A Primer on Margin Accounts – myfijourney.com Recently, I got my brokerage account upgraded to a margin account. So I though that this would be a good time to talk about what margin accounts are, how they work, and some of the benefits and risks involved. I also wanted to discuss my thoughts on how to get the most out of a margin account. What Is Margin? Margin is basically nothing more than a loan from your broker… Continue Reading On myfijourney.com » What are Some of the Ways to Help an Emotional Spender? – Financialblacksheep.com I received a reader...
How to Spend Your Extra Income – makingsenseofcents.com Photo Credit Michelle has been doing an amazing job with extra income lately. Her blog has been taking off and that’s helping her make a ton of side income every month. Due to this, she’s been getting a boat load of emails about blogging for side income and has even written a few great posts about how to make money blogging… Continue Reading On makingsenseofcents.com » Why are we obsessed with celebrities? – dinksfinance.com Good morning Dinks. You may remember from our Dinks Reality series that I am a huge fan of reality...
What is your philosophy about money? – dinksfinance.com Good Morning Dinks. Let me ask you a question, do you love money? If you answered yes, then I have a follow up question, why? Why do people love money so much? Maybe you love money because it helps buy all of the things you want, maybe you love money because it helps you live the lifestyle you want, maybe you love money because it is a reflection of how hard you work or maybe you love money because watching your bank accounts grow makes you happy… Continue Reading On dinksfinance.com »...
Life Is Too Short – savvyfinanciallatina.com/#&panel1- Life is too short. If you don’t know, I babysat on and off again for a family over the past 8 months. I found out yesterday the boy I cared for died. He was seven years old, such a sweet, innocent, happy kid. I’m still in shock. Honestly, I go from almost crying in front of my office monitor to not quite believing it’s true… Continue Reading On savvyfinanciallatina.com/#&panel1- » 3 Widely Unkown Ways to Save Money When Buying A Car – debtroundup.com This is a guest article by Sean. If you are interested...
Love and Money – An Internal Debate – debtroundup.com I have been following the questions posed by Chase Bank back in February about average couples. It is pretty much about love and money. I answered the questions in my head, but not on here because I found one question that I wanted to dig into deeper. If you are interested in learning some other personal finance blogger’s answers, then check out Girl Meets Debt, The Frugal Path, The First Million is the Hardest, Money Life and More, Money Beagle, and Reach Financial Independence… Continue Reading On debtroundup.com » Cut your...
First World Problems – ayoungpro.com I probably look like this right now.Have you ever had a week where nothing seems to be going your way? That is pretty much my week right now. Let me preface these comments by saying I am grateful for everything I have in my life. I am actually extremely blessed (or lucky of you don’t believe in blessings)… Continue Reading On ayoungpro.com » Blog Update: March 2013 – myfijourney.com With three months of blogging behind me, it’s time to review the blog’s progress. March was a pretty solid month for the blog. Overall, I people...
Weekend Link Love: People really love the duck edition – myfijourney.com This weekend link love is brought to you by a duck. Each Monday I write up a dividend stock analysis. These get a couple of comments as they are a bit dry and not everyone who visits this site is into dividend growth investing (I’ll convert you all yet!). Last Monday I wrote about Aflac and a deluge of comments followed… Continue Reading On myfijourney.com » Personal Finance Round Up #50 – moneylifeandmore.com Wow! Can you believe we’ve been at this for 50 weeks! Here is yet another look...
My Worst Customer Service Experience Ever – eyesonthedollar.com Since I’m still out of town and really don’t want to be too serious on a Friday, I thought I’d share our experience from the birthday party we had for our six year old last week. We decided to have it at the bowling alley, mainly because I though it would be easy, and we’d have no cleanup… Continue Reading On eyesonthedollar.com » Live Without Money. Could you Do It? – Financialblacksheep.com When most people think about someone that wants to live without money, they think of living in a cave, alone...
The Importance of Finding Daily Solitude – weonlydothisonce.com The most valuable lesson I learned in music school was that the best work gets done when you are alone in a practice room. Solitude. Solitude is not as easy to come by these days with TV, the internet, smart phones, and other gadgets serving a huge role in our life. Those things can find their way into our once-empty practice rooms and disrupt our creativity… Continue Reading On weonlydothisonce.com » ICT or Computer Sciences – Which Will Prepare Our Kids Best for Future? – doablefinance.com Recent criticism of ICT learning in...
Uncle Greg’s Tightwad Money Saving Tips – clubthrifty.com Uncle Greg’s Tightwad Money Saving Tips Club Thrifty – Stop spending. Start living. Hey kids. Uncle Greg here. Today, I want to go ahead and squash all those silly fun-loving dreams you have. I’m tired of all this Spring Break tomfoolery. I am sick of all of this YOLO nonsense. We’ve gone soft here girls… Continue Reading On clubthrifty.com » Our seemingly neverending list of April goals – johnnymoneyseed.com Goals for my digital life Publish at least 2-3 posts per week. The most important thing to me is that I don’t want...
