Who wouldn’t enjoy having a cool million to their name? J. Money over at Budgets are Sexy is one of the most entertaining personal finance bloggers that I regularly read, and has established a “Million Dollar Club” for anyone who has “dreamed about becoming a millionaire – and actually want to DO SOMETHING about it.”
I’ve [...]
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It’s been an exciting month and full of random expenses such as the $225 home inspection fee and weekly expenses associated with our Saturday morning tailgates. However, we still managed to show a positive increase in our total net worth. It’s nice to still have significant influence over this number, through either reducing [...]
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It’s the start of new a month and time to take a look at the ol’ networth.
Cash – $40,577
Our cash reserves have been growing steadily over the past year as we have been saving for a down payment on a new home. We had a slight decline in cash thanks to the title company [...]
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Would you like to drive free cars for the rest of your life? And what if I told you that you could become a millionaire while doing so? According to a plan entitled, "Drive Free, Retire Rich" on Dave Ramsey's website, you can do just that. Interested? If you are like me, then I bet [...]
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I recently updated my personal Facebook and Twitter status to the following:
"I will be getting my money's worth at the gym later today."
A few hours later, a friend left the following comment:
"That's an expensive workout!"
Unfortunately, she is right and she of all people would know. We are coworkers and members of the [...]
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At the end of every semester, I often reflect on each class' most important topics and how I can apply them in the future. I learned a great deal about personal finance in my personal financial planning course. It was an excellent class full of practical information and I am much better for taking it. [...]
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The time to make New Year's resolutions is just around the corner. And the time to break them is just around the other corner. Believe it or not, I have had some success with New Year's resolutions. For instance, I completely gave up soft drinks for an entire year back in 2000. But that's about [...]
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