Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
Unless you’re into extreme frugality, Mr. Money Mustache style, then you probably aren’t living on a bare bones budget and have no desire to. Still, it’s important to know what yours is. In the event of an illness, job loss, or other life altering event where you lose your income you should know how much money you’re going to need to survive. What is a
Do you have a millionaire mind? Will you ever make it to the one million dollar mark? You might. In fact the characteristics of millionaires probably aren’t what you think. Today’s self-made millionaires are not flashy, don’t advertise their wealth, and aren’t workaholics. At least that’s the consensus of Thomas J. Stanley’s studies in the book The Millionaire Mind. According to the data Stanley collected,
Happy August! How did that happen?? I cannot believe that this year is already more than half way over. The older I get the faster time seems to go by. It’s pretty sad. :( If you’re like me and sulking about how fast time goes by, maybe these posts will cheer you up. Here are some of my favorites from the week. Benefits of Dividend
Does stock market investing not feel right for you? Looking for some different investment options? I’ve recently started saving money to go toward an investment property. In the past month I’ve just added my “extra money” into a dedicated savings account and was able to amass a thousand bucks pretty easily. Then I got to thinking (it’s always bad when that happens) “what if I
How much money do you need to earn to feel successful? Fifty thousand a year? One hundred thousand? Two hundred thousand? What’s the magic number? A recent Harris Poll study attempted to unveil the answer. Right around 5,500 men and women were surveyed and the numbers are all over the board. Unlike former studies that showed that earning $75,000 a year will bring you the
A very popular topic on various personal finance blogs these days is the issue of binary options. Binary options exploded massively during the last year and went to become a popular subject on many websites and forums. In this post I’ll try to address the issue of binary options and try to give an answer to most of the questions that relate to this form
Hey guys. Hope you had a good week! Just in case you’re in need of some weekend reading here are a few of my favorite posts. Enjoy! Is It Wrong to Spy on My Fiance @Femme Frugality Emergency Fund Basics @Luke1428 Is it Possible to Raise a Family in NYC? @Living Rich Cheaply Why Your Job Title is Making You Miserable @Outlier Model Inspirational Printables
Banks across the UK have enjoyed a very lucrative time over the last 20 years, selling Payment Protection Insurance to over two million financial consumers. Often, the cover was over-priced, unwanted and hidden inside loan agreements, leading to the mis-selling of PPI becoming the biggest financial scandal ever seen. The scandal has launched a whole new market sector – the mis sold PPI claims industry
Since discovering the recent foreclosure that I convinced myself I needed to swoop up, I’ve been doing a lot of research on what makes a good investment property. With flipping, the calculation is easy. You simply need to sell the house for more than what you have invested in it. But the problem with flipping is that it’s not easy. There’s huge risk associated with
I’ve been thinking lately that I need to take my kids somewhere fun for a weekend and make some awesome memories, but I don’t know where to go. Unlike, most of mankind I don’t really care for traveling. It doesn’t get me excited. But I would like to have a fun, inexpensive, low maintenance 2-3 day getaway with my two daughters. Show Me the Money
