10 Tools for Meeting Your Money Savings Goals – moneysmartlife.com Are you looking for a way to boost your savings goals? Thanks to technology, there are plenty of tools out there that can help you reach your goals – no matter what you are trying to accomplish. Here are some tools that can help you meet your money savings goals: Mint: If you want to see where your money is going, as well as set up a budget and track your progress, Mint is the free way to do so… Continue Reading On moneysmartlife.com » Create a Financial Bucket List...
Best Money Tips: Save Money on Your Vacation This Summer – wisebread.com Welcome to Wise Bread’s Best Money Tips Roundup! Today we found some fantastic articles on saving money on your summer vacation, building a library on the cheap, and money lessons from Mad Men. Top 5 Articles How To Save Money On Your Vacation This Summer — To save money on your summer vacation, consider eating from street vendors instead of restaurants… Continue Reading On wisebread.com » How to Hire a Contractor – freemoneyfinance.com Fox Business has a piece on how to hire a contractor. They list crucial questions...
How Does The Stock Market Work? – genxfinance.com/ Stock Market Basics: Traditional and Electronic Trading I was talking with a friend and the question came up “how does the stock market work?” This got us talking about how the stock market and trading has evolved through the years. The financial markets are a complex entity with their own institutional and economic structures that play a vital role in how stock prices are established… Continue Reading On genxfinance.com/ » Wanting More Money Is NOT a Bad Thing…Usually – youngadultmoney.com/ I was talking to a friend yesterday who said that wanting more...
How to Save $50,000 in Two Years After Getting Out of Debt – youngcheapliving.com I thought that title might get your attention. It just so happens, I saved $50,000 in the first 24 months after becoming debt free. My average salary throughout that time period was….. well… let’s just say it was less than $55,000 per year. Can you do it too? Of course you can. Here’s how: Step 1: Track Your Finances – How do you think I came up with that $50,000 number and the 24 month timeline? The data is sitting in my Mint… Continue Reading On...
We’ll Work an Extra Five Days to Pay Taxes This Year – moneytalksnews.com MarketWatch reports that Tax Freedom Day will come five days later than last year, on April 18.The day was created by a businessman in the 1940s and has been carried on by the Tax Foundation, a 76-year-old think tank. It marks the day when Americans will have earned enough at work to pay their collective tax bill for the year… Continue Reading On moneytalksnews.com » Over-Spending – freemoneyfinance.com For those of you new to Free Money Finance, I post on The Bible and Money every Sunday. Here’s why. Today...
“Why Work If We’ve Got Obama?” Said My Rich Friend…. – financialsamurai.com Jaabir, one of the poorest richest friends I know, decided to take a vacation from not working by driving down to Indian Wells, California to watch the BNP Tennis Open last month. The tennis tournament is considered “The Mecca” for tennis fans everywhere given the terrific turnout of the world’s top pros and the intimate setting… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » PTM 029 – How to Launch a Tech Startup Part-Time with Kristen Carney of Cubit – ptmoney.com This episode of the Part-Time Money podcast is with Kristen...
What to Do if You’re Having Trouble Paying Your Student Loans – moneysmartlife.com We’ve all heard it said that student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy, so what do you do if your financial situation is a wreck – or if you’re unemployed – and simply don’t have the money to repay? There actually are a couple of ways to manage the situation even if the bankruptcy option doesn’t exist… Continue Reading On moneysmartlife.com » Dirty Money Spends Faster – libertyinvestor.com If you’re looking for a creative way to save a couple of bucks each day, perhaps you should consider...
Net Worth: April 2013 – punchdebtintheface.com Well the last 30 days have been anything but normal for the Ninja household. I don’t know if you keep up with MANteresting at all, but the media gods had favor on us last week. It started with this BuzzFeed article, which snowballed in to a few dozen more articles being written about us and a buttload of traffic… Continue Reading On punchdebtintheface.com » Have Huge Medical Bills? Get Crafty with Your Payments – moneyning.com/ How many times have you skipped a doctor visit you needed because you didn’t have health care coverage? After...
Quick Money Tips: Break Free of Materialism – ptmoney.com Are you swimming in a sea of “stuff”? In today’s edition, we take a look at materialism. It’s one thing to want to steward your money well so that you can live a comfortable life. But we need to deal with the root problem that got us into so much debt to begin with: our addiction to material goods… Continue Reading On ptmoney.com » 10 Good Places to Volunteer – Opportunities & Organizations – moneycrashers.com There are plenty of reasons to volunteer your time for a good cause. I do it because...
Energy Efficiency Programs/Financial Incentives – Saskatchewan and Manitoba – milliondollarjourney.com This is the final post of the series on energy-efficiency programs and financial incentives. We will conclude the series by looking at offers for Saskatchewan and Manitoba residents. Saskatchewan: SaskEnergy Programs Energy Efficient Rebate for New Homes This program is offered by SaskEnergy on behalf of the Ministry of Environment to SK residents who buy or build an energy efficient home… Continue Reading On milliondollarjourney.com » Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card Big Bonus is BACK – ptmoney.com Update: The Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards Premier Credit Card has just...
Anonymous S February 2013 Net Worth – consumerismcommentary.com/ Naked With Cash is the year-long series on Consumerism Commentary where seven readers’ households share their financial progress on a monthly basis. I’ve partnered with financial planners who will offer some guidance along the way. Read this introduction to learn more about the series. Anonymous S is a 24-year-old engineer earning $67,000 a year plus bonus… Continue Reading On consumerismcommentary.com/ » 7 Tips for Using Social Media to Land a Job – moneyning.com/ Social media is more than a way to share images on Facebook for your family and friends. It’s a...
