For years I took driving for granted. I never connected the dots that driving actually costs me hard earned money. I just thought of it as part of life for living in southern California. Perhaps we should change that phrase to death, taxes, and driving expenses! Obviously we can’t walk anywhere since many places of… Continue Reading
Do You Need a Boiler Repair or Do you Need to Take More Control?
If your heating system is coming on too often or infrequently, you may believe that you need a boiler repair to get your equipment working as it should. However, a badly-behaving boiler may not need to be fixed at all, and solving an issue may simply be a case of taking more control. How Does… Continue Reading
The Don’t Complain About Money If You Do This February Net Worth Update
Net Worth Update On January 18, 2011 I decided to start a new way to track my net worth. I created a private spreadsheet and zeroed out my net worth. This way I can share my progress each month, going forward without revealing how much is in my savings account, 401(k), etc. What assets am… Continue Reading
What do your Credit Card Issuer and Your Gym Have in Common?
Do you ever wonder why so many people have a tendency to want to buy now and pay later? In most cases, we know in the back of our minds that we can’t afford to charge that expensive trip to Europe, especially with unemployment hovering around 10%. Still, we choose to do it anyway, hoping… Continue Reading
Cable and Satellite Companies You Can Do Better
I hate my current cable and internet provider, Cablevision / OptOnline, literally hate. I always have hated cablevision, like most cable companies they depended on a monopoly to drive their terrible customer service and inflated prices. Watching my parents fight with Cablevision growing up, I swore that I would never be a cablevision customer, however,… Continue Reading
Is My State Financially Literate?
FINRA, The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the President’s Council on Financial Literacy came together to survey American across the country to determine those States with the most and least amount of financial literacy. Specifically, The Financial Capability Study, …highlights how many Americans are disadvantaged by their lack of financial capability, and offers a… Continue Reading
