Most of the time we don’t think about financial poor life choices until it’s too late. We’re living the high life and then WHAM! life throws a curve ball and we’re stuck because we got no emergency fund or solid budget to follow. There are 5 money problems to avoid that we should all keep […]
10 Ways to Cut Your Gym Membership Cost
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I’ve only paid for 2 gym memberships in my entire life and I remember how frustrated I was each time with the costs. I only use the free weights and occasionally the basketball court. What I end up paying for though is the entire gym. At least this is the way it feels when they […]
Taking the Plunge and Starting Your Own Business
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Starting Your Own Business – are you ready to take the plunge? Before you do, lets take a look at some things you’ll need and some other things you’ll need to think about. Starting your own business (company) is what capitalism is all about. Pride, potential, control, ownership – these are all words that come […]
Starting a Legacy That Will Last a Lifetime and Beyond
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The following is a guest post from our friend John @ Frugal Rules. If interested in submitting a guest post, please read our guest posting policy and then contact us. Society communicates various things that they think should define a man. He is to be rugged, without fear, doing everything on his own and never showing […]
My 5 Shopping Strategies for Online Savings
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Shopping online has been the craze the past few years. Every retail store better have an online presence if they want to keep up with their competitors. Black Friday used to only be at brick and mortar locations. Now it’s the retailer missing out if they don’t offer sales online too. This is a huge […]
Money Mistake | One of My Poor Life Choices
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If we had to we could probably count 99 problems. Here’s one of mine…When I was 22 years old I made one of the worst poor life choices. I bought a set of car rims for $999.99. You might be thinking, “What’s so bad about that?”. Well, let me explain where I was at that […]
Most Common Money Lies We Tell Ourselves
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When I moved out at 18 I had $1000 to my name and a pocket full of money lies I was falling trap to. I felt rich, filthy king like rich. I went and bought a TV, xbox, games, gun controllers and stuff to make it an awesome “Bachelor Pad”. I told myself that I […]
Benefits of Receiving a Lump Sum over Structured Settlements
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Most of us don’t have to worry about whether we should take a lump sum or choose structured settlements. Some of you might not even know what these are. Say you won the lottery…no, say we all won the lottery. How would we get paid? All at one time in a lump sum or over […]
Pinching Pennies
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Most of us know the benefits of not spending every penny we make. We grew up hearing about the benefits of saving and pinching pennies. I have memories of being lectured by my dad when I was like 7 or 8. This is why kids have piggy banks. But then we start earning allowances and […]
Gadgets Are Forever: The Best Financial James Bond Gadgets
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Tougher than nails. 007 has every skill every man wants. All of us want to be the hero, stop a crime, save the world, and be able to protect our family. James Bond can all do that while influencing political and socio-economic outcomes. He knocks all that out while looking suave, clean, and getting the […]