by Don | Investing, Retirement
You graduated college and landed your first job. Congratulations! Now you are staring at this form that is having you pick what investments you want to invest inside your 401k plan. This can be an overwhelming time as most people have never invested up until now. What...
by Don | Manage Your Finances
If you are in debt, you probably want to get out of debt as soon as possible. If so, then this post is for you. I am going to show you 4 smart ways to help you pay off debt fast. After reading this post, you will be motivated to tackle your debt in new ways and...
by Don | Manage Your Finances, monthly budget
The main argument I hear people make against budgeting is that they want to enjoy today. In their mind, they think that a budget is all about planning for tomorrow and suffering today. Why put all your effort into the planning for the unknown future when you could...
by Don | Manage Your Finances
Technology continues to change at a faster pace every year. The next thing you know, we will be in flying cars! But for now, when it comes to technology, you have to be smart. You know when that fancy Blu-Ray player came out it was over $1,000. Now you can have one...
by Don | Manage Your Finances, Wedding
My finances were working out great. I had everything set up the way I wanted. Money was being saved for retirement. I had monthly transfers for some mutual funds I was investing in and I had the goals I was saving for written down and memorized. Then I met a woman. We...
by Don | Manage Your Finances
Thanks to the changing landscape of health care, more and more companies are pushing health savings accounts to their employees as a viable insurance option. While they push these plans because it saves the employer money on health care costs for employees, it can...
by Don | Manage Your Finances
If you are like many people, you rely solely on your income from your primary job. You might think this is OK, but in reality, you are setting yourself up for trouble. When you rely on one income, you are at a major risk should you lose your job. How will you pay your...
by Don | Manage Your Finances
Have you ever skipped out on an expense? There is great power in doing this trick. I am not suggesting you never buy something again or go without an item for an extended period of time, but rather going without for a short period. Doing this has a few benefits, which...