Ask Us Anything!
We have decided to open the mail bag for comments and are curious to know more about our readers as well as field some of the tough questions out there regarding finance, be it personal, stock market or otherwise. What are you curious about? What is weighing heavy on your mind? Looking for a plan [...]
Become a Millionaire in 30 Years with your Current Salary
Earn it, save it, invest it, and retire. Seem too easy? Well, it really is easy when you simplify it like this, but in actuality, becoming wealthy doesn’t have to be hard. To become a millionaire, you don’t have to win the lottery, own a business or be the boss. Why not? Consider this, if [...]
The Joy’s of Three Paycheck Months
July is around the corner, and for Ben and I, this means a three paycheck month! Many employers, like ours, pay their employees using a 26 pay period cycle versus the traditional 24. Of course, this means each check is a little less, but twice a year we get the third magical paycheck. These extra paychecks feel [...]
Prosper.com Concerns
Prosper.com has some interesting notions to it that make it unique in the borrowing/lending market. If you have some extra money, you can lend it out and make a return (hopefully) or if your credit is bad, you can get a loan for a badly needed loan that you might not get otherwise, due [...]
How Much Were Your Closing Costs?
Do you remember closing on your first home loan? You sit down in a small room with your realtor, the seller, the seller’s realtor, and a title agency. The agency plops a huge stack of documents in front of you and one by one, you sign your paychecks away. If you are [...]
