When I started tinkering with the idea to start a personal finance blog, I thought I was being unique and I could appeal to many readers who had a desire to learn more about money management, debt reduction, and building wealth through investing. Boy, was I wrong! There are hundreds, if not thousands of personal [...]
Read More» Posted by LongThere are many different types of investments to choose from. The choices available make it difficult for the average investor to understand what is appropriate for them, or what they even are. If you are a beginner, or only invest in employer-provided 401k style plans at this time, then your focus should be on mutual [...]
Read More» Posted by LongIn 2010, a round of “consumer protection” laws for credit cards went into affect to protect “innocent” consumers from “predatory” lenders. Some of the changes are spot on and make good common sense. However, some of the new rules that credit cards companies have to abide by seem more damaging to responsible young adults who [...]
Read More» Posted by LongDo you qualify for a Roth IRA? If you are limited to contributing to a Traditional IRA this year, there is still a way for you to contribute to a Roth IRA. This is especially important if you do not have an IRA established already, or have an exisiting Roth IRA and are newly ineligble. [...]
Read More» Posted by LongWow! I am excited! This personal finance blog has been featured on Yahoo! News today! http://news.yahoo.com/personal-finance-blog-budget-wealth-makes-financial-planning-080412355.html I’m more excited than ever about starting this blog and am motivated to bring you quality articles that will help you with debt reduction strategies and retirement planning. I’m glad I can be here to provide investing and personal finance information [...]
Read More» Posted by LongOver the past few months, I’ve noticed that The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey has been steadily in the top ten in the business books category. Usually I am skeptical about finance self-help books because they usually don’t say anything I don’t already know or is common sense, but I decided to check it [...]
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