I’ve been kind of quiet lately. I haven’t had a ton to blog about recently, not because we are reprioritizing our personal finances, but rather because they are pretty much on autopilot. The only part of our personal finances that isn’t on autopilot is our continued desire to buy a rental property. I tried to pull the trigger on a couple different houses but lost
Don’t Make These Costly Retirement Mistakes
(Guest post by Toi W.) When planning for retirement, it is important to avoid the costly mistakes that could disrupt your retirement in the future. Saving for retirement is an important part of your financial future, but the payoff for all of the hard work involved takes so long that many people put other priorities first. It will take oversight and a large amount of
What If All You Want for Christmas Is To Be Debt Free?
(Guest post by Odysseas Papadimitriou) We’re now coming down to crunch time for holiday gift buying. Whether you still have a completely unaddressed shopping list or just a few more items to pick up, you’re undoubtedly going to be making some holiday-related purchases in the days and weeks to come. Interestingly enough, that’s exactly why now is the perfect time for a bit of financial
How To Find The Best Banks Using The Internet
(Guest post by Renee S.) Business owners across the nation are finding themselves in need of a business account that will not cost their business a large amount of money. They want to find banks that will help a business owner consolidate all or most of their business’s financial needs under one bank to make it easier to perform necessary financial transactions. Finding the best
Advice to Entrepreneurs from an Entrepreneur
(Guest Post by Brian Patterson. Want to share one too? Let us know.) As an entrepreneur in a family filled with self-starters, I’ve learned a lot from their mistakes. Though I’ve still made quite a few of my own, I’ve been able to avoid some of the bigger ones because family members have forged an error-filled path ahead of me. Read on for a list
Tips For Giving Event Tickets As Gifts
(Guest Post by Toi Williams. Want to guest post too? Let us know.) Giving tickets to a favorite concert, show, or sporting event can be a great gift, but there can be a number of problems that make buying tickets as a gift difficult, or potentially embarrassing. Some of these issues are mere inconveniences while others make the tickets completely unusable. Here are some tips
Looking For Guest Posts…
Any bloggers out there looking for more exposure? We’re going to start hosting some guest posts here to have more frequent content coming in and showcase other voices as well. If you’ve noticed, we haven’t been posting all too much lately :) If you’re interested, drop us a line. Thanks.
Helping Mom Save Money and Feel Independent
As we get closer to winter here in the Northwest, everyone’s minds start thinking about power outages, storms, and cold weather. Normally we only have a few power outages each year and they traditionally don’t last very long. Once in awhile, we get hit with horrible storms that cause power outages that can last a number of days. Where we live, we normally don’t lose
Personal Finance on Reddit
I don’t know if I should admit this or not, but I’ve been spending too much time on Reddit lately. If you aren’t familiar with Reddit, it’s a website that sucks you in and never lets you leave. Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic but the reality is that there is SO much content on Reddit that it’s hard to walk away from it. If
Teens Steal Girl Scout’s Money and Have No Remorse
I hope this isn’t a window in to the minds of most teenage girls. These girls are pathetic. They stole an envelope of money from a Girl Scout and their only concern is the charges they are facing. When asked why they took it, their response was, “It’s money. I want money”. How about working for it like the rest of us? Their parents must