Multiples of 6 (12, 36, 60…) · 12 Labors of Hercules · 12 Signs of the Zodiac · 12 Ordeals of Gilgamesh · 12 Tribes of Israel · 12 Disciples of Christ · 12 Steps of Recovery These were the multiples of 12 that Schneider brought up in chapter 6, “Hexad.” Please write up an […]

Many of you know what a Geek-Freak I am for particle physics and the CERN super-collider project. I just had a friend of mine from Mexico send me this video that was done by the crazy physicists and geeks up at CERN and just had to share. It warms the cockles of my scientific heart […]

I am departing from my normal blog posts on money to assist some students in a math class I’m teaching for a local homeschooling co-op. Here are the lecture notes I promised all of you. Enjoy!   “confusion endurance” is the most highly distinctive trait of creative people. Mathematics-the study of patterns of structure, change […]

I was on the phone yesterday with a client of mine. She was asking for additional advice on cutting her grocery bill for a family of three. As we discussed her buying habits, dietary needs and the needs of her family, she suddenly blurt out, “Janine, how many items do you have in your price […]

by Mark Kohler & Janine Bolon Today’s post was an inspiration of Mark Kohler who is not only a dear friend of mine, fellow author (Lawyers are Liars, the Truth about Protecting Our Assets!), and business owner, he also happens to be my attorney! He has a radio show based in Chicago and I was […]

Here is a posting from a friend and fellow blogger of mine, MoneyMonk. Check out her blog, she’s working always on increasing her cash flow and MoneyMonk’s advice I have found to be sensible as well as down-to-earth. The other day I was wandering through her postings and happened to find this one regarding Suze […]

Okay, now that I have your attention. Please disregard this title. I found an article in a highly circulated newspaper (I will NOT say which one) that sported this sort of a title and I immediately read the article to find out what financial nincompoop (I’m sorry, I can’t be kind on this one) would […]

Hey, everyone! Today we have a guest blogger! Woo-hoo. Many of you have been asking me about Tweeting, Twitter, The twitter-verse, etc. So, I thought I would have a buddy of mine write up a guide for all of you that may be a bit perplexed by all these Tweets that folks are talking about […]

Failure after long perseverance is much grander than never to have had a striving good enough to be called a failure. -George Eliot Dealing with the emotion of Fear is a BIG issue in life, and nowhere more so than in money matters. Many of my students over the years have known that this one […]

Hi Janine, Can I bother you for a question about car insurance? We are just raised the liability insurance on our cars to $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident. Since we have two teen drivers and about $130,000 of equity in our house, we wonder if you would recommed an umbrella policy. Although an […]