Can you feel it? They lurk around every corner. Scheming and planning their way into your most precious source of power. In the shadows and in plain daylight they live, so subtle that we may not even notice. Am I talking about day walkers? Vampires that lurk in the shadows? No, not exactly. Put away […]
Money
Tax Season is Here
Re-evaluate Expenses to Save Money
Sometimes we as humans just love to go with the flow. Days turn into months and months turn into years and before we know it, we’re still in the same boat we were five years ago. My wife and I have gotten into a habit of making sure we talk about our spending habits monthly […]
The Hard Way
When I first started building this website, my goal was to help people with the complexities of handling finance in a simple, less confusing way. I wanted to make a difference in people’s lives. I was already helping people I know in my life get a good grip on their financial struggles years before I even […]
Investing 101: How I Invest My Money
Investing can be real simple or very complicated. Most banks and investments companies don’t want to make investing simple because if it was, what do you need them for? In this article I will talk about how I started my investing journey. I started investing through Vanguard on 1 April 2014 with only $1000. Vanguard […]
The Save and Transfer Mentality…Will Keep You Poor
I’m going to be honest with you. When I was in my early 20’s, I used to have the save and transfer mentality and it got me in a lot of trouble financially. It’s a hard lesson to learn but a lesson nonetheless. A save and transfer goes as follows: Ms. Jones works at […]
How To Save Money While Deployed
When you have to work twelve hours a day, seven days a week while deployed, it’s pretty easy to save a good amount of cash. Here are my top 6 fantastic tips for saving money while deployed: Don’t buy crap: Don’t buy a bike, PS4, flat screen TV, or other entertainment system to make your […]
Where Did All My Money Go?
If I asked you how much, down to the exact penny, you spent last month, would you know? If you’re like most people in the United States, the answer would be no. Why? Because people in general are not programmed to handle multiple streams of bills and responsibilities. Go back 30 years and an average […]