Optimize Your Financial Life
The average person has many financial steps they need to take. They need to make an income. Preferably doing something that is not soul crushing. They also need to make sure they are saving enough for retirement. The government will not bail out … [Continue reading]
Make off with the deductions you deserve Not sure if you heard, but a new tax law went into effect for 2018. I wrote about some of the major changes here. One of the goals of the new tax plan was to make the tax filing process easier and … [Continue reading]
Burnout doesn't really have an official definition. But it can be characterized by bouts of depression, hopelessness and feeling flat from being stressed out at work. Anyone can experience burnout, but it is pretty common among high income … [Continue reading]
1/11/2019: I thought this would be a great time to re-post this, since many people are starting to dance with their investments! There has been some ups and downs in the stock market the last month or so, and it's making people do weird … [Continue reading]
If you need this every day, then you don't value money. Some personal finance concepts will live on forever. Pay Yourself First is one of them. Debt Snowball is another one. And of course from uncle Dave Ramsey himself, "Live like no one else so … [Continue reading]
Committing these financial sins is like lighting your money on fire. Most major religions have the concept of sin. From my understanding of my own religion and other major world religions, sins are detestable actions that take you further away … [Continue reading]
We can pack a little more into our nests now. The humble Individual Retirement Arrangement, known in most sane circles as the IRA, is getting a level up in 2019. IRA's should be a big part of everyone's retirement plan, whether you're self … [Continue reading]
Many people have read the popular book How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. This book came out way back in the 1930's but is still read by many today. This book can teach you how to effectively network and connect with people … [Continue reading]
Update: Well that was a timely post. Last week, the week of October 8 2018, saw the S&P 500 drop a little over 4%. While not exactly bear market territory, the pundits are already out in force declaring the end of the bull market and to move … [Continue reading]
This post contains affiliate links Everyone has heard the stat about the high failure rate of New Year's resolutions: -8% of New Year's resolutions fail -80% fail by February -Greater than 90% failure rate So if you've made a New … [Continue reading]
