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All rights reserved.http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/archive/yourlife/ben-stein/1How Not to Ruin Your Life by Ben Steinen-ushttp://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/fi/pr/40197.gifhttp://finance.yahoo.com14417Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:52:12 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/173771Now that Bernie Madoff is in jail for good, it's time to explore the many unanswered questions surrounding the case.yahoo_finance/blogs/173771Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:52:12 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/170370No economist can tell the future, but most should agree that thrift and sensible financial practice always work.yahoo_finance/blogs/170370Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:25:27 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/167337The suffering among people close to me during this recession is incomparably worse than I have ever seen it before.yahoo_finance/blogs/167337Wed, 3 Jun 2009 22:03:17 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/163553The financial downturn has been a terrifying ride, but we can find value in some lessons learned along the way.yahoo_finance/blogs/163553Fri, 15 May 2009 00:56:55 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/161039My goal for the next 40 years is to spend prudently. If you are smart, it will be your goal, too.yahoo_finance/blogs/161039Mon, 4 May 2009 23:58:46 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/157722Taxes are a part of life, and we all have to pay. But Big Brother is a lot closer than we think, via the tax system.yahoo_finance/blogs/157722Tue, 21 Apr 2009 20:01:17 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/153164The economic future is extremely cloudy, albeit with hints of sun.yahoo_finance/blogs/153164Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:44:07 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/146731Imagine you are an employer looking at your resume. Would you hire you? If not, make yourself better.yahoo_finance/blogs/146731Mon, 9 Mar 2009 19:34:57 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/144940Imagination, hard work, and persistence can conquer any phase of the business cycle. Now go out and get to work.yahoo_finance/blogs/144940Mon, 2 Mar 2009 07:23:41 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/141875We all want efficiency and frugality. But banning productive means of travel and big business meetings isn't the answer.yahoo_finance/blogs/141875Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:22:40 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/138279Do not look to financial gurus for miracles. The markets are so erratic and complex that the future is unknowable.yahoo_finance/blogs/138279Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:26:06 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/136651Carbon releases into our atmosphere have both health and economic costs. But how should they be reduced?yahoo_finance/blogs/136651Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:46:55 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/135453We can't know what the future holds for the economy. But some advice holds true in any economic climate.yahoo_finance/blogs/135453Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:12:33 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/132246The past 15 months have been the most upsetting time of many investors' lives. Here’s what we should have learned.yahoo_finance/blogs/132246Tue, 6 Jan 2009 03:23:29 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/130751Efficient market theory, buy and hold, and trust in government all failed us in 2008. Let's hope we learned something.yahoo_finance/blogs/130751Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:36:44 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/127875The American auto companies need a bailout from us taxpayers, and they need it ASAP. Here’s why.yahoo_finance/blogs/127875Tue, 9 Dec 2008 19:01:48 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/126180I haven’t heard a single word from Timothy F. Geithner, the new secretary of the Treasury, that suggests he will be any different than his boss, Mr. Paulson.yahoo_finance/blogs/126180Tue, 2 Dec 2008 17:45:43 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/122582It’s a matter of extreme urgency that world governments enact extremely stimulative policies as soon as possible.yahoo_finance/blogs/122582Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:17:10 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/119951Ignorance sometimes really is bliss, especially when it comes to looking at your portfolio. The silver lining is that we can learn from our mistakes.yahoo_finance/blogs/119951Wed, 5 Nov 2008 23:45:01 Etc/GMThttp://us.rd.yahoo.com/finance/allnews/smallbiz/rss/*http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/115733Despite the current hellhole we’re mired in, I’m still optimistic that the government will save us from the credit default swaps mess and that we will go on to renewed prosperity.yahoo_finance/blogs/115733Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:00:00 Etc/GMT