Best Way to Track Your Net Worth
Almost two years ago I started tracking our net worth. I had seen many of my blogging friends track their net worth from month to month, and began to realize how beneficial it is to track. For those of you who aren’t currently tracking your net worth, odds are...
Planning For Your Death
You might be wondering why I am talking about death on a site whose target audience is 20-somethings. Unfortunately, we cannot choose when we will pass and though the odds are in your favor to live a long life, there are outliers and some people do pass away sooner...
Motivations For Saving For Retirement
A quick internet search shows that college grads are still barely saving anything for retirement. And how can you blame them? Aside from the difficulty in finding a job and high student loan repayments, the fact that retirement is decades away gives many the false...
Being Smart When Buying Electronics
When I was younger, I was into electronics. While I still am interested in them, things are different. Back then, whenever a new gadget would come out, I would be the first one to have it. Over time though, I realized I was wasting my money, mainly because there was a...
Why You Should Be Happy with a Low Interest Savings Rate
The interest rate on savings accounts right now stinks. Even if you use an online bank that typically pays a higher interest rate you are lucky to see 1%. Because of this, I read articles all of the time pushing other avenues that offer a higher interest rate. I am...
How To Get Out Of Paying Taxes
My wife and I just sat down with our accountant this past weekend. For the first time in a few years, we are getting a refund. Most times we owe money to both Federal and State. This post isn’t about the advantages or disadvantages about whether or not you...
How Investments are Taxed
Never does a year go by without a more complicated tax code. The complete tax code now stands at more than 76,000 pages and millions of words. Investors have to deal with quite a few different tax rules, laws, and policies. Let’s look at how different...
The Zen of Shopping: 10 Ways to Quiet Your Impulses
In our materialistic culture, it’s easy to be tempted by the allure of new and exciting products, especially as advertising becomes ever more targeted. Companies know more than ever about our personalities, lifestyles and buying habits, and promote products and...
The Reality of Real Estate Investing
If you want to learn about rental real estate, you will find success stories about owning rental real estate on any online search or watching late night television. The people will talk about how it’s safer than investing in the stock market and how it is the...
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.