By simply changing our phone service and negotiating a rate reduction for our internet service, we’ll be saving hundreds of dollars a year. Here’s how you can too.
Archives for March 2013
Best Online Brokerage Rankings For 2013
Barron’s magazine recently released their best online brokerage rankings for 2013. Let’s take a look at who came out on top in the different categories.
3 Debt Lessons To Learn From The Pursuit Of Happyness
Sometimes it can feel that the odds are against you, but real life heroes like Chris Gardner from The Pursuit of Happyness can give insight on how to turn things around.
There Are Always More Ways To Cut Your Expenses
There are always places in the budget you can cut – if you want to. Here are a few places that we’re cutting.
Are Big Banks Now Engaging In Payday Lending?
Apparently quite a few traditional big banks are now engaging in and offering payday lending as an option, even if it isn’t under that name. Apparently they couldn’t resist the easy money.
4 Board Games That Can Help Teach Lessons About Personal Finance
Board games aren’t just fun, sometimes they can teach a lesson. Here are some of the best board games to play to learn about personal finance.
A Quarter Of Americans Are Taking Money From Their 401k To Stay Afloat. Are You?
More than 25 percent of Americans are dipping into 401(k) retirement accounts to pay bills. What can you do to avoid becoming one of them?
What Is A Custodial Savings Account And What Are The Pros And Cons?
There are times where you may want to help a child to start saving up for the future, saving for college or help to teach them how to manage money. One option to do that is to set up a custodial savings account.
Should A Christian Lend Money And Earn Interest?
We’re warned of the dangers of debt in the Bible, so is it OK for a Christian to lend money and earn interest? Here’s a discussion of Christians and lending.
Motif Investing: You Can Now Customize A Motif Or Create Your Own Custom Bundle Of Stocks
Motif Investing now allows you to customize an existing motif, or even to create your motif by choosing your own bundle of up to 30 stocks. Here’s how.
Daily Devotions To Give Praise And Gratitude To God
Living life with a sense of humility and gratitude will definitely help you to live a more content and happy life.
Having Goal Based Savings Accounts Helps You To Be More Spontaneous
While it may not seem like it makes sense, planning ahead with goal based savings accounts and emergency funds is a great way to allow your family to be more spontaneous and take advantage of exciting opportunities when they arise.
Lending Club 5 Year Returns Outpace S&P 500: My Returns Near 11%
Lending Club returns over the past 5 years have shown better average returns, higher minimum returns and more stable returns than the S&P 500 and the representative index.
How Having Strong Faith Can Give You Financial Strength
I hope everyone is persevering with lent and fighting off temptation in all its enticing forms. Lent is probably the best time, for us as Christians, to reflect on our faith and how it has strengthened us; through past, present and future trials. Recently, I had been trying to pin exactly where my new-found respect […]