Short Term Goal Update

Some quick notes on the update of my short term goal.

Well, I’m happy to say that all the short term goal listed have been achieved.  I decided to remove the “Project Status” located in the sidebar as there’s no point of sharing it there now.

Here is the summary:

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My FDIC Insurance – What’s this all about?

MyFDIC, MyFDICInsurance.com , MyFDICINSURANCE.GOV or My FDIC Insurance?

Recently I noticed terms like myfdic, myfdic.gov, myfdicinsurance.com, myfdicinsurance.gov and other My FDIC Insurance terms in google trend.  Whether the amount of search is a result of the bad news about Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy and the unstable status of different banks or financial institutions like AIG and other stocks or because it was mentioned by Suze Orman (personal finance expert) on The Today Show one thing is for sure – People who are searching these key phrase want to look for the information related to FDIC or the insurance of the money that they stashed somewhere.

In The Today Show, Suze reiterate the online tool that will tell you whether your money is ensure www.myfdicinsurance.gov , so investor and those who stashed their money somewhere could easily know whether their wealth / hard earned retirement is safe.

Here is the The Today Show video where the my fdic insurance was mentioned:

FDIC Coverage: (Per Bank)

Individual per person $ 100,000
Joint accounts per person $ 100,000
Retirement per person $ 250,000
Trusts / POD per beneficiary $ 100,000

Most of the money is Insured“.

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Think Like an Entrepreneur by Bo

Got this article from my friend in Philippines. This is actually Bo’s insight about Entrepreneur thinking. I must admit that this is a lengthy read but I assure you this is a worthy read.

Here it goes:

mind of entrepreneur

From now on, you have to think like an Entrepreneur.
I can hear you saying, “But Bo, I’m an Employee!”

And you’re right. You may be an Employee in a bank or a call center or
the corner bakery down the street. But your entire world is changing.
Even if you’re working for someone else, you still have to think like an
Entrepreneur.

Think this way. If your name is Rudolph Reyes, then you’re the Chairman
of the Board of Rudolph Reyes Personal Services Inc.
Why the shift?

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