Category: money

Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Make the Most of These Upcoming Marketing Schemes

I don’t know about you, but personally, I have a love-hate relationship with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. I mean, don’t get me wrong—it seems pretty great at first: belly full of stuffing, new fall trends on sale, Christmas shopping done early, decompressing after too much time with that one relative … But what’s wrong…


A Financial Lifeline for Women

By Janet Bodnar From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance We talked to Stacy Francis, CEO of Francis Financial and founder of Savvy Ladies (www.savvyladies.org), which educates women on how to take control of their finances, about money issues affecting women. Savvy Ladies also offers a financial helpline that matches women who have money-related questions with an adviser…


Hard Money Has Some Syndicators in Trouble

Commentary As of April 2022, experienced syndicators (those who raise money from investors to invest in real estate) stopped using hard money to secure deals. At the time, many investors were questioning this practice as not going hard on the money made those of us more experienced lose out on some potential cash-flowing properties. However,…


Remember, Everyone Makes Mistakes

Dear Dave, I am on Baby Step 2 of your plan, and I am about four months away from being debt-free. My younger brother is a good person, but he is very careless with his finances. He is always asking to borrow money from me. I don’t want to be mean or damage our relationship,…


Frolics on Ice (1939)

A little girl’s uncle makes her an ice skating star, only to take all of her money. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV on social media: Twitter:…


Mom of 2 Reveals Money-Saving Trick That Cut Her Family’s Grocery Bill by $1,000 per Month

A mom of two crushed by her grocery bills decided to take matters into her own hands. She devised a money-saving method with a handy acronym, and when it saved $1,000 for her family on groceries every month, she shared it with the world. Becky Guiles, 42, is a mother and entrepreneur from upstate New…


How to Fight Inflation Through Year’s End

Inflation. It’s a constant news headline, the joke of every meme, and the word we curse under our breath every time we have to put the fancy bacon back on the shelf and grab the generic turkey bacon instead. Whether we want to admit it or not, inflation is here, and it’s sticking around, folks….


Quick Ways to Raise Cash

By Emma Patch From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Inflation is still high and dampening consumers’ purchasing power. But if you need more money to pay the bills these days, here are some quick ways to raise cash: Redeem Credit-Card Rewards If you have a cash-back credit card, you may be able to redeem the cash as…


How Not to Feel Poor on a Fixed Income

It’s no secret that more and more people — especially seniors on fixed incomes — are sinking deeper into credit card debt. Why is this? I don’t think it’s because we’ve had so many emergencies (the common reason to have credit cards, right?). It’s because we don’t want to feel poor. At this point, I…


Help! I’m Behind on Everything

Dear Dave: I need help. I am way behind on my basic utilities and my taxes. I have tried to start the Baby Steps, but everything is so overwhelming right now that it is easy to get discouraged. I am 33, I live in Los Angeles, and I average around $30,000 a year doing behind-the-scenes…