How much time do you have to waste?

Books are often a great source of wisdom at a miniscule price.

We still have to chose which is the best book to read with the best return on investment (ROI) however. Why spend valuable time reading books from the second or third divisions…or worse?

When it comes to investing, you really do have to be sure that what you are reading is indeed wise.

Today, I came across a book review by Neil Jenman – a respected, honest expert in real estate. If you research Neil Jenman you will discover that he is well worth listening to. He is a refreshingly honest, and brave, man.

Here is Neil Jenman’s review:

PIGS AT THE TROUGH – How to avoid feeding the pigs.

Neil Jenman is very direct and to the point.

If you want to buy the book, it is available at Amazon here. Or at Fishpond (Australian) here.

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This video is a must see for everyone I think. Including us here in Australia.

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For a long time now, I have suspected that is the financial crisis may not have bottomed. I have been very sceptical of published positive comments of some real estate agents and politicians, who have heralded imminent better times.

I am not an expert in economics however when looking at the world situation from a business and human behavior perspective, I get the distinct impression that things could indeed get a lot worse. As a result, I am unsurprised to come across the following article:

There’s worse to come for the economy

The article relates how Harry Dent, an economic forecaster who predicted Japan’s 1990s recession and the present economic crisis, views the situation. I think we would do well to listen to what he has to say – his track record certainly indicates that and his views seem to make sense.

Clearly, one of the issues behind and fuelling a recession is widespread fear. Another aspect to the recession scenario is false hope. Hope is a key aspect of humanity’s way of thinking though it can be dangerous when misused. The majority of us want things to improve, but we need to ensure that our thoughts are anchored in reality, whilst at the same time ensuring that we do not succumb to the fear mentality along the lines of what I discussed in my personal development blog articles (see below).

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It’s a shortcut to better progress.

For some years now I have subscribed to a key website which helps me save money. It is run by Fiona Lippey, Australia’s Queen of Frugality and is called Simple Savings.

Many people are struggling today, more than ever, due to the economic situation. Saving money is a key priority.

Here is a somewhat amusing, touching and innovative story which I received via the website newsletter:

1000 FRESH EGGS FOR $24

Our family saves a fortune on top quality fresh eggs, even though we don’t
have chickens! We keep quail (Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix) for eggs.
They don’t take up much room, don’t eat much and give wonderful little eggs
that are just perfect to use in place of chicken eggs. Apart from their size
there is no difference in flavour or texture. In fact, quail eggs have a
higher nutritional rate per gram and a higher yolk to white ratio, so they
are much better for you. Children love quail eggs, the shells are so pretty
and the novelty of having poached, fried or soft boiled little eggs tempts
even the fussiest eaters. I use four quail eggs for every chicken egg in a
recipe.

Unlike chickens which are classed as poultry, quail are considered caged
birds, so anywhere you can keep a canary you can keep a quail. They are happy
living inside (in fact you might end up with more eggs due to extra lighting)
or they are tough enough to brave it in the yard, in a cat proof cage or
hutch. Our quail live in an old guinea pig hutch, given to us by friends. It
costs only $5 to $10 to buy a quail and they will lay between 200 – 300 eggs
each a year. Not to mention their droppings make a wonderful fertiliser for
the garden!

As far as diet, we feed our quail Game Bird crumbles, a selection of kitchen
leftovers and are starting to grow seed for them to eat. Quail also love
insects which children love to collect for them. A 20kg bag of Game Crumbles
only costs $24 and based on an adult bird consumption, would last around four
months to feed 10 birds. For an investment of $24 for feed you could end up
with over 1000 home grown eggs!

Personally I will not be getting any Quail, though I will do when I eventually move.

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Here is a key social media site for finance, investing, and business topics:

Tip’d

The choice of website name is clever!

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Here are some high-quality graphics to help you understand what’s happened/happening.

Some graphics attempt to explain it all while others focus on affected business. Still others concentrate on how we, as people are affected. Some graphics show those who are responsible. After you examine these 27 visualizations and info-graphics, I expect that you will have a pretty good idea about what’s going on.

27 Visualizations and Infographics to Understand the Financial Crisis

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This is an interesting initiative, and very handy for the current financial climate.

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Go here and then choose your PDF to download.

(For those unaware; Warren Buffet is one of the world’s most successful investors).

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It enables viewing of scheduled economic events like bank announcements, government reports and organisational releases month by month.

Handy for anyone in business generally, and market traders of course; however it may help people who are focusing on related fields with their internet marketing activities.

Scroll down page about half way on left and look for:

“Get your 2009 Economic calendar now”.

http://www.gft.com.au/

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Frankly, it really is shocking how profoundly the financial crisis is affecting companies!

Impact Of Financial Crisis On Logo Designs

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