To learn how to day trade is to learn how to be free. Free from the constraints of the labor side of capitalism. To learn how to day trade is to hammer home the importance of owning your own capital and trade it for profit. You need to be free. You want to be free. […]
Mistakes Not to Make When Trying to Pay Off Debt
With the ease of applying for loans or credit cards, getting into debt can happen quickly and quickly become accumulative. Not being able to pay off your debt effectively can be an intense struggle that only gets worse over time. There are right and wrong ways to pay off your debt. Doing it the right […]
Can you pass this Financial Quiz from 10 years ago?
About a decade ago a Wharton business school professor and some colleagues put together 3 questions that were designed to do one thing; discover whether consumers had the financial knowledge they needed to make effective decisions. Three questions were these; 1 Suppose you had $100 in a savings account and the interest rate was 2% […]
Signs that you are nearing Financial Disaster
Let’s face it, in a perfect world you would never be broke, your bills would always be paid on time and you would have money left over from your budget every month. Most of us however end up juggling our financial obligations, like retirement, monthly bills, student loans, mortgages and so forth, and usually carry […]
Top 10 Tips for Couples to Plan their Finances Together
When you consider that one of the biggest reasons that people get divorced is because of money and finances, it makes sense to work together as a couple to make sure that your finances stay in check, your retirement funds grow and both of you use good financial judgment. That being said, these Top 10 […]
Don’t Fall into the Birthday Party Trap
Have you ever noticed that some of the most outrageous, most expensive birthday parties are for children who either don’t care or won’t remember a single detail about them in the future? For example, there’s simply no way that your 1 or 2-year-old toddler is going to remember that you spent $1000 to have pony […]
The Cost of Making a Mistake on Social Media
In the early part of the 20th century a famous author of some note named Mark Twain made a quote that has been used countless times since; “It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” In more modern terms, […]