Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
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
Happy Friday. I hope you’re having a good day. And just in case you’re in need of some weekend reading here are a few of my favorite posts from the week: 7 More Ways to Save on Groceries @The Frugal Farmer 4 Tips for a Successful Job Interview @Young Adult Money Reasons to Change Jobs @Gajizmo Financial Literacy and Asking the Wrong Questions @Planting Our
It’s no secret that tiny houses are becoming extremely popular. They are the earth loving, money saving, minimalist’s dream. These tiny houses can often be no bigger than 150 sq. ft. (Don’t believe me? Check out this tiny home constructed in a truck. That’s what I call a mobile home.) With the media pining over tiny homes more and more people are starting to prefer
Every month I publish my monthly income numbers online and even though the money I’m earning is more than enough to get me by, I always mention the same thing. “This may be considered a low income but it works for me.” And all of a sudden I’m wondering why I even add this statement. To fill you in I earn somewhere around $2,500/month and
[Photograph courtesy of Oscar Kosy] If you enjoy having fun in the surf and sun, then you may be interested in buying property in Turkey that is located near to one of Turkey’s beaches. The people that live in Turkey know that the best beaches are often found away from the resort areas. From hidden bays to pristine secluded coves, beaches abound along Turkey’s long
Another week bites the dust…. Happy Friday! I hope you had an awesome week. And just in case you need some weekend reading here are some of my favorite posts from other bloggers: Family and Money. And Greed @Counting My Pennies Creating Change in Life and Finance @Ready for Zero What Kendrick Lamar Can Teach Us About Money @Lisa Vs. the Loans Good Buy, Baby!
I spent the past weekend helping my Dad host a yard sale at his store. Much of my family gathered up their unwanted junk and took it to sell. The store was almost instantly packed full of yard sale shoppers. Almost everything sold. Interestingly enough, holding that yard sale outside of the store more than quadrupled my Dad’s regular sales. (Who would’ve thought?) With the
