Living for today - Planning for Tomorrow
I was the kid who always had my nose in a book. During my (early) teenage years I was more worried about getting the highest grade on a test than I was going to the movies or shopping for clothes. My nerdiness and love for books has always been a part of me. So it’s no surprise that when I took an interest in personal
Not everyone wants to put their hard earned money in the stock market. I can totally relate. It took me awhile to get comfortable with the idea of investing in the stock market and even now I lean more toward non-traditional investment ideas. If you’re looking to make your money work for you but are reluctant to start buying stocks or other similar assets here
When I look back just a couple years ago it’s funny to think of how hard I thought investing was going to be. It completely intimidated me. So of course, like an idiot, I started with individual stocks and then penny stocks. I lost almost all of my money on the penny stocks and the others aren’t doing too great either. And then when I
When you first set out to get started investing it can be intimidating. And in my experience it’s even more intimidating for women than it is for men. I’ll admit – the presumed learning curve even stopped me from investing sooner than I should have. But once I dove in and got started I realized that there’s absolutely nothing to be afraid of. If you’re
You’ve been working on your budget. You cut back your expenses, built an emergency fund, and now you have some discretionary income. You want to make your surplus funds work for you. So what should you do? Here are five wealth building strategies for you to consider. Creating a Dividend Portfolio Dividend stocks pay a dividend, or a small percentage, usually each quarter of the
We’ve talked about investing without the stock market and also covered some controversial investments. Today, let’s look at one that falls into both categories: peer to peer lending. Peer to peer lending is just how it sounds. You, as the investor, supply borrower’s money. In return for generously funding their loan you earn interest. And depending on who you loan money to this interest can
Does stock market investing not feel right for you? Looking for some different investment options? I’ve recently started saving money to go toward an investment property. In the past month I’ve just added my “extra money” into a dedicated savings account and was able to amass a thousand bucks pretty easily. Then I got to thinking (it’s always bad when that happens) “what if I
Since discovering the recent foreclosure that I convinced myself I needed to swoop up, I’ve been doing a lot of research on what makes a good investment property. With flipping, the calculation is easy. You simply need to sell the house for more than what you have invested in it. But the problem with flipping is that it’s not easy. There’s huge risk associated with
If you keep up with this blog you’d know that I have a mild obsession with real estate and that my favorite show is HGTV’s Flip or Flop. And that I also have a little bit of experience with the whole flipping thing. In my quest to invest in real estate again I’ve had little luck finding a property that felt right. Until now, that
In the last few years you’ve seen rock bottom prices on not just houses, but interest rates as well. That’s why you’re always hearing real estate buffs tell you that “now is the time to buy.” And who could disagree? Right now does seem like the time to buy. There’s just one small, little problem…..getting a rental property loan is a lot harder than it
