When you are faced with a regular pile of household bills, it can often be a little daunting working out where to start if you’re trying to save money. However, there are some relatively simple things you can do to save on your household bills and ensure you get the best deals available. Of course,…
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I refuse to believe that there is a male out there who is in between the age of 22 and 48 who hasn’t seen the movie Rudy. A feel good story about Daniel Ruettiger, a scrappy little guy who works his tail off to make the Notre Dame football team despite lacking the physical ability. …
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Have you ever thought about investing in real estate? Would you try to flip your houses, or would you start creating a passive income by renting it out? Personally, I love the idea of investing in real estate and earning my passive income through rent money, but there is a good way to go about…
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Starting last month I decided it was time to get a hold of my family’s expenditures, specifically, those expenditures which are more or less in the discretionary category. With just two months of data, I don’t think I am going to start looking for trends just yet. Unlike my net worth posts, I am providing…
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Written by
Evan on
January 23, 2012 in
Rant
It is natural that people disagree about personal finance decisions and even investing strategies. Some people are comfortable with 5 year ARMs, 10 year AMRs, balance transfers, margin accounts, index investing, following Graham like he was the second coming, whole life insurance, etc. While some people think credit cards are the devil’s tool, that active…
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Written by
Evan on
January 19, 2012 in
Rant
I don’t want to pay higher taxes then what the law mandates. In fact a large part of my day is spent helping people plan for the Federal and State Estate Tax and I love my job. I am not sure why I get so excited helping people plan to lower their tax bill. If…
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