Author Archives: Evan

Evan is a married 30 Year Old Attorney from New York. He works as a Director in a Financial Planning Firm working Planners who devote their time planning for High Net Worth individuals. Since there is no professional relationship between the reader and Evan, NOTHING on this site should be construed as Legal or Financial Advice.

My Experience At a Storage Auction

When a buddy told me about his love affair with Storage Wars I let him know I wasn’t a fan of the show despite loving Pawn Stars and Shark Tank but the conversation still gave me an idea.  Why couldn’t this be another income stream? The idea seemed simple enough, someone who didn’t pay their…

What Generation Has The Most Debt?

Who hasn’t wondered which generation has the most debt? The discussion actually led to a pretty heated battle in the Evan household.  While the people at Live Credit Smart provided us with actual answer of What Generation Has the Most Debt I believe it should be a deeper conversation: The Wife took the infographic at…

Saving Money for the Future? Start Now

There are plenty of reasons why you might want to save money for the future. It could be that you’re saving for a new house or a car. You might want to save up for a fantastic vacation, to send your children to college, to plan for your retirement or simply save for a rainy…

How I Use The Google Docs Spreadsheet For Investing

I am not exactly sure how Microsoft still profits off the office suite of products considering the awesomeness that is both google docs and openoffice; although I guess they figured out the model might be currently flawed as they have recently moved to an ad based, stripped down version of the product installed on new…

The Insurance You Need for Common Winter Accidents Icy Road Driving

Traffic speeds slow as the temperature drops and winter begins. Most drivers are cautious on icy roads, which can look dry and secure, but be deceptively slick and dangerous. It’s important to travel carefully to avoid common winter accidents; however, some accidents can’t be prevented, so make sure you’re covered by automobile insurance that will…

2012 Gift Tax Exemption and Exclusion Amounts

DISCLAIMER: Estate and Gift Taxes are an entire semester at law school and probably for your local accountant as well so this is just a brief introduction into the exemption amounts that are currently Available in 2012.  Even the Internal Revenue Service understands how complicated estate and gift taxes can be come so they have…