• What Do I Do During a Bear Market? What Do I Invest In?

    Photo by: artct45If you’re between 20-40 years old, don’t do anything. Stay where you’re at, markets fluxuate. That is their nature and that should have been something you learned before you got it. If this is your first time hearing about it, don’t worry and more importantly, don’t run. Let the traders panic. That is [...]

  • Another Way To Turn A Few Extra Bucks In ANY Economic Situation

    We’ve had a post (or 2 or 3) go across here preaching several ways to make money online with today’s tricky economic woes.  Well, we’ve stumbled across another (Thanks Pete). Pete has cashed in a few hundred dollars with the site and has sold me on it.  Once you get the ball rolling, it REALLY [...]

  • How Much Should I Save Per Paycheck To Reach My Retirement Goals?

    This question is another tricky one because it depends on who is asking it. If you’re 18 and asking this question, well, I’d say you’re starting off right by asking, and if you are putting away 10% – even if you’re only making $20,000 per year, you’re saving $2,000/year and in 50 years you’d be [...]

  • My Friend Just Got Offered 290k To Work In Iraq – Would You?

    Plonkee inspired me the other day in writing “would you move for a lower cost of living? to craft up an “other side of the coin” post to ponder – How much would it cost for YOU to move to a war torn area for a year in search of big bucks?

  • Dream More, Work Less

    This year’s been really good for me, maybe not financially with the recent market plunge, but that’ll be back; I’m not worried.  It has been good enough to make me think something bad is lurking in the shadows, narrowing its eyes and biding its time. I’ve got my ducks in a row, my fingers crossed, [...]

  • How Is Your 401k?

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  • What Do I Do During a Bear Market? What Do I Invest In?

    What Do I Do During a Bear Market? What Do I Invest In?

    Photo by: artct45If you’re between 20-40 years old, don’t do anything. Stay where you’re at, markets fluxuate. That is their nature and that should have been something you learned before you got it. If this is your first time hearing

    Mar 17, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • Keep Your Investments Separate For Different Goals

    Photo by: Daquella maneraHow many of you use your 401k for your everything bucket?  I’ve overheard friends and family talk about their 401k like their “all for one long term savings account” saying things like, “I’m going to use my

    Mar 02, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • Why Is It So Taboo To Talk About Salary And Compensation?

    Photo by: takashy How is it that when we can readily see public sector and professional athletes salaries on the web and not bat an eye at it. I’m sure they discuss these things over caviar all the time and

    Feb 27, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • Financial Education

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  • Why Are Mutual Funds Such A Popular Investment Vehicle?

    Did you know that there are more mutual funds than there are stocks? Have you ever wondered why mutual funds are such popular investment vehicles? Conventional wisdom will tell you that mutual funds are popular because they are less expensive

    May 27, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • Should I Buy a Loaded Mutual Fund?

    My mother is not very financially savvy – and when I try to explain anything to her; it can often times take the better part of an hour. It may be her age or the fact she never had any

    Mar 23, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • What Does It Mean When The Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates?

    Photo by: gerrietWe hear all this talk about how the “Feds are lowing rates again today” on the news a lot recently, and that we’re falling into a recession. But what does all that mean? How does that help me

    Mar 20, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • Budgeting

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  • Car or Public Transport? Which is the Most Frugal Alternative?

    There is often great debate between those who catch public transport and those who prefer their own mode of transport, and the debate is further complicated by those who catch public transport because they believe it is the more frugal

    Apr 18, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • $5 a Gallon For Gas; End Of The World, Or Ripe For The Picking?

    Well, it really can be a coin flip as to who is hurt worst by the big rise and oil pushing $150 a barrel today. It’s a shame on one hand, but being a “glass half-full” guy, I can see

    Oct 31, 2009 | View Comments | View Post

  • How Fit Are Your Finances?

    Has anyone else become desensitized to the gloom and doom that is reported daily about the state of the economy? Clearly there are huge issues facing the global economy which should concern each of us however as with anything else,

    Feb 09, 2009 | View Comments | View Post

  • Mutual Funds

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  • Should I Buy a Loaded Mutual Fund?

    My mother is not very financially savvy – and when I try to explain anything to her; it can often times take the better part of an hour. It may be her age or the fact she never had any

    Mar 23, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • What Does It Mean When The Federal Reserve Cuts Interest Rates?

    Photo by: gerrietWe hear all this talk about how the “Feds are lowing rates again today” on the news a lot recently, and that we’re falling into a recession. But what does all that mean? How does that help me

    Mar 20, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • What Do I Do During a Bear Market? What Do I Invest In?

    What Do I Do During a Bear Market? What Do I Invest In?

    Photo by: artct45If you’re between 20-40 years old, don’t do anything. Stay where you’re at, markets fluxuate. That is their nature and that should have been something you learned before you got it. If this is your first time hearing

    Mar 17, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

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    Taxes are nerve wracking for most people. With an increasing number of Americans falling into debt each day, tax debt greatly adds to the financial stress. Therefore, it’s very important to find ways to relieve yourself from the burden of tax debt. Read on to know how you can go about doing this successfully. 1)   [...]

    Jul 25, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • How to Make a Flawless Retirement Plan?

    With an increasing number of Americans struggling to clear off their debts and filing for bankruptcy, it has become more important than ever to chalk out a financial plan which can smoothly sail you out of the rough patches after your retirement. Many people start planning for their retirement long before they actually retire. Yet, [...]

    Jul 09, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • Credit Card Funding For Business Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs

    Credit cards are often touted as an evil spending device and it is true that you can very quickly and very easily get into trouble if you use your credit card incorrectly or inefficiently. However if you are looking at funding the start-up of your business as an entrepreneur then not only does the business [...]

    May 17, 2010 | View Comments | View Post

  • Does My Beneficiary Have To Pay Taxes On My Life Insurance Policy When I Die?

    Photo by: lyndsey_matthews Hello Hank, I see you have a Universal Life Insurance policy also. Do you know if it is taxed when I “expire”? Barney from North Carolina Hey Barney, I actually DO know the answer to that. I checked with my accountant to be 100% sure and he agreed with me that your [...]

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    Photo by: ninjapoodlesI grew up clipping every single food coupon from every single paper we could find. We’d ping our neighbors and relatives if we saw something worth clipping that didn’t have a limit on the number of coupons. We often times walk into the grocery store with a coupon for every item. My mom [...]

    Mar 11, 2010 | View Comments | View Post