ANNOUNCEMENT: Don’t miss out on the rest of Fearless Men’s Personal Finance Insight at our NEW Site FearlessDollar.com. The following is a Guest Post. If you’re interesting in submitting your own, read our Guest Posting Policies before reaching out to us for consideration. Managing your finances can be a challenge. You can attempt to manage […]
The Short and Sweet Guide to Target Retirement Funds
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Gone are the days of working for one company and collecting a pension after 30 to 40 years of loyal service and hard work. 401(k) plans started to emerge around 30 years ago (1978 Congressional Provision), and the idea was that as long as employees continued to contribute to them that the rule of compounding […]
Fearless Men’s Personal Finance Site is LIVE! See what makes Fearless Dollar different
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John and I are proud to announce we just launched our latest website Fearless Dollar. It’s more than a site for men, it’s for women too. Below is the inspiration that caused us to branch off and dedicate Fearless Men’s Personal Finance section into a website all it’s own. Men and women both confront fear […]
Why you need a Roth IRA
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A few of years ago I got my first Roth IRA. I didn’t know what it was or even how to pronounce it. I found myself asking, what does IRA stand for? Ross from the TV show Friends is what always came to mind, and he didn’t have a Roth IRA that I know of. My […]
How To Increase Home Value In This Market: 5 Renovating Ideas
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My Personal Finance blog friends may chastise me, but I rent my home. It’s a $450,000 home in San Diego that I rent for $1900 a month. In a tough market. And that $1900 includes landscaping twice month, house cleaning once a month, and the owner covers water/disposal utilities. Not exactly a cheapskate, but not […]
Can A Man Invest In More Than Himself? Consider Starting Small with Philanthropy
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Real men want to make a difference. A defining impact in their life time. We don’t want to just pass through this life, grab what we can get, and then except and rot in a grave. Don’t just accumulate wealth—make it grow, and give it away. This might seem like a tall order, but consider […]
Income Protection Insurance: How YOU Can Guarantee A Salary If Something Bad Happens
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Earlier this week I wrote about Funeral Insurance at AllThingsFinance.net. I’d never thought of nor considered buying burial insurance on myself (or a friend or loved one) to help out if something goes wrong. The company I was reading about on the subject (Lifebroker) also had information on something called “Income Protection Insurance.” I’ve heard […]
A Zombie Apocalypse; ‘Pay out my life insurance premium!’
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This is a guest post. If interested in submitting a guest post please read our guest posting policy then contact us. It’s an age old question that has been pondered for years; if there is a zombie apocalypse, will I be able to cash out the life insurance policy held by my mother/father/anybody else who […]
Money-Wasting Time-Savers
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Conveniently Money-Wasting out of Convenience to Save Time Think of your time as $24 a day. But you can’t put your money in a bank (or a credit union if you’ve abandoned ship after feeling betrayed by $5 debit card fees!). You get a $1 for each hour, and as that hour expires so does your $1 […]
How to Create a Budget from Scratch
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Are you financially secure or financially unstable? Often times the difference comes down to creating a budget, and then having that budget and sticking to it. These aren’t the only contributing factors, but a budget is the cornerstone of financial security. Are you interested in starting one? Would you like to know how simple it […]