Contribute to a Roth IRA Today
I’m one of those finance nerds who started investing in my 20’s and have not stopped. I was decades younger than the other attendees at my first retirement investing seminar.
How to Live Well When Your Passion Doesn't Pay Well (part 3)
Now, it’s your turn, write in and share HOW YOU MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR PASSION.
Home Ownership Today; To Buy or Not To Buy?
Folks today are presented with the best interest rate environment in over 50 years. That’s right, you can get a home loan for as little as 4%. Compare that with the late 1970’s when mortgage rates were upwards of 12%. With those historically low mortgage rates, shouldn’t everyone buy a home?
How to Live Well When your Passion Doesn't Pay Well (part 2)
You may be in a lower paying job, either by choice or by default. Here are some ideas about how to live well and build some wealth in spite of your pay grade.
Learn to Shop Like a Pro; High Quality, Low Cost
We shopped everywhere from the outlets, to the discount stores, to the mall, looking for high quality goods at reasonable prices. In this recently released video, I’m going to take you on a shopping trip, from the grocery to the mall and show you how it’s done.
Reader Question; WHAT TO DO WITH RETIREMENT FUNDS WHEN I SWITCH JOBS?
You are very smart to consider converting your retirement account to a Roth IRA. Roth IRA’s have several benefits, including tax fee withdrawals.
MONEY'S DOWN SIDE-PENN STATE IGNORED ABUSE ALLEGATIONS FOR FINANCIAL GAIN
What does this say about our society and an institution that the revenues of a football program supersedes the heinous abuse of children?
The Economy is Turning Around
I understand that there are many problems both in the US and abroad, but sometimes it just makes sense to explore the situation a bit more. So, turn off the talking heads for a minute and entertain the possibility that the economy might be improving.
SUNK COSTS
“When making a choice between two options, only consider what’s going to happen in the future, not which investments you’ve made in the past. The past investments are over, lost, gone forever. They are irrelevant to the future.” Seth Godin
Occupy Wall Street; Is it Funded by George Soros?
It’s taken me awhile to wrap my head around the objective of the Wall Street Protests. And I’m not the only financial blogger questioning the protests. Lazy Man and Money wanted someone to explain the protests to him. I get that there is high unemployment and even though we bailed out the banks, there are still a lot of folks who can’t pay their mortgages or refinance at a lower rate. But what exactly and specifically do the protesters want Wall Street to Do?