I was recently doing research on the top careers that make $100,000 or more. As I began to type in “how to make $100,000” Google’s recommended searches came up. And there it was “How to Make $100,000 fast” Curiosity killed me. I wondered how often this was searched for, so I logged into my keyword tool and checked it out. Turns out it’s searched for
Gambling with My Money (a.ka. Buying Individual Stocks)
A couple weeks ago my aunt, who I’m very close with, went to California to visit with a family member. She called me during her trip excited about all of the information she was learning about choosing individual stocks. The family member that she visited is retired and buys and sells individual stocks as a hobby. And, apparently she does pretty well. My aunt got
Link Love 1/31/14
It’s the last day of the month. Kind of hard to believe. Time really does go by fast. I know it’s been snowing like crazy all throughout the Midwest, including where I live, so I thought I do a round up up of winter related posts (or things you can do to prevent boredom.) Mr. CBB writes How We Cash in On Unused Clutter in
3 Tips for Preparing Your Own Taxes
Chances are if you plan on getting an income tax refund you’re ready to file. For those of you planning to owe taxes this is probably a different story. I have filed my own taxes every year. I also prepare taxes for my brother and this year, a friend. Since I’ve always prepared my own taxes, have taken several accounting classes, and have had seven
What You Really Need to Know About Saving Money on Auto Insurance
For those looking to save money auto insurance is one of the first expenses to get slashed. Unfortunately, many people are oblivious to what they’re really switching when they shop for auto insurance. As we’ve previously discussed it’s extremely important to carry the right insurance coverage’s, especially when it comes to liability insurance. If getting a new auto insurance quote is on your agenda here’s
Link Love 1/23/14
I hope you’ve all had a good week and have an even better weekend! I’m thinking of going to see Lone Survivor this weekend. I haven’t been to the movie theater in years and my Mom keeps raving about how great this movie is. Has anyone seen it? Other than a pretty uneventful weekend around here. Good Blog Posts From the Week My favorite post
Income Inequality in America: Does it Matter?
A recent article published on Yahoo Finance states that the top 85 wealthiest people in the world are richer than the bottom 3.5 billion. As far as America goes an article from The Foundry states that the top 1 percent of Americans receive 15 percent of all the income. In addition, the median income for Americans has remained stagnant or dropped over the last several
Where to Find Free Foreclosure Listings
If you’ve ever thought of purchasing a foreclosed home in your area then you know that you have to jump through hoops to find free listings. When I first took an interest in real estate I thought foreclosed homes would be my ticket to making money. The problem though, was that every time I performed an internet search for foreclosed homes in my area I
Why You Should Get an Income Tax Refund
Income tax time is approaching. Around this time of year the internet is buzzing with articles and blog posts on why getting an income tax refund is a bad decision. I was officially self-employed during the last three months of 2013. This year my taxes are going to be a bit different. I’ve already began calculating my best and worst case scenario for my income
5 Online Passive Income Ideas
Do you want to make money online? Do you want it to be passive income? If you said yes, you’re in luck. We’ve already went over five offline passive income ideas but there are also quite a few ways that you can earn passive income online. However, I cannot stress enough that earning online doesn’t start out passively. It takes a lot of initial work