Prepping For The New Year Financially
With the new year comes many of us seeking to improve our lives. This usually means health and finances. I am not going to talk about health here, but am going to give you some guidance for preparing yourself for the new year financially. What steps can you take that...
Legitimate Work From Home Jobs
The idea of working from home sounds awesome. In fact, it sounds so awesome that many people fall victim to scams. There are a lot of illegitimate work from home jobs out there. Many times they take your money instead of you making money. How do you find some honest...
Saving The Most Money On Car Expenses
The ongoing costs tied to car ownership can quickly add up. Insurance, gas and repairs can easily throw you in the red if you don’t properly plan for them by saving money ahead of time. In this post, I am gong to walk you through some ways to cut your ongoing...
Tips For Picking The Right College
Last month I talked about going overseas for college and the pros and cons of doing so. Today I decided to talk to the rest of the readers who are not interested in going overseas to get their college education. How do you pick a college that is right for you? There...
The Power of Giving Your Money Meaning
I love saving money. It excites me to know that I am making progress on reaching my goals. But it wasn’t always this way. When I was younger, I had a tough time saving money. In fact, I bet I went through what many of you who have a tough time saving money are...
What to Do When Audited By the IRS
As many of us know, we all remember exactly where we are when we receive traumatic news. Just think of 9-11. If I were to ask you where you were when the planes hit the twin towers almost fourteen years ago, I’m sure everyone of you could tell me without...
Rolling Over An Old 401K Plan. Should You Do It?
If you left your job for a new one or were laid off, odds are you left your old 401k plan at that employer. You probably thought you would take care of it later or maybe you never even thought twice about it. But forgetting about it is the last thing you want to do....
Don’t Set Your Budget In Stone
After reading the title of this post, what comes to mind? For many, they might think that you shouldn’t create a budget when you are 25 and have the same one when you are 55. While this should be obvious, you actually need to review and update your budget more...
Should You Be Investing Internationally?
Open up any investing book and it will talk about the idea of diversification. This is the idea that you shouldn’t have all of your eggs in one basket as the old saying goes. When it comes to investing, some of these eggs are to be invested internationally, or...
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.