Comments on: Fundamentals of Finance: What’s the Big Fuss? http://queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/ We're here, We're queer, and We're not going Shopping without Coupons Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:23:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Queercents » Did You Know April is Financial Literacy Month? http://queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/comment-page-1/#comment-33613 Queercents » Did You Know April is Financial Literacy Month? Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:46:56 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/#comment-33613 [...] I had no idea April is Financial Literacy Month until I came across GetRichSlowly.org/blog. All month in April they are presenting helpful links on the basics of finance, and so far they certainly cover topics I learned in class. Personally, I don’t believe a class is necessary unless you’re planning a career transition into something finance related. Start with something free and non-intimidating like the April series at GetRichSlowly.org. If you’re thirsty for more knowledge, there are several books on financial literacy that you can borrow from the library. [...]<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-33613">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> [...] I had no idea April is Financial Literacy Month until I came across GetRichSlowly.org/blog. All month in April they are presenting helpful links on the basics of finance, and so far they certainly cover topics I learned in class. Personally, I don’t believe a class is necessary unless you’re planning a career transition into something finance related. Start with something free and non-intimidating like the April series at GetRichSlowly.org. If you’re thirsty for more knowledge, there are several books on financial literacy that you can borrow from the library. [...]

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]]> By: Queercents » Financial Calculators That Show How You Blow a Fortune Without Knowing http://queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/comment-page-1/#comment-16078 Queercents » Financial Calculators That Show How You Blow a Fortune Without Knowing Fri, 09 Feb 2007 07:08:36 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/#comment-16078 [...] I pointed Zac to these calculators a while ago, before I took the finance class that changed my life. He played around with them for quite some time, but I didn't want to use them because I really didn't want to confront how much money I was burning by going out for lunch all the time. [...]<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-16078">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> [...] I pointed Zac to these calculators a while ago, before I took the finance class that changed my life. He played around with them for quite some time, but I didn’t want to use them because I really didn’t want to confront how much money I was burning by going out for lunch all the time. [...]

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]]> By: Save Money » Blog Archive » Carnival Of Money Stories for Jan 22, 2007 http://queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/comment-page-1/#comment-13217 Save Money » Blog Archive » Carnival Of Money Stories for Jan 22, 2007 Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:29:43 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/#comment-13217 [...] John presents Queercents » Fundamentals of Finance: What’s the Big Fuss? posted at Queercents, saying, “John recently joined Queercents as a contributing writer. By day, John is a corporate litigation paralegal for a mid-size law firm in downtown San Francisco but he’s on a quest to save money and open his own coffee shop. The pursuit of start-up capital is what awakened John to an unexpected passion in his life: finance. This is the start of his story…” [...]<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-13217">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> [...] John presents Queercents » Fundamentals of Finance: What’s the Big Fuss? posted at Queercents, saying, “John recently joined Queercents as a contributing writer. By day, John is a corporate litigation paralegal for a mid-size law firm in downtown San Francisco but he’s on a quest to save money and open his own coffee shop. The pursuit of start-up capital is what awakened John to an unexpected passion in his life: finance. This is the start of his story…” [...]

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]]> By: John http://queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/comment-page-1/#comment-11277 John Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:48:51 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/#comment-11277 Thanks, Paula. Nina suggested the nifty links for my first post, so I can't take credit for that. But now I have some great ideas for links in future posts.<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-11277">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Thanks, Paula. Nina suggested the nifty links for my first post, so I can’t take credit for that. But now I have some great ideas for links in future posts.

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]]> By: Paula http://queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/comment-page-1/#comment-11167 Paula Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:59:09 +0000 http://www.queercents.com/2007/01/08/fundamentals-of-finance-whats-the-big-fuss/#comment-11167 Welcome John! Great article and personal insights. Looking forward to reading more from you. Great compound interest calculator by the way. That's a keeper!<p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-11167">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Welcome John! Great article and personal insights. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Great compound interest calculator by the way. That’s a keeper!

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