Okay, I am back again to finish up 'thinking outside the box'. Summary of the first section: I talked about the difference between buying down an interest rate vs a buydown. The conclusion was that a buydown would be your best bet. But I also talked about goals and what this would mean to the wh
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11/29/2006
I have been reading some good posts with some great comments over the last few days. And this post, The Value of the Buydown by John Klassen, and the comments in this post, inspired me to write this blog. The reasoning behind this is because I would like to give some different view points, so no
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11/28/2006
Don't let this picture scare you in regards to your kids going to college. This just happens to be a clasic when it comes to movies, Animal House , in 1978. But Philadelphia has some of the best Colleges and Universities in the Northeast Region. The University of Pennsylvania, once known as The A
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11/27/2006
I would like to start off with a Philadelphia tradition at first. Am I keeping you in suspense? Take a guess.... Philadelphia is so rich in tradition in so many areas, it's hard to keep track of everything that this city of 'Brotherly Love' has to offer. And what I am about to talk about has no
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11/26/2006
Museums & The Arts of Philadelphia:The art museums of Philadelphia offer a fascinating alternative to the well-known institutions of New York and Washington. In fact very few North American cities offer as rich and exciting an opportunity to view the full range and quality of American and Europea
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11/25/2006
In my first post, we talked about Baby Boomers & Echo Boomers and in my second post, we talked about Single Women. With the growing population of Hispanics in many communities, these three groups represent a large part of the demographics that we as business people need to truly focus our attent
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11/24/2006
Philadelphia is one of the most historically important cities on the U.S.A. It was settled in the 1640s by the Swedes. In 1681, Charles II of England granted land to William Penn in what is now Pennsylvania. Penn chose Philadelphia as the capital of Pennsylvania in 1682 (which it remained until 1
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11/23/2006
As more consumers shop from work, retailers gear up for Cyber Monday. Cyber Monday, the ceremonial kickoff to the online holiday shopping season, will likely be even bigger this year as retailers target at-work shoppers with lunch hour promotions and special savings. In fact, November 27, the Mo
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11/22/2006
This blog is one of many blogs about Philadelphia. Here is the previous blog: The City of Brotherly Love: The Introduction of Philadelphia & what the city has to offer..... Many of us know that the City of Philadelphia is a Football town. Sure, it's won a few of Lord Stanley's Cups (the trophy
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11/20/2006
This will be a series of blogs for those of you not familiar with Philadelphia or those of you thinking about moving to this great city or within the region. In this particular blog, I am just going to point out many of the beautiful aspects of the City of Philadelphia. And then each day this wee
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11/19/2006