Our Rehab and House Flipping Story (Part 2) – doughroller.net The rehab is now underway on our investment property. As you might recall, my brother and I bought a HUD home that we are flipping. The plan is to have the house on the market over the next few weeks. In order to determine if this was a good investment we had to consider three major factors. The cost of the house, the cost of the rehab, and how much we could sell the house for… Continue Reading On doughroller.net » It’s Never Too Late to Get With a Budget...
Have a Small Business? Here Are a Few Tips to Save Money – debtroundup.com I am a true entrepreneur at heart. I have been running businesses since I was little. It is just something that comes to me. My most successful business was as an electronics retailer. I had an e-commerce company that I built from the ground up and loved it. It was tough work, but it was rewarding… Continue Reading On debtroundup.com » Share your profile with us! – mycoinblog.com We’d love to know a little about everyone collecting out there. If you’re interested in sharing like I...
Shout Out Saturday #11 – frugalrules.com Happy Saturday everyone! I had to write this post early in the week because they’re calling for 60 degree weather this weekend and I’ll likely be outside enjoying the nice weather! We had a fairly good winter, overall, but the cold and snow over the last month delayed some of the things we would like to have been doing by now… Continue Reading On frugalrules.com » Personal Finance Round Up, Mentions and Carnivals #49 – moneylifeandmore.com *This is an interruption from your normally scheduled round up post!* I’m in the second round of the...
We Quit Our Jobs With $26,000 To Travel the World – makingsenseofcents.com Hey everyone! A couple of weeks ago I asked one of my favorite bloggers to guest post for me. Just last year she quit her job, and her and her significant other decided to travel the world. I thought she was super inspiring and knew she just HAD to guest post for me. You can follow her lifestyle blog at Mish Lovin Life or their travel blog at Filling in the Dots… Continue Reading On makingsenseofcents.com » Cut Out of Dad’s Will? How My Dad Shapes My Finances –...
Recent Transactions – Lots of Stuff – myfijourney.com As part of my commitment to keep my readers up to date on my portfolio, I write up short posts describing my transactions. My portfolio is undergoing a bit of a makeover at present, and I think it’s best to walk everyone through the changes from start to finish. Previously, I was only allowed to trade with options level 1… Continue Reading On myfijourney.com » Profile of a collector: Me! – mycoinblog.com I figure if I’m going to start asking for profiles of everyone, I might as well start with the easiest...
We Flipped a House!-Part 2, Renovating a Distressed Property – eyesonthedollar.com Thanks for checking back in for Part 2 in my series about flipping a house. If you missed the first post you can go back and catch up. Basically I left you with the reasons why we decided it would be a good idea to flip a house and how we decided to use a home equity line of credit to finance it. Our timeline was 6 months, and we planned on investing a maximum of $100,000 to renovate the house… Continue Reading On eyesonthedollar.com » Find a hobby...
Tips For Beginner Bloggers Part 1 – The Basics – makingsenseofcents.com Photo Credit Last month, I published my post on How To Start a Blog – Tips for a Beginner. Don’t get the titles confused, they are extremely similar because I lack any creativity. My other post was mainly about how to get going with your blog, and what companies to use to use to actually create your blog (domain, hosting, WordPress, etc… Continue Reading On makingsenseofcents.com » When You Can’t Pay Them All – Deciding Which Bills to Pay First – debtroundup.com This is a guest article by Daniela from...
Shout Out Saturday #10 – frugalrules.com Happy Saturday everyone! Today is the first weekend of spring! One would think with it being spring that warmer temperatures would be awaiting us and that we could get started on working outdoors and get the ball rolling on gardening for the year. Sadly, this does not seem to be the case. As I am writing this on Thursday morning, the weather forecasts are calling for the potential of six to ten inches of snow! You read that right, six to ten inches… Continue Reading On frugalrules.com » Eyes on the Dollar 20/20 Roundup...
Frugal Friday: Blog Posts That Ruled This Week, $175K Mattress Edition – frugalrules.com Happy Friday everyone! I often like to read the news online and sometimes I just find articles that I have to believe are too stupid to be true. This week was one of those times when I read an article on Yahoo Finance about the Savoir Bed company in London. They are in the process of developing a bed that will cost $175,000! This, of course, was just a bit asinine and had to make sure this company was for real… Continue Reading On frugalrules.com » How...
The Neglected “Secret” to Becoming Rich – johnnymoneyseed.com I guess I wasn’t paying too much attention early on in my life, because I had no idea that middle class families actually struggled until I started my own. I’m not saying that my family didn’t struggle while I was growing up. I’m sure they did, but it wasn’t really a topic of conversation to be had over dinner… Continue Reading On johnnymoneyseed.com » The Ins and Outs of Ex Company Car Driver Insurance – doablefinance.com Ex company car driver insurance is a specialized form of insurance which is ideal for drivers...
