Manage Your Finances Archives | Page 14 of 44

Debit Versus Credit Card?

by Don | Credit Cards, Manage Your Finances

I know that many people are against using a credit card. They see that it is too easy to overspend and get into credit card debt. I also see those in favor of using credit cards for rewards. Personally, I use a credit card solely because of the rewards I earn. I take...

When You’re REALLY Ready to Buy Your First Home

by Corey | Buying Your First Home

My wife and I have been talking about buying our first home for years now; heck, I’ve been writing about it for years. I know it’s not always the best decision when it comes to running the numbers, but for us, it is. While we have been aggressively saving...

Simple Tips to Keep More of Your Hard Earned Money

by Don | Manage Your Finances, Taxes

I hate paying taxes. It’s not so much that I don’t want to help fund public works projects, but I don’t feel the government is the best at figuring out how best to spend my tax money. After all, these are the same people that built a bridge to nowhere. Because of...

Buying a Used Car: Why Older is Better

by Corey | Auto

This past week, I announced that I got a new job. The job comes with a lot of potential advancement in addition to it being a direct application of my unique skill set. This is not to mention the slight pay increase as well. In many ways, it was a...

Update on 2014 Financial Goals

by Corey | Manage Your Finances

Setting goals of any kind is an important practice to force yourself to do something. I’ve found that it can not only motivate me, but change my perspective towards the goal – for example, now I look at financial goals as quite fun. It’s exciting to...

Frugal Fun With Friends

by Don | Manage Your Finances

Going out with friend’s costs money, a lot of money. If you just factor in dinner and drinks you are looking at close to $100 per person. How can you still go out and have fun with your friends without breaking the bank? Here are 4 frugally fun tips when...