Best Investment Advice: Avoid the Next Fad
It is with great hesitation that I release one of my darkest secrets from my childhood. Like any other child that was influenced by his/her time, I was a sucker for beanie babies. That’s right. Laugh all you want. Go on, get it out. If you want to know the...
Do You Want To Be Sexy or Rich?
When it comes to investing, you have two real choices: do you want to be sexy or do you want to be rich? You may be asking yourself what does being sexy have to do with investing? A lot actually. Read on for an explanation. Being Sexy The investment industry promotes...
Can Life Insurance Be Part of a Retirement Plan?
I’m only 26 years young, but that doesn’t excuse me from planning for my retirement. As I have shared my simple retirement plan before, many of you know that I am taking action right now in a few ways: wife’s 403(b), two Roth IRAs, and real estate....
Best Aspects of Having a Day Job
One of the biggest problems with being friends with many online entrepreneurs is that you are forced to see many of them enjoy self-employment. Over the past two years, I have lost count how many of my online friends have quit their day job and did their own thing...
Do You Know Where Your Money Is?
How many jobs have you held since you turned 20? Did you know that the average number of jobs held by a person in their 20’s is seven? I was shocked when I saw that figure. In many cases, these people opened up a 401k plan while at their job and then left it with...
Real Estate Investing: How and Why I Ignored the “Experts”
A couple years ago I started reading up on real estate years ago. I picked up a few comprehensive books and went through them like they were picture books. I’ve been hooked on real estate investing ever since. And as ironic as it may be, I broke one of the...
6 Proven Tips For Holiday Travel On A Budget
It’s the holiday season again and many of you will be looking to head home from college for winter break or will be looking head home just for the holidays. Not surprisingly, travel during this time of year and be very cost prohibitive. As a result, you have to find...
Benefits of Living Debt Free
Loans are popular these days. Many of my friends graduated college with student loans. In high school, I worked with people who took out loans for everyday expenses. Most of my family members have car loans. For some reason or another, people assume that living in...
Smart Holiday Shopping Tips
It’s November, so that means retail stores have had Christmas trees and music playing for about four months now. Just kidding. But, I was at the mall this past weekend and Christmas music was being played in the stores. There are all sorts of tips for saving 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.