More Quantitative Easing on the Way
The economy has been in a bad place for awhile. The government has tried to stimulate the economy in a variety of ways, but each of those ways gives the federal government even more debt than we had...
View ArticleFour Financial Aid Boosters
One of the tasks that I’ve been doing lately is helping a dear friend of mine get ready to go to college. She’s been doing a lot of research into various things, the most important of all being the...
View ArticleLowering Your Medical Bills
In today’s world, medical bills can be a burden. Between pre-existing conditions, overly expensive prescriptions, and pricey doctors’ visits, dealing with your health can be really taxing on your...
View ArticleShould I Ever Consider Closing a Credit Card?
Credit cards were the bane of my existence in college. I was under a ton of stress and in a lot of debt for someone in their early twenties who didn’t have much income. It was a horrible experience...
View ArticleLife on the Road
I’m a bit of a dreamer from time to time, and something that I have dreamed about many a time is living on the road. I’m not sure that I’d be okay doing it, because there’s a lot of unknowns and I get...
View ArticlePreparing for Winter Emergencies
Hey, guess what? I live on the east coast, and I was right in the path of that nasty hurricane that turned into a “superstorm.” I’ll be honest, I have never ever heard of a superstorm, but I’ll trust...
View ArticleWhat do I do if I get Audited?
The dreaded letter comes in the mail. You’ve been selected for an audit. You panic. “What does this mean? What do I have to do?” No need to panic my friend. Every year, this happens to about 2% of...
View Article6 Tips for Purchasing a Vehicle
The economy is finally on the upswing, and most people watching the market are proclaiming that interest rates are the best they have been in years on many high-ticket items. One of those items is...
View Article6 Tips for Planning a Stay-cation
It’s the holidays, and I’m getting ready to go off and visit family for a few days. I’m leaving today so that I don’t have to deal with traffic. One year it took me twice as long as it should have to...
View ArticleShopping for Life Insurance
Life insurance. I know, I know, it something that no one wants to think about. It’s kind of morbid, to some people. But, if you don’t want to put an unnecessary financial burden on your loved ones,...
View Article4 Smart Ways to Give Charitably
I’ve mentioned on here before that I volunteer at my church as a youth worker. I absolutely love it; I like to hang out with the students, teach them, make them laugh. And, on top of all of that, I get...
View Article
