Woman With 9 Maxed Out Credit Cards Wins Lottery

The first thing I thought about when I read this story is, “That million isn’t going to last long”.  This woman found a $10 bill on the ground and then used it to buy lottery tickets.  She’s glad she did because she won a $1 million dollar jackpot.  The article says that she has 9 [...]

what-should-your-net-worth-be-at-30

It seems like such an easy question to answer.  Of course the answer varies from person to person, but let’s just say that you know what you need to have when you retire.  If you would like to retire with an annual retirement income of $50,000, you are going to need to have roughly a million [...]

Top 10 Ways To Burn Through Your Money

Everywhere I look I see opportunities to spend money.  Some of them are tempting, but many others are not.  Certainly we all have needs and wants.  Recognizing how the “wants” can hurt you financially is a huge step in the right direction.  Here are my top 10 ways to waste your money and after those [...]

Lottery Winner Living On Social Security

It’s a disappointing trend.  Yet another lottery winner who has lost his winnings and is now back to living the lifestyle that he had prior to winning the lottery in the first place. Andrew Cicero used to be a security guard.  He won $5.5 million in the Wisconsin megabucks lottery.  He started out with annual [...]