Investing is a lot like religion. They both rely on faith, they both have rituals, and to the outside observer, there are aspects of it that don’t seem to follow intuition or expectation. With investing, you also mix in a bit of gambling that many people seem to enjoy on their own. Like a modern-day […]
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Term Life Insurance Is Way Better Than Whole Life Insurance
When I met with our financial advisor, one of the first things she suggested was to get term life insurance…not whole life insurance. Term. She also suggested I get them from different insurance companies. What’s funny is that it was the same advice I once received from our business accountant. It was one of our […]
10 Best Free Budgeting Software Tools
Do you know how you spend your money? Not too long ago, your only option was to purchase similar budgeting software like Quicken. But what if you don’t have extra cash to spend on software to watch your cash? That’s when getting free budget software can be very useful. They may not have all the […]
FamZoo Review: Prepaid Cards to Help Teach Kids Financial Responsibility
Teaching children about money can get complicated. Trying to decide how many piggy banks they should have for saving, spending, giving, what money goes where, and monitoring their spending can be quite a chore. What if you could just give your children prepaid cards, completely control how they are used, not have to worry about […]
Why You Need a Flywheel Fund Right Now
When you think about your pool of money, it’s important to think of it as a series of funds. The two funds that people are most familiar with are your retirement fund and your emergency fund. Your retirement fund can be spread out across several accounts: a 401(k), a Roth IRA, a pension, or whatever. […]
SoFi Money Review: Cash Management Account with a $50 Bonus
SoFi made its name as a very fun student loan refinancing company. Why were they fun? Not only did they offer low rates on student loan refinancing, but they also held events throughout the year and even offered career services. They would hold education events that included networking events, happy hours, and other similar “experiences.” […]
Best Stock Brokers That Offer Free Trades
Years ago, brokers used “free stock trades” was a sexy promotional offer for new accounts. Open a new account at E*Trade, deposit at least $10,000, and you would get 500 commission-free trades for sixty days. Deposit some more and get cash. It was a pretty standard new brokerage account promotional offer. Today, led by companies […]
AcreTrader Review: Invest in Farmland One Acre at a Time
Do you know how much an acre of farmland is worth? $3,160. It varies from region to region but nationally, according to the United States Department of Agriculture, it is $3,160 per acre in 2018 (up from $3,100 in 2017). The National Agricultural Statistics Service reported that statistic and more in their Land Values 2019 […]
Do I Need Disability Insurance?
They say that you feel invincible when you’re young. When I was in my twenties, I didn’t feel invincible. I just never considered seemingly random medical problems that would happen to me. None of my friends experienced them. Then, around the age of 30, several of them tore ACLs or their Achilles. Some did it […]
How to Get Free and Cheap Beauty Samples
You can find thousands of free makeup and beauty tutorials on YouTube, but the problem is that most of these beauty professionals use a myriad of pricey beauty products. Yes, you want to look your best, but you also don’t want to spend a large portion of your budget on vanity. Here are six ways […]
Do You Know Your Stock Market Orders? Market, Limit, Stop, Trailing Stop & More
Investing in the stock market can be intimidating. If you’ve stuck with mutual funds, you’ve never had to wade into all the different ways to buy and sell shares of stock. There IS a wrong way to do it and today I hope I can show you the different types of stock orders and which […]