We are all a product of our experiences, events that shape out our perceptions and personal philosophies What shaped my view of the housing market was a history of real…
Chris Poindexter
Chris Poindexter
Chris Poindexter is a freelance journalist and photographer living in South Florida. He writes for a wide variety of publications on subjects including personal finance, investing, treasure hunting, travel, science and technology. He’s the author of several books, including the wildly popular My House Has Wheels, 10,000 Miles In Town and The Recovery and Marine Salvage, Inc. fiction series. He can be reached at chris@chrispoindexter.com.
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Most people are not great negotiators — and end up losing against people who not only are good negotiators, but have the home court advantage. Learning to level the playing field in…
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Murray Logan trudges along the beach on Singer Island, Florida, dragging his cart along behind him in the blazing sun; the large, puffy tires barely leave a track in the…
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Calling together finance executives, virtual currency experts and government regulators, Wells Fargo wants to clarify the rules when it comes to accepting and trading Bitcoins. The effort seems to be…
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In the years leading up to the great housing meltdown of 2005/2006, I had a real estate agent license. That was mainly a money-saving convenience for my own real estate…
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The key to financial well-being is not so much having a lot of money but how you manage it. To be sure having money helps, but it’s not entirely necessary…
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The year 2014 is shaping up to be a tougher year for small investors, after five years of easy money in equities. Fueled by sky-high corporate profits and low wages,…
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Housing has always been a poor investment, and I have been saying so for as long as I’ve been writing about personal finance. That’s the retail, owner-occupied housing market, not the…
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Accepting Bitcoin as payment for your business can be as easy as accepting any other type of electronic payment. You don’t need any kind of payment processing system to accept…
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Now that the holidays are behind us, and the orgy of winter storms is finally moving on, it’s time for corporate road warriors to get back on the road. For…
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Bitcoin took a beating after a decision by Chinese authorities to ban the digital tokens from their financial systems — but prices quickly recovered, and this weekend were back near…
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Economists don’t love Bitcoin, the government definitely doesn’t love them. Bitcoins are nothing more than sophisticated blips in a computer managed by no one. How on earth can any financially…