The most important years of your retirement are the years before you retire and the first few years of your retirement. The better you prepare for your retirement, the easier it will be to organize your cash flow when you retire. Meanwhile, the first few years of your retirement is the time when you can […]
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After the long winter it is nice to open the windows, do a deep clean, and start to organize the garage and basement that have been piling up during the cold months. You also probably notice that your calendar is starting to fill up more and more and all of a sudden, you’re booked until […]
How to Avoid Living Beyond Your Means
While penny stocks to watch may be a way to nickel and dime a little extra money into your account, it’s actually your entire spending behaviors that can have the most impact to your spending and saving. While we may want to keep up the lifestyle of friends and family that are seemingly well off, […]
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I know it’s still a few weeks away, but I’ve already heard of a lot of my friends preparing for Black Friday. We haven’t passed out Halloween candy or carved our Thanksgiving turkey yet, but many major retailers have already released their Black Friday sales ads in order to queue customer interest. Black Friday has almost […]
Changing Your Behavior Isn’t Enough
Last week I started a blog post entitled “How I Would Max out My Credit Cards”. I was feeling a little daydreamy and started to think about all the things I would do if I just let loose and lived my life the way the Joneses do. Do you ever do that? Obviously it’s not […]
3 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Take My Advice
I know, that’s kind of a weird thing to say for someone who finds lots of joy in writing his opinions about money all day. But the really are some good reasons why you shouldn’t take my advice, or anyone else’s for that matter. 1. Personal finance is personal My absolute favorite thing about being part of a […]
Investment Noise and Why You Should Ignore It
[Today we’ve got ourselves a guest post from my friend Syed over at The Broke Professional. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did! If you’re interested in guest posting, check out my guidelines and shoot me a message.] We live in a very LOUD world. I’m not just talking about the volume on the […]
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If you are obsessed with Game of Thrones like I am, you are probably still reeling from Sunday night’s episode (Season 5, Episode 9). By now, we all know that Episode 9 of each season brings with it some pretty gut-wrenching and memorable moments. Still, this episode went beyond what I would have thought of […]
Get on the Same Financial Page with Your Spouse
Finances is one of those things most couples prefer not to talk about. Rare is the finances convo that doesn’t involve some sort of argument…or just silent rage. But if you haven’t gotten on the same financial page with your spouse yet, now is the time. I know, I know. It’s easier to just ignore […]
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Being a parent is simultaneously the most amazing thing I’ve ever done and the most difficult challenge of my life. The responsibility of keeping everybody alive and happy, along with the opportunity to shape a young person’s life, is an incredibly humbling experience. Young children look to their parents for almost everything that they know […]
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“When wanting to trade with Bitcoin in an online world, you need to take into consideration that Bitcoin is a currency and not a company. When trading stock online, you are investing in company shares. When trading with Bitcoin, you are actually trading with an international, virtual currency,” says senior cryptocurrency analyst at Wilkins Finance, […]
How To Get More Money When Filing A Disability Claim
In case you were not aware of this, a disability claim is similar to the personal injury claims that appear in the media so often these days. The only real difference is that the focus of the case is put on a disability that appeared. Instead of an injury that is normally going to force […]
Why I Have $1.5 Million in Life Insurance
$1.5 million is a LOT of money. So when I tell people that’s how much life insurance I have on myself, I can almost hear their eyes pop. It’s especially crazy when you consider that my wife and I only have one child and no real debt to speak of (a total of about $16,000 […]
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If you’re starting the new year with a long awaited building project, you need to be ready for chaos and disruption to enter your life. Even the most tidy and solicitous of building firms can’t help but create mess and the risk of breakages runs unfortunately high. Despite this, it’s in your interests to maintain […]