Category: budgeting

Would You Put a Teenager in Charge of the Family Vacation Budget?

One of the most memorable letters I’ve received in my writing career came from a mother, reporting on how she and her husband took a big financial leap of faith with their daughter — a move that paid off big. Dear Mary: I wanted to tell you the secret of sticking to a budget on…


DAOs Are the Future for Business, Here’s Why

Article by Ryan Boder You have probably heard about decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO) by now, which have become a dominant force in the news and have emerged in various industries. They have emerged in the blockchain, sports, politics, and entertainment industries. DAOs unite people around a common goal or interest. If looked at more closely, DAOs show how large groups…


4 Ways to Ensure You’ll Always Make Money

With talks of saturated markets and robots taking over our jobs, there’s a lot fear surrounding the future of how people will be earning a living in the future. Are there threats to our money? Yes, constant ones. However, there are things you can do to ensure you’ll always make money. The reality is that economies changing…


4 Critical Traits You Need to Build Wealth

Article by Brian H. Robb For many people, success is synonymous with wealth or celebrity. Consequently, libraries and booksellers offer thousands of books, studies and articles with advice on how to get rich. Authors of get-rich schemes target a growing audience that believes there is hidden knowledge about accumulating wealth. The gullible spend thousands of dollars in a…


8 Ways You’re Making a Bad Impression and Don’t Even Know It

Article by Jennifer Cohen There’s a reason they say the road to Hell is paved with good intentions. Through sheer unawareness, we can put others off. It can happen to anyone, but it doesn’t have to happen to you. Follow these tips, and your good intentions will pave a road over any social pitfall and give…


Electric Vehicles: Not a Deal for You or the Environment

Used cars cost more than ever, but there is an exception to this. Used electric vehicles (EVs) may appear to be a bargain in today’s used car market. A woman in Florida purchased a used 2014 Ford Focus Electric for $11,000. It had 60,000 miles on it. After driving it a few months, lights started…


Millennial: Can Job-Hopping Help Retirement Savings?

Millennials have been coined the “job-hopping generation,” and I’ve contributed to that stereotype. I started my career at 22 and have job-hopped almost every year since. For many of those years, I was young and restless, and there was another part of me looking for more fulfilling work and pay that reflected what I was…


5 Unicorn Founders Share Their Productivity Hacks

Article by S Shanthi From the 80/20 Rule and Getting Things Done to the Pomodoro Technique and the Rule of Three, there are many productivity techniques out there that can help us make the most of our time. While entrepreneurs stay aware of these methods, they often figure out their own techniques or hacks to stay…


Health Care Debt: How to Avoid It, How to Get Rid of It

Whatever you think of the American healthcare system, one thing is clear:  Americans pay dearly for healthcare. Those who get insurance through their employers—only 54 percent of Americans employees in 2020—pay handsomely for that. The many Americans who do not get health insurance through their jobs often pay even more to be covered.  As a…


In Your Debt: 3 Times Debt Can Be a Helpful Tool

In some corners of the personal finance advice world, getting into debt is just about the worst thing you can do. And yes, some forms of debt—particularly those that charge high interest rates—can keep you locked in a cycle of owing money for years. Still, there are times where taking on debt serves a purpose…