One of the milestones in many Americans’ lives is to buy a home. For decades, the American Dream has revolved around owning a house. Having a mortgage has long been considered a sign that you are on the “right track” financially. However, after the housing market bust a few years ago, and with technology increasing…
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Are These Costs Keeping You From Retirement?
There are numerous studies out right now that show how unprepared Americans are for retirement. Indeed, it seems like there is no shortage of information about how we’re not saving enough for retirement, and how you likely won’t be able to retire when you want to. In many cases, though, it’s not just about your…
10 Excuses That Keep You in Credit Card Debt
My wife and I have several credit cards, however, we never keep a balance and avoid any and all finance charges by paying our statements in full each month. We don’t necessary subscribe to the idea that you shouldn’t have any credit cards, but everyone needs to understand and use them responsibly in order to…
Frugal Millionaires: How They Do It
In my daily reading, I came across an article on Yahoo! Finance, written by Jeff Lehman of The Frugal Millionaires, that discussed how frugal millionaires spend their money. It’s not a totally foreign topic to me as I’m familiar with a frugal millionaire family, so I know they are out there. You never know, even…
Your Kids Want to Spend More of Your Money, BillMyParents Makes it Easy
Hey kids! Want to spend your parents’ money? BillMyParents makes it easy! You thought you’ve heard it all, but yes, there now is a site where it allows kids to request items for their parents to purchase for them. BillMyParents claims to ‘focus on the communication between tween and parent.’ I guess they’ve never heard…
