Cutting the Cord Has Never Been Easier
You still haven’t cut the cord? What are you waiting for? There’s never been a better time to cut the cord and save some money. Better yet, you pay …
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Three Challenges for Millennials in Their First Job & Apartment
Mastering the transition between living at home or on college campus, to living on your own in a city apartment is fraught with struggles. Master …
Continue Reading6 Ways to Save on Energy Costs This Winter
What’s the one thing that’s dreaded more than a big snowstorm in winter? Those huge energy bills that come from cranking up the heat. Fortunately …
Continue ReadingThe Hidden Costs of Your Retirement Years
When one evaluates their 401(k) or retirement fund, they typically assume that they will be fine. However, growing old comes with some health risks …
Continue ReadingFinances and Downsizing: Could a Tiny Home Be the Right Investment for You?
The tiny house movement is sweeping the nation. Tiny homes are as small as 100 square feet and can be an ideal solution for someone choosing a …
Continue ReadingRetirement Planning: Should You Work After Retirement? Will You Be Forced to Keep a Job?
Many Americans have not saved enough for retirement, or their savings have been hurt by the recent recession. Many more simply are not ready to quit …
Continue ReadingThe Reality of the American Dream: Is It Still Achievable?
Many people today face huge obstacles to the classic American Dream: financial stability and home ownership. However, young adults seem surprisingly …
Continue ReadingQuantitative Easing: What is it & is it Good for the Economy?
The federal reserve continues it’s controversial practice of “quantitative easing”. Is this method actually a good way to boost the …
Continue ReadingThe Benefits of Giving Back: How Giving Money Away Reaps Psychological & Financial Rewards
With the costs of living rising every day, many people cling tighter and tighter to what money they have. Giving some of your hard-earned cash away in …
Continue ReadingCollege Net Price Calculators: Decide If You Can Afford College
High school students begin making college decisions in the fall of their senior year, yet parents cannot know what their financial responsibility will …
Continue ReadingWhat You Could Have Bought With a Dollar Over the Last Hundred Years: A Photo Gallery of Yesterday's Prices
How has the purchasing power of a dollar fluctuated over the past 100 or so years? Hop into your virtual time machine and travel with us through a …
Continue ReadingA Little 1960s Cost of Living Trivia: How Things Have Changed
In one word: Drastically! As fun as it is to compare prices of common items and laugh at how little things cost back then, there are items that cost …
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