My wife and I spent a week down in New Orleans awhile back. I had heard that crime was a bit more prevalent down there than it is in the Northwest so I was on edge a bit. We had a rule that we didn’t stay out after dark because we were doing all of our walking in the French quarter, or close to it.
I found this article on Kiplinger and think it’s relevant, not just to people who haven’t turned 30 yet, but also for people who may be running a bit behind. Here are the 8 things it recommends you do: Identify your goalsStart an emergency fundPay off credit cardsStart investingEstablish creditSet up a strategy to pay off student loansTake calculated risksTravel Most of these (with the
I have been looking for ways to bring in new readers for my blog. I’m really enjoying writing the blog and love to see the traffic on the site rise. Here’s a tip:Go put in a few free ads (one in each city) in the general announcements area of http://www.craigslist.com. I’ve been seeing some decent traffic from craigslist and am hoping I may be bringing