Every week I share a few personal finance articles that I have enjoyed reading. Here are a few great ones from this week! Brock at Clever Dude writes When Should Kids Start Buying Christmas Gifts? I don’t know what the right answer to that is but my three and five year old daughters love to pick out gift for others. (Not that they’re buying the gifts
How to Choose Liability Limits for Auto Insurance
Working as an insurance agent for one year taught me that people rarely understand their insurance policies. And I’ll admit, I used to be one of those people who didn’t really understand insurance either. I completely undervalued the importance of insurance and especially, liability limits. I’ve now seen first-hand how fast liability limits can be exhausted and the repercussions under insured motorists have had
When Should You Invest in a CD?
Certificates of deposits, better known as CD’s, are an investment option that I’m pretty familiar with. Over the last several years I’ve helped my Grandma keep track of her finances and pitched in to help with the financial management of her businesses as well. She tells me what she wants done and I execute. And, she is a HUGE fan of CD’s. But why? Certificate
Link Love 12/13/2013
Oh shoot. I just realized today is Friday the 13th, 2013. Is that bad? Anyways, I thought I’d share some of my favorite blog posts from the week with you. Here are some posts I thought were great and that I think you’d like, too. Be sure to check them out! Matt @ Mom and Dad Money answers an important question: Should Young Investors Really
The Small Town Guide to Flipping Houses
I’ve always loved (and was kind of addicted to) the HGTV shows about flipping houses. I was also always amazed about the insane amount of money some of these small homes cost and were then sold for. I was talking to a friend the other day and explaining to him my fascination with real estate and how little houses cost around here. He lived in


