The Difference between ...

Achieving financial security is greatly dependent on our ability to make wise choices when it comes to spending money. Spending, not earning, is the key to financial security (though both are important, of course). And yet we live in a society where over-spending is almost the norm. The...

How to Buy Stocks Onlin...

Do high brokerage costs deter you from investing in stocks of financially stable, profitable companies? Believe it or not, stocks in some of America’s most profitable companies can be bought without opening a brokerage account – in other words, sans commissions –...

Box of Books #24...

The box of books giveaways through my giveaway newsletter have been very popular, so below I’m detailing another set of them that will be up for grabs this month (if you want a chance to win, be sure to sign up for my newsletter here .) For now, here are the books I’ve...

Box of Books #23...

The box of books giveaways through my giveaway newsletter have been very popular, so below I’m detailing another set of them that will be up for grabs this month (if you want a chance to win, be sure to sign up for my newsletter here .) For now, here are the books I’ve...

What If I Lost My Caree...

The following is an excerpt from the book When Life Strikes: Weathering Financial Storms by Cal Brown, CFP, MST. The excerpt is a digitally scanned reproduction of text from print. Although this excerpt has been proofread, occasional errors may appear due to the scanning process. Please...

How to Become an ESL Te...

I sat at the front of the classroom with my half-eaten lunch as 28 Japanese 7-year-olds hovered around me peppering me with questions: ”How tall are you? Why are your eyes brown? What’s the best place in America?” Their eyes wide with genuine curiosity and interest,...

What Is a Spousal IRA â...

If you are a stay-at-home spouse, it seems unfair that you can’t build up a retirement account in your name. After all, one of the requirements of opening an Individual Retirement Account (IRA) is that you need earned income. For those who stay home, though, this is actually a...

How Much Closing a Cred...

While we’ve discussed the fact that opening a new credit card account probably doesn’t impact your credit score (and actually could help it), I’ve never see anything on what closing a credit card account does to a credit score. That is until now. Moneyland highlights...

The Complete Guide To B...

The following is a guest post from Todd Tresidder who writes regularly about advanced personal finance topics and investment strategy at Financial Mentor . As most of you know, this line of thinking is near and dear to my heart. Building wealth is simple. It doesn’t require luck,...

Make More Money by Bein...

So far, here’s our list of physically related ways you can make more money: Wearing skirts and makeup (for women, of course) Being taller (heels, anyone?) Being attractive Having just a “touch” of gray hair (for men) Control your weight Yes, we’ve covered the...