LastDollar February 2013 Net Worth – consumerismcommentary.com/ Naked With Cash is the year-long series on Consumerism Commentary where seven readers’ households share their financial progress on a monthly basis, and February is “insurance month.” I’ve partnered with financial planners who will offer some guidance along the way. Read this introduction to learn more about the series… Continue Reading On consumerismcommentary.com/ » Living for Today Doesn’t Require You to Drain Tomorrow – thesimepledollar.com “Why would I want to live in misery just so I have a few more dollars when I’m old?” This is an exact quote from a recent reader...
5 reasons to refinance your mortgage – getrichslowly.org/blog This post is from staff writer Holly Johnson. A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I refinanced my mortgage for the second time in a year. The second refinance wasn’t actually part of my master plan, but I ended up having to refinance in order to remove my private mortgage insurance. And although refinancing our home again proved to be a huge pain, we are now saving $135 per month by no longer paying private mortgage insurance premiums… 4 Things You Can Learn from Your Mortgage Statement – moneysmartlife.com Most of us, when...
Insurance: An easier way to comparison shop – getrichslowly.org/blog This post is from staff writer April Dykman. I had procrastinated until I could procrastinate no longer. I was in the middle of buying a house, and one of the many, many things on my ever-growing to-do list was to find a home insurance policy. My auto insurance policy also was up for renewal, and so I hoped to get a decent discount by buying both policies from one company… 3 Reasons You Should Blog – youngadultmoney.com/ I started Young Adult Money less than a year ago, but I’ve actually been...
Cyprus Reminds The World To Diversify Our Assets And Never Trust The Government – financialsamurai.com Imagine diligently saving $100,000 over 10 years only to wake up the next day to see $93,250 in your account. Now imagine having to fork over $99,000 of your $1,000,000 nest egg right before you plan to retire. The Cyprus president has basically negotiated a 6.75% tax on all deposits under €100,000 and a 9… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » 10 Uses for All Those Chopsticks – moneytalksnews.com This post comes from Donna Freedman at partner site DonnaFreedman.comWhen cleaning out a jammed-full junk drawer recently, my new roommate...
Debt Scholarship Sponsor: David Ning, MoneyNing – debtmovement.com/blog/ Name David Ning Website or Company MoneyNing.com What is your background with debt and how did you conquer the financial obstacles in your life? David Ning here, a proud father or two trying to create an enjoyable and nurturing environment for my family. I started a personal finance website in 2007, MoneyNing… Continue Reading On debtmovement.com/blog/ » Battling Perceptions – thesimepledollar.com Let’s say you have three choices for your work commute. Option A will cost you about $2. It will get you outside your office in forty minutes, but you won’t have...
How Rich People Think – budgetsaresexy.com/ Happy Friday, y’all! Rescued this gem out of my spam emails this morning and thought it would make for some good thought over the weekend… Ended up being a pitch about a new book out there called “How Rich People Think,” and whether it’s good or not (I have no idea), the funny part is that it was published back in 2010!! 🙂 Why it’s getting promoted NOW I have no idea, haha, but it does look interesting nonetheless… Continue Reading On budgetsaresexy.com/ » 6 Questions Before Dropping Out of College to Be an...
Persistence Can Pay Off When Dealing with Customer Service – canadianfinanceblog.com So last week I was struggling with Bell to get my phone unlocked. Eventually, after three phone calls with their customer service department, escalating to a Supervisor, and $84 later, I was finally able to unlock my phone. As I was now planning on switching phone providers, I researched my options, settled on a company that had fair pricing plans, a deal going on, and most importantly – no contracts… Continue Reading On canadianfinanceblog.com » 8 Questions About Your Money and Your Spouse 🙂 – budgetsaresexy.com/ Hidey-ho! Came across...
Being Frugal Without Giving Up Your Social Life – wisebread.com Whenever I write a frugality post, I get comments asking some version of, “That’s fine if you’re happy being a hermit in your cheap apartment, but what about people who have friends?” (See also: Not Driving Your Less Frugal Friends Crazy) I think there are three general strategies for dealing with the issues around having a social life while still being frugal… Continue Reading On wisebread.com » The Average Net Worth For The Above Average Married Couple – financialsamurai.com One of the most popular posts on Financial Samurai with over...
How To Know When To Take Profits? A Discussion Of Fear And Greed In Stock Market Investing – financialsamurai.com There are two things investors need to battle on a constant basis. The first thing is fear. We must eradicate fear when markets are collapsing because we know great fear is when fortunes are made. I distinctly remember when the S&P 500 closed at its low of 666 on March 6, 2009. The mark of the devil was such an insult to injury on Wall Street that hardly anybody decided to buy that day… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » Being Kind...
Cheap Health Insurance Options For The Unemployed, Self-Employed, Or Early Retiree – financialsamurai.com Restless in Warnemunde, 2012. Whether you are unemployed by choice or due to unfortunate circumstance, having health insurance is a must. According to The American Journal Of Medicine, 62% of all bankruptcies in 2007 were health related and that’s before the economic meltdown. What’s more frightening is that back in 2001, health related bankruptcies were “only” 45% of total… Continue Reading On financialsamurai.com » Learning About Investing With the Stock Market Game – consumerismcommentary.com/ In my mind, no child is too young to learn about the basic concepts...
February 2013 Goals and Finance Update – retireby40.org/ February Highlights and Lowlights 2013 Financial Goals: No progress in February. It’s a bit disappointing because we did so well in January by maxing out the IRA and setting up Mrs. RB40′s 401(k). 2013 Personal Goals: I tried several new beers in Feb. and met up with local bloggers for a drink… Continue Reading On retireby40.org/ » White House Supports Unlockable Cell Phones – moneytalksnews.com It recently became illegal to unlock your smartphone for use on another network without the current network’s permission. We covered it here.A petition to the White House...
