Yesterday, I got back from a ridiculous weekend at the New Jersey Shore (Avalon to be exact). I was there for my friend’s bachelor party. I have known this buddy since we were 8, so being one-third of the team that was setting it up, I was pumped to make it SICK. And I succeeded.… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Personal Finance
Easy Way to Save Money – Check your Utility and Cable Bills
I apologize for the short post, but I wanted to point out a stupid lesson I learned last week. After the 150th commercial bragging about $99 for phone, internet and tv service, I lost it. I called up my cable company asking, “why the hell was I paying $150 with no phone service!?” The very nice… Continue Reading
Sallie Mae Creates New Student Loan Product to Replace Current Private Loan
What is Sallie Mae? According to their website, Sallie Mae®, the nation’s leading provider of student loans and administrator of college savings plans, has helped millions of Americans achieve their dream of a higher education. The company primarily provides federal and private student loans for undergraduate and graduate students and their parents. In addition, Sallie… Continue Reading
Accountability Leads to Success
Thursday was our quarterly meeting for work, where sales accomplishments and goals were discussed. One theme that echoed today was, you guessed it, Accountability Leads to Success. That sentiment is short and sweet…4 simple words whose truth have been proven over time. First, we should define Accountability. Merriam Webster defines accountability as, the quality or state of… Continue Reading
Teach Your Children Well – Financial Education Starts at Home
Financial struggles and poor money decisions are the kind of thing you might not even wish upon your worst enemy. If you’ve been through the money wringer yourself, you don’t want anyone else to experience similar suffering. That’s even more true when applied to your offspring. As a parent, you want your kids to enter… Continue Reading
A less than Expected Bonus – What should you do?
I wasn’t going to write about this subject but why the heck not! As indicated in the left side bar, I work for a Fee Based Financial Planning firm, that being said we have clients that we don’t charge fees because of the compensation coming in somewhere else (i.e. money under management, premiums, sale of different… Continue Reading
