When you and your family are considering a budget, you may be missing the values that are held within rebates and coupons. In general, because of the time it takes to actually clip these things out of your local newspaper or a magazine, people tend to over look these big money savers all too...
Most experts on the subject believe that the Social Security system will be bankrupt in about 15 years. However, some new studies have offered a ray of hope. They seem to indicate that the assumption that the boomer generation will retire at 65 or 67 and sit back to collect their social security...
Women Fear They’ll Have Little Gold in Their Golden Years
Nearly 40 percent of women aged 30 to 55 are worried about spending their retirement years at or near the poverty level because they cannot adequately save for retirement, according to a recent survey.
The National...
The benefits of commercial real estate greatly outweigh the costs. In fact, I would say that commercial real estate is the best industry to be involved with because of the profits that can be made, as well as the fun nature of the work.
There are many who feel that commercial real estate...
Why You Should Care At All About Choosing A Bank And What To Watch Out For…
People quite often make decisions impulsively, without considering the consequences. This may work okay in some situations but it could come back to bite you when dealing with financial topics like...
Time goes so fast that some people are caught unaware that life has caught up with them. These people have been very busy taking care of their families that they have forgotten how to prepare for their future especially when they become too old to work.
Every person should prepare for...
I come across talented Moms all the time. Moms who sew baby slings, nursing clothing, cloth diapers…. Moms who make their own herbal skin care, healing balms, and the like. (Im pretty envious of women who are crafty like this!)
Or maybe they are really good at designing their home...
Why it is Important to Teach Your Kids About Money
Do your kids understand how money works? Do they earn an allowance for doing chores around the house? Do they baby-sit or mow lawns to earn a few extra bucks? Do you take them to your office during school breaks so they see what its like...
My grandfather bought his house for $6,500. He had no retirement after 20+ years of working for the same employer. They gave him $100 each month in lieu of a retirement check. He saved more than $200,000 over the course of his life. My grandfather clearly had respect for money. Our culture today...
There are five primary factors that effect the price you pay for gas at the pump. Prices generally increase when the world crude oil market lowers their inventories. Also, when demand exceeds refinery capacity gas prices increase.
The first factor that makes up the price of gas at your...
It is vitally important in this current day and age for all of us to begin taking control of our financial situation and start planning for our future, and the futures of our children.
We can no longer rely on the government to hand out an aged pension once we retire. We cannot take for...
The typical scenario is that you get your paycheck. After you recover from the shock at how little is left after taxes, you proceed to divvy it up among all your outstanding bills, intending to put whatever is left over into your savings.
But there never seems to be anything left over and...