Why Investment Fees Matter
Corey previously wrote about how time is your new best friend. This is all because of compound interest. The more time you have to let your investments grow, the more your money can compound upon itself and grow faster. It almost sounds too good to be true, and...
Don’t Focus on Your Return But Your Goals
I enjoy writing about investing. Over the years, I have found that most people are focused on returns. The higher the better, and if your return wasn’t as high as mine, you didn’t invest as well as you could have or should have. But there is a flaw in this type of...
Budgeting for Extras when Buying a Home
So, you’re taking the plunge and have decided to get on the property ladder once and for all. Your about to join the first time home buyers’ club and the excitement is building. I have yet to buy my first home, but it doesn’t mean that I don’t think about...
How to Invest Your 401(k) Contributions
Recently, Corey posted on How to Start Saving for Retirement. I wanted to take this a step further and help out the readers with how you should invest your retirement savings. When I first started working, I had a good idea of how I wanted to invest the money I was...
The Value of Looking At The Long Term
Over the past weekend I was driving and listening to a personal finance program on the radio. A man in his early 30’s called in and said that he has about $150,000 (which is everything he has) sitting in a bank account. He is currently earning 0.60% on his money and...
Hi, I’m Corey. I’m a husband, college graduate, young adult, and non-profit manager. I enjoy learning new things about personal finance and sharing them with my loyal readers. Join the conversation.