Advice on how to budget and spend wisely
Owning an antique car is a dream come true. There’s something special about owning a piece of automotive history, but it also comes with some responsibility. Find out what you need to know to meet the demands of ownership while also enjoying your vehicle. Don’t forget to purchase an antique auto insurance policy for your …
Life insurance is amongst the most important insurances you will ever take out. If you have a young family and you are their sole provider, you naturally want to know that they would be able to cope financially if you were to die suddenly. How they would survive day-to-day paying bills and meeting their basic …
Where does your Social Security pension fit into your retirement plan? That might depend on your age and your view on the program’s long-term prognosis.The annual trustee reports on Social Security and Medicare were released earlier today and showed little change from last year’s report. Depending on your perspective, that is either good or bad. …
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The following is a guest post from Al Jacobs, author of Roadway to Prosperity. Al has been a professional investor for nearly five decades and holds a degree in civil engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Real Estate Certificate from the University of California and a Certified Property Manager designation (CPM) from the Institute of Real Estate Management. …
In order to achieve success in any endeavor, whether it is mastering an instrument or managing money, certain philosophies or beliefs must be developed and turned into actions. What follows are some of the philosophies which I have adopted and have served me well. Do Not Loan Money At first glance, that statement might strike you as …
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Documentary: Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (2016). How might your life be better with less? The synopsis on the film’s website notes the purpose is to examine the many flavors of minimalism by taking the audience inside the lives of minimalists from all walks of life—families, entrepreneurs, architects, artists, journalists, scientists, and even a former Wall Street broker—all …
The following is a guest post, courtesy of Steve Repak, CFP®, author of ‘6 Week Money Challenge For Your Personal Finances.’ If you feel that your finances are on life support and you have little hope of the situation improving, I want to you to provide you with a little ray of sunshine by showing …
Four factors serve as the contributors, or perhaps more accurately, as the catalysts for this post. As regular readers of this blog know, I have touched on the subject of poverty on multiple occasions. In fact, one of the most well received (page views and comments) posts in the recent past has been A Richer Understanding: …
There’s no getting around the fact that living costs can be high these days. However, as long as you’re savvy, you should be able to succeed in keeping your household budget in the black. To help you along the way, here are five simple steps that could enable you to slash your spending, freeing up …
Living Frugally: Reduce Your Living Costs in Five Simple Steps Read More »
This latest post is tangentially related to two recent posts on minimalism, Destination Minimalism and Minimalism By Circumstances? In Destination Minimalism, I indicated that minimalism for me could be summarized as identifying the items that are important to us [me and my wife] and discarding those that don’t make the cut. Doing so simplifies our life and makes it easier …
