Check out the 12/8/13 edition of the Yakezie Carnival. Many great articles submitted, especially the last one alllll the way at the bottom! … [Continue reading]
Make your New Year Financial Resolutions Stick
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So how are those 2013 New Year's resolutions going? Do you even remember what they were? If they were something like "lose weight" or "stop spending so much", you most likely didn't stick to them. And that's okay. Because it's good to know what … [Continue reading]
Diamonds in the rough roundup 12/6/13
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Greetings everyone. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving holiday weekend and did not participate in the madness known as Black Friday. Here are some posts that I enjoyed this past week: -Government Record $41.3 Billion in Student Loan Profit by … [Continue reading]
3 Quick Reasons Online Banks are Better
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My first bank account ever was with Bank of America. And why did I sign up with them? Because my dad banked with them and he had to co-sign on the account. Not exactly a compelling reason but I was 15 at the time. When I finally became a … [Continue reading]
Carnival of Personal Finance Submission
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Head over to Barbara Friedberg's page and check out the submissions to this week's Carnival of Personal Finance. Barbara's page is chock full of good info, and so are all the week's submissions. Hopefully we can all learn a thing or two from these … [Continue reading]
The most overlooked investment ever
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Very few things in life are a sure thing. We invest to have more money for the future, but positive returns are not guaranteed. We study as diligently as we can for that final exam, but we're not assured to get an A. We can set up a perfect … [Continue reading]
Diamonds in the rough roundup 11/29/13
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-Active Income is Much More Enjoyable Than Passive Income by Financial Samurai: We all dream about making lots of passive income, money that just pours into our accounts without us doing anything. This, of course, takes a lot of work upfront and is … [Continue reading]
Student loans: Set it and forget it?
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Graduating with a boat load of student loan debt can really be depressing. When you finally see that final number which you've been ignoring for years, it can really be shocking. Graduate and professional students like myself can easily come out of … [Continue reading]
401(k)’s: Focus on what you can control
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I remember the day when I accepted my first real job as an optometrist. There was a lot of excitement because I would finally be making some real money. Also, I was kind of excited about having the ability to contribute to a 401k account. I know, … [Continue reading]
Diamonds in the rough roundup 11/22/13
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Being a finance blog lurker for many years before starting my own, I've come across my share of awesome and helpful articles. With the Diamonds in the Rough roundup I would like to showcase a couple of great bloggers and their articles which I've … [Continue reading]
