adrian.
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Added by Adrian on June 16, 2009 at 6:54am —
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MoneyNing acts surprised when he found out that "Steal-$50-Billion-From-Charity" Bernie Madoff's wife gets to keep her house:
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Out of all the coverage of the Bernard Madoff fraud, the one headline that really puzzled me was the point in time when they were negotiating a house that the lawyers claim belonged to Madoff’s wife. It would seem to me that every asset the family owns came from th…
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Added by Adrian on June 15, 2009 at 6:00pm —
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Hi,
You'll notice a slight change to Share Your Number (shareyournumber.org ... this site): there is a new logo; I just noticed that they are saluting the Mighty Dollar ... of course, that isn't what we're about: the dollar should be saluting us!
You'll also notice that I have added a (sub) Group called 7 Millionaires ... In Training! - or, 7MITs - (it's featured in the left hand panel of the home page) where the new 'target' logo symbolizes the 6 MITs who are helping the 7th reach his (or her…
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Added by Adrian on June 14, 2009 at 1:30am —
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I don't advertise my blog - nor do I accept advertising, for ethical reasons (how can I be a multimillionaire if I'm looking to monetize my blog to the tune of a few bucks a week??!!) - so, my readership is steady, but stagnant.
But, the one thing that I do is to PROMOTE myself ... and, I do that by nurturing relationships with other bloggers and financial authors.
The other day, this was paid back in spades when Kimberly Palmer, a writer at US News, contacted me about writing this article: ht…
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Added by Adrian on April 23, 2009 at 4:30pm —
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I've often been asked what are the characteristics of a millionaire?
Well, pretty much none because almost everybody who owns a home will probably be a 'millionaire' by the time they retire ... only problem, it will be about the same as being a 'thousandaire' today ;) ...
... but, I have usually ducked the question because I see NO impediments to becoming a MULTI-millionaire, provided that you have: a Number to aim for; a clear idea of why you need that Number; and, you simply stick with it (h…
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Added by Adrian on December 22, 2008 at 4:09pm —
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As the old song goes: "don't happy, be worry" because no matter how much you have, it will never FEEL enough.
I have an upcoming post on my blog [ http://7million7years.com/ ... shameless, plug, I know ;) ] that will cover this in some detail but it's interesting to note that MSN Money published a survey that basically showed that no matter how much people earn, they say they will need TWICE (to three times) that amount to feel 'secure'.
You earn $30K ... you think bliss is $60k.
You earn $50…
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Added by Adrian on December 10, 2008 at 1:48pm —
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From my Number and Date, you will see that I have already 'made it' ... which means that I'm sitting back, drinking Pina Coladas ... right?
I wish!
In fact, I'm writing this at 12.30 am (read on, I think you'll see why) ...
One of the reasons for creating this site, is so that we can share the daily / personal bits of our journey as well as ask / answer questions - as I am hoping will all of our members; I will be using this as my 'personal bog' (i.e. relating to my personal financial journey…
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Added by Adrian on November 27, 2008 at 12:30am —
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Share Your Number (www.shareyournumber.com) and this Community is a result of my 'obsession' with helping you to understand your Number.
This is because simply understanding my Life’s Purpose, then quantifying that ‘purpose’ into a Number, had such a big impact on my life …
… I truly believe that I would not be sitting here, writing this very post today, had it not been for that simple act.
It’s a process that should only take a couple of hours - more, if you get the urge to dive deep into wh…
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Added by Adrian on November 15, 2008 at 11:00am —
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We've had to make some very hard choices lately, because of the current financial crisis.
As I said in this article, recently
featured on USA News:
"I am not expecting a lot of sympathy from the people who read this, but I thought that it would be useful to share how Recession 2.0 affects even those that some would consider rich.
In 1998, I was $30,000 in debt, but just seven years later I had…
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Added by Adrian on November 12, 2008 at 6:23pm —
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