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Get Wisdom! Get Wealth! (The Solomon Series)

Solomon’s 10th Commandment Thou shalt use thy wisdom to acquire thy wealth, and thy wealth to acquire more wisdom. (Editor’s note: This article is part of a series of life lessons that feature the wisdom of King Solomon — visit this page to see more) The King is back and today’s lesson is one of … Read more

2018 Resources – The Essential Guide to Awesomeness

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2018 Resources – A Summary: Hi, I’m Mike, better known as That Helpful Dad. One of my Legacy Life goals is to help people live a better life — I do this by sharing practical tips, life lessons, honest product reviews, and action-oriented wisdom that you can use today to live your best life NOW. … Read more

Who are YOUR Best and Worst Customer Service Companies?

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I think we can all agree that unfortunately good customer service is hard to find nowadays. Here’s my personal list of the best and worst companies for customer service. I’d be interested to know what YOU think… Best Companies: Korean Air Google Legoland Florida Hotel Amazon Prime Chase Sapphire & USAA Insurance (tie) Worst Companies: Verizon … Read more

King Solomon 5 Money Myths – How Many Are YOU Guilty of?

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Life Lesson #24: It’s not how much you make, it’s how much you keep Today’s lesson is the third part of our series about King Solomon’s Tips for Money Management. This is Part 3 of our series – we’ll talk about five money myths and then we’ll examine King Solomon’s wisdom on how to SAVE more … Read more

King Solomon’s Seven Pillars of How to Make Money

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Life Lesson #23: You’ve got to Believe in order to Achieve Today’s lesson is a continuation of King Solomon’s advice on acquiring wealth and good money management. This is Part 2 of our series – it’s about how to make money using the Seven Pillars of Solomon. BTW, if you have not yet read Part 1 … Read more

Don’t Just Get By, LIVE WITH PASSION

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Life Lesson #21: “Poetry, Beauty, Love — These are What We Live For” Today’s life lesson is inspired by the character known as Nuwanda (the nickname of Charles Dalton, one of my characters from the movie “The Dead Poets’ Society), who said, “Gotta DO more, gotta BE more!” Have You Seen It Yet? Did … Read more

Make The Most of Your Home Base

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Life Lesson #16: Don’t Overlook the Benefits of Home Friends, We talked about this a bit in Lesson #9 but it’s such an important topic that I wanted to discuss it again. With that in mind, today’s lesson was inspired by Maya Angelou who said, “the ache for home lives in all of us – that safe … Read more

Price Does Not Equal Value

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Life Lesson #6: The Most Expensive is NOT always The Best Today’s life lesson was partially inspired by Albert Einstein who said “Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.” What This Means to YOU… Unless you are made of money, then you’re monetary supply is limited so it’s important … Read more

Nothing in Life is Free

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Life Lesson #5: Know the true cost of something BEFORE you buy. Today’s lesson is inspired by Robert Heinlein (author of Stranger in a Strange Land) who said, “Nothing of value is free. Even the breath of life is purchased at birth only through gasping effort and pain.” What does this mean to you? All … Read more

The Power of Planning

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Lesson 4: If you don’t have a plan, you are planning to fail. Today’s lesson was inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (author of a great book called The Little Prince): “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” What This Means to You This is one of my favorite topics and I’ve given countless … Read more

Rich Dad’s Guide to Investing in Silver and Gold

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[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug8EC73feLI&w=320&h=266] TheHelpfuldad discusses Rich Dad Advisor Michael Maloney’s book “Guide to Investing in Gold and Silver” – read this book and learn how to protect your financial future. You can find the book on Amazon below… http://www.amazon.com/Rich-Dads-Advisors-Investing-Financial/dp/0446510998/

Gold Investing – Buy Physical Bullion or an ETF?

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[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hm9xYHoEttQ&w=320&h=266] TheHelpfuldad discusses the pro’s and con’s of owning PHYSICAL Gold vs buying Gold Stocks, ETFs, and Mutual Funds like GLD, IAU, and PHYS. Which is best? Find out the Helpful Dad’s opnion here and be sure to tell us what’s YOUR opinion too!

Gold and Silver – Which Should You Buy and Why?

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[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1aV90KhZHU&w=320&h=266] This video is part of our series on investing in gold and silver. The Helpful Dad talks about whether you should buy Gold or Silver (or both). He reviews the pro’s and con’s of owning each metal and what you should consider before buying either.

How to Buy Silver

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[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYOWEhTtG0k&w=320&h=266] The Helpful Dad discusses ways to invest in SILVER coins and bars. Here we examine silver coins/bars from around the world.

Guns and Gold – Doomsday Preppers NRA

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Guns ‘n Gold is the motto of practically every Doomsday Prepper – buy WHY? In this video, Mike and Craig of PrepLifeNow talk about how Guns and Gold can help you in a disaster situation. They give you tips about what type of coins are best to have and talk about why guns are important as well.