Common Sense Guide To Investing
We all want to be successful when it comes to investing. Sadly most of us aren’t. We have good intentions, but we get lured (or suckered) into hype and false promises. In this post, I am going to walk you through some common mistakes people make when investing...
Common Sense Guide To Investing
We all want to be successful when it comes to investing. Sadly most of us aren’t. We have good intentions, but we get lured (or suckered) into hype and false promises. In this post, I am going to walk you through some common mistakes people make when investing...
Resetting Your New Years Goals
If you are like many, some of your New Years goals have already fallen by the wayside. Instead of just packing it in for the year thinking you’ve failed for good, now is a perfect time to step back and reassess the situation. Here are some tips for how to do...
Keeping Money Simple
It’s been written before on this site about the importance of having a budget . And I know that many people don’t like hearing the word budget. It gives them an image in their head of restricting their spending and not being able to enjoy today, but rather...
Does Renting Items Make Sense?
I’ve been seeing a lot of commercials lately for companies offering “great deals” on renting items, from TVs to sofas, washers and dryers, even tires. Yes, tires for your car. The question is, is this really a great deal, or are you a sucker for...
Should You Take A 401k Loan?
When you are in a bind and need some money, taking a loan from your 401k plan sounds like a good idea. After all, you would just be borrowing from yourself. But there are many things to take into account before you take a loan from your 401k plan. In this post, I will...
Frugal Packing Tips
My wife and I are moving. After many months of searching for a new home, we found ours late in 2015. After some back and forth with negotiations we agreed on a price. The only catch was we had to sell our home. It was stressful, but in the end, we were able to do so...
Best Practices for Establishing Credit
In today’s world, a good credit score is a powerful tool for financial stability. It may determine if you can borrow money for a mortgage, car or other loan and what interest rate you’ll pay for that loan. Your credit score may also be a factor in whether or not you...
The Power Of Living Debt Free
As a twenty-something, ideally you have very little, if any debt. You probably have some student loan debt, but that is it. For most of you, you don’t know what it is like to live a debt free life. After all, you never had a full time job working 40 hours a week...
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.