Top Ten Assets Owned by Millionaires + MORE

The intellectual and entertainment value of satellite or cable TV is debatable.
There is, no doubt, loads of crap television out there. And if you sit there, channel flipping, and let yourself get sucked in, your time, mind, and soul can atrophy.
There is also some smart, informative, and really entertaining purpose-driven television out there…

As we’ve discussed before, an average American family with two children – a seven year old and a ten year old – spends $1,252 a month on food according to the USDA’s liberal food plan.
If that family adopted just a few frugal practices and were able to switch their food spending to the USDA’s low-cost plan, the family is now spending just $826…

Have you been following the Naked With Cash series this year? Seven Consumerism Commentary readers are making their finances public, sharing the intimate details of their financial decisions and net worth. They’re putting it all out there, leaving nothing to the imagination. Aided by professional financial advisers who guide them and supported by readers cheering for their success, the participants have been seeing financial improvements…

What items, for less than $100, can you buy that will greatly increase your quality of life? Here’s what I’ve come up with…
1. A great pair of sandals. I put my first pair of Rainbows 9 years ago and have never looked back. Totally worth the $60ish bucks.
2. Foam mattress topper. If you keep your eyes peeled, you can find some screaming deals on memory foam mattress toppers…

This post is from staff writer Kristin Wong. When I think of lifestyle inflation, I think of going to my favorite sushi restaurant every weekend. I think of buying the pricey cashmere sweater I’ve been eyeing and then buying ten more expensive sweaters. I think of spending weekends on yachts and drinking champagne while a guy on a violin serenades me…

One of the most pervasive dreams in our culture is that of quitting your job. Whether you plan to quit and retire to some beach somewhere, or quit and start your own business so you can be your own boss, leaving a mind-numbing job might be at the top of your bucket list.
It’s important to realize, though, that quitting your job isn’t something that you can just do on a whim…

It’s finally here, ING DIRECT is the first financial institution in Canada to offer remote cheque deposit. Cheque-In allows ING DIRECT customers to remotely deposit cheques, customers can use their mobile devices and ING DIRECT’s mobile app to take a picture of the front and back of the cheque and upload it, the funds will […

Microsoft’s next video game console, the Xbox One, features a built-in camera and microphone that are raising privacy concerns. But technology companies may soon build them into devices with far wider use: cable boxes.Verizon is one of several toying with the idea, The Boston Globe says:Cable and technology companies such as Verizon are trying to develop monitoring systems that would be built into cable TV subscribers’ set-top boxes or digital video recorders and use cameras and microphones to keep tabs on the movements and comments of viewers — even to the point of detecting their moods…

Gallup recently released their annual State of the American Workplace report which informs us that 70% of the American workforce is at least “not engaged” at work. Making up that 70% number are 52% who are “not engaged” and 18% who are “actively disengaged”.
Maybe these less than engaged employees should have asked these 5 questions before applying for the job…

Some people might call it frugal. I like to call it cheap. But I’m not afraid to be cheap. I hate paying something when I know that I can get it cheaper somewhere else and the last thing that I want to pay more for is life insurance.
Hey, this is Jeff Rose from WiseBread.com.
I want to talk to you today about getting affordable life insurance…

Sometimes it makes sense to get back to financial basics. It’s easy to lose sight of the simple things when it comes to finances. You start to focus on complex strategies for growing wealth or try to get involved in the latest fad. The reality, though, is that the foundation for long-term wealth is built from the basics…

Many people dream about having the ability to work from anywhere in the world. Most people I know have entertained the idea of a “global nomad” lifestyle. Whether you are a small business owner or an employee who daydreams of logging on from a beach in Hawaii, there are countless free tools available to help you work from anywhere in the world…

The following is a guest post by Mark Pincher. Mark is a freelance writer and travel blogger who is currently living abroad in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Editors Note: When I read Mark’s post, I knew I had to publish it! The reason is that I have actually been to Christchurch, New Zealand! I went right before my junior year of high school with a huge group of students…

Back in December 2012 I started geting interested in Apple (AAPL). The stock had fallen from $705 down to the low $500s as investors began to sour on its margins, the CEO, and the competitive landscape with Samsung launching a 5″ smartphone called the Galaxy S4.
One simple investing screen I use to find ideas is to see what stocks have fallen at least 20% in a six month period…

Dr. Thomas Stanley lists the top ten assets owned by millionaires (with the percentage of total wealth in each asset class) as follows:

1. Investment real estate (17.7)2. Closely held stocks (14.5)3. Publicly traded stock (12.6)4. Retirement assets (11.4)5. Personal residence (9.2)6. Insurance (7…

John Steinbeck, the famous American author once said “people don’t take trips, trips take people.” Traveling alone is a wonderful experience that can have lasting benefits. Some of the world’s most breathtaking locations have been discovered by solo travelers. The joys of traveling alone far exceed anything you’ll ever experience while traveling with others…

Okay guys, If you’ve been sitting on your patukuses waiting to start that side hustle of yours, now’s your chance to get on it! My friends at Deals2Buy.com and I are partnering up to give one of you lucky s.o.b.s $750 worth of whatever it is you need to get that hustle of yours launched and out the door…

Calculating your adjusted cost base (ACB) is necessary to determine the true cost of your investments for capital gains and losses. If you want a good idea of what kind of returns you are really getting, you need to figure out your adjusted cost base. And, perhaps more importantly, the CRA requires this calculation to be used for income taxes in relation to capital gains and losses…