Finally, your Palm Beach Gardens real estate offer has been accepted and your financing has been secured. Now, you just have to wait a few weeks to close the deal. Think nothing can go wrong? Think again!

Generally, the process of the Palm Beach Gardens, FL real estate transfer is smooth. However, occasionally buyers unintentionally make critical mistakes that can hinder the deal and cause unnecessary tension right before closing. Here a few things you should avoid doing before closing on your Palm Beach Gardens Home.

1. Quit or change jobs. Finance companies are quick to raise a red flag when a client suddenly quits or changes occupations. Many times, loans are based on the steadiness of your income so don’t give the processors any reason to change their minds.
2. Buy a new car. Avoid buying a new car – or any big ticket item for that matter – that might conflict with your loan company. Remember, your credit report is continuously reviewed and your loan can be turned down at any time up until closing. Do not weaken your debt-to-income ratio by spending additional money.
3. Open a new credit card. Now t

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Various studies have shown that with a portfolio of about 60% stocks/40% bonds, you can withdraw 3-4% of your portfolio value each year (inflation-adjusted) and have a 95%+ chance that your money will last a lifetime. Using a 4% rate, that means to retire, you’ll need to save up 25 times your expenses. So if you spend $40,000 a year, you need $1,000,000. By that same math, if you only spend $8,000 a year, you only need $200,000 to retire.

Impossible, you say? Not to Jacob Lund Fisker, author of the book , who says he lives on about $10k a year and retired by 33. Extreme is a good word for it, though. In the US, the for a single person is $10,890; for a family of four is $22,350. But that’s how he can make the following claim about his book:

It’s possible to retire and live on invested savings after just five years of full-time work.

Five years?! No, I don’t think he’s crazy. I think it’s awesome that he presents such a different perspective, even if few others can achieve it. He observes that as humans we are more productive than ever, yet we work just as hard or harder than before. The opportu

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When Fred DeLuca and Peter Buck started Subway, they set an audacious goal. They wanted 34 restaurants in 10 years. What’s more, they allowed this plan to drive their strategy and decision-making. When, after eight years, they were at only 16 stores, they knew they needed to do something different to reach their goal, so they turned to a new strategy: franchising.

Over the years, Subway set new goals. When a goal became unlikely to be met, the company made another change in strategy.

There’s an important message here: Start your planning with the end in mind.

If your goal is to eventually sell your franchise, don’t ask yourself what you think it will be worth. Instead, plan for it to be worth what you want to fetch. Here’s how to get started by “reverse engineering” your goal.

1. Estimate the earnings needed to secure your desired sale price. Once you know how much you want to sell for and by when, you are ready to start looking at valuation questions. Generally, the most common method of ascribing value to a company is through a “price/earnings ratio.” The P/E ratio for any particular business will generally be a function of several factors such as your rate of growth, industry and how well the company is run. B

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After an entrepreneur has expanded his successful new company or a chief executive has been promoted to the corner office, he may find himself starting to lose touch with employees and customers.

This happens for a variety of reasons. Most executives, for example, will tend to minimize bad news in front of the CEO and emphasize only positive developments in the company. But this forces the CEO to read between the lines, and may leave employees unable to get action on an issue — all because of the fear that admitting a problem might embarrass a manager or supervisor. Instead, they learn not to ask, but work around the problem while, understandably, griping about management.

So if you find yourself losing touch, take time to find out what the staff is actually doing on a day-to-day basis. Spend at least a few hours observing operations, and if you are qualified, borrow a desk, grab a phone and lend a hand.

As you observe and work, ask yourself: What are the employees’ working conditions? Do people seem energetic and creative? And ask employees: Do you have the resources you need to do your job well? If you could, what problems would you fix?

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Consumers have shown an obvious affinity for Groupon and its hundreds of copycats, but lost amidst their buzz is the notion that daily deals as we currently know them might not be the end-game for targeted local consumer marketing. The recent announcement of a partnership between American Express and Facebook to create “Link, Like, Love,” a deal-driven spending platform which takes advantage of the credit card company’s extensive customer base and purchase tracking capabilities as well as the social media giant’s unique reach into the lives of consumers, highlights the potential credit card companies have to change the game significantly. But, in the end, do credit card companies really have what it takes to be Groupon killers?

On Tuesday, American Express and Facebook launched Link, Like, Love and immediately became a serious contender to popular daily deal providers like Groupon and Living Social. The joint partnership allows consumers to link their American Express credit cards to their Facebook accounts and immediately access a virtual treasure trove of deals from leading national retailers and travel providers, including H&M, Dunkin’ Donuts, Sports Authority, Sheraton, Westin, Celebrity Cruises and Travelocity. Small bus

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Each week, I highlight ten things each week that inspired me to greater financial, personal, and professional success. Hopefully, they will inspire you as well.

1. Hans Christian Andersen on what we need Just living isn’t enough. You need a little more.

“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” – Hans Christian Andersen

I would probably add love – both in giving it and receiving it – to that list.

2. Bokeh Snow tree branches in Massachusetts blizzard by Pink Sherbet It is always in the peak of summer that I dream about the chill of winter.

Similarly, it is always in the peak of winter that I dream about the warmth of summer.

3. Robert Louis Stevenson on what we can’t fix Why do we, as humans, focus so much on the things that we cannot fix and instead ignore the things we can fix?

“A great part of life consists in contemplating what we cannot cure.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

I can’t change the world, but I can change one life. If I can change one l

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Each week, I’ll present a low-cost meal (or a meal that demonstrates a lot of options for cutting costs) that my family eats for dinner and enjoys. Many of the recipes will be vegan or vegetarian, with options to add other ingredients for non-vegetarians.

My wife and I love making “panini” sandwiches at home, even though we don’t have a panini press. We’ll experiment with ingredients, then cook that sandwich up beautifully.

This exact panini recipe is based on one from the July/August 2011 issue of Vegetarian Times, with a few twists of our own devising.

What You Need All you need are some vegetables and some bread.

2 avocados, thinly sliced 1/2 cup thinly sliced sun dried tomatoes 1/4 cup finely diced onion 2 cups baby spinach 4 ciabatta rolls, split in half

You’ll also need just a tiny bit of olive oil.

The Night Before (or Early That Day) As always, prep the vegetables. Slice the avocados and the onions and even the sun-dried tomatoes if need be.

Preparing the Meal You’re essentially making a sandwich here, so slice the ciabatta rolls in half (if you haven’t already). You’ll then wan

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Chicago – Soaring temperatures in the upper half of the United States are creating a heavier-than-normal demand on the nation’s power resources. Usage is just shy of breaking records, but transmission grid operators say they have plans in place to deal with any unforeseen failures.

The heat wave across the Midwest, Ohio Valley, and mid-Atlantic states is expected to continue through Friday, according to the National Weather Service. In some areas, the temperature is expected to feel like 115 degrees F. Cooling is expected to start Saturday.

The extreme heat, and the subsequent reliance on air conditioning, are likely to “put a lot of strain on the grid,” says US Energy Secretary Steven Chu. The situation, Secretary Chu told reporters Thursday, has not yet reached a crisis point, but his agency is prepared to “spring into action” if blackouts occur.

“The main thing is the utility companies work with their customers and try to moderate demand, especially in the afternoon peak when [air conditioning] usage might be high,” he said.

That’s what spokesperson Paula DuPont-Kidd says her company, PJM Interconnection, will be doing if needed.

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