Improve Finances by Giving Away Stuff (for Free)?
Over the past few months, as my wife and I adjust to living in Boston, there has been a recurring thought. Since moving several hundred miles from where we used to call home, my wife and I have realized that we have a lot of stuff. Too much stuff. I have come to...
The Two Ways to SAVE: Which is BETTER?
Everyone has their own way of budgeting, and the options truly seem endless. Envelope method, writing down all your expenses in a journal, keeping receipts for items over $X, no credit cards, credit cards… You get the point. One of the several ways to...
4 Things to Think about BEFORE Your First Investment
Investing for the first time can be a challenge – overwhelming in fact. Despite its importance, investing is not a skill that is often passed on from generation to generation like riding a bike, learning how to shave, brush your teeth, and so on. There are...
Wedding Registry: Gifts or Cash?
Wedding season is in full force right now. If you are planning your marriage or are recently married, congratulations! One of the trickiest parts of the wedding is the wedding registry. Do you ask for gifts or just cash? I’ll walk you through my experience and...
Look At Your Entire Financial Picture
It’s all too easy to get caught up in making the biggest salary we can. It’s one of the ways many of us define success by having a fat paycheck. But all too often, we focus on just one area of our financial lives. This could be the aforementioned big...
Dollar Cost Averaging: What is it and Why to Use it
Most people who invest are dollar cost averaging fans but they don’t even know it. Dollar cost averaging is founded on a simple idea that investors should accumulate investments over long periods of time in very small doses. Anyone who saves for retirement with...
How To Get Ahead In This Economy
Though the unemployment rate has slowly been decreasing over the past year, the economy as a whole is still not in great shape. Many people are still unemployed or underemployed. Regardless if you fall into either of these two categories, or you have a decent paying...
How To Save For A House
Saving for a house can be a long and challenging process. Certainly more challenging than the process of purchasing a new home. Both because of how much money you actually need to save and because of the time commitment needed to save that large amount of money. In...
Emergency Funds Exist for a Reason
This past week, my wife and I were exposed to the possibility of having to dip into our emergency fund. And while the saver in me HATES the idea of having to spend that money that we worked so hard to save up, the other part of my realizes that this is the very reason...
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.