Monday Motivation: Should I pay down my debt or save up for the future?
Opportunity costs. It’s an odd sounding term but an important one that’s rather simple to explain: with every choice that you make, there’s an alternative choice that you give up; with every choice...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Ways to give yourself a quick boost when paying off debt
Paying off debt can be a long process. If you’ve just got one big debt, like a mortgage, you might not think about it very much. But if you’ve been paying off credit cards, student loans, and a car...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: 3 Ways To Protect Your Family Financially
Most of us do everything we can to make sure that our families are well taken care of: we prepare healthy foods for our kids to eat and make sure that they wear their seatbelts. We make sure our...
View ArticleMotivation Monday: Only $100 To Save Per Month? How To Make The Most Of It
Despite being aware of how critical it is to save, many people just aren’t doing it. Many of us have debts and other bills that eat up so much of our income that we simply just don’t have very much...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Should you pay off your mortgage?
Once you’ve paid off your credit cards, your student loans, and any other non-mortgage debt you have, you inevitably start wondering what life would be like if you were completely debt-free, with no...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Sticking To Your Budget
In my experience, there’s a huge difference between making a budget and sticking to a budget. Making a budget is actually a pretty simple process, and completing the task brings a certain sense of...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Credit Scores and Your Dating Life
You’ve spotted a cutie from across the bar. Exactly your type. You get up the courage to walk over and you introduce yourself. And after an easy and playful conversation, you decide that you want to...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: How to say no to impulse shopping
Impulse. It’s a sudden strong desire to act. It’s a reflex. It’s something you can’t help, especially when it comes to shopping. Whether you spent more than you intended to at the mall or you find...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Tools for Keeping Your Financial New Years Resolutions
Every year, it’s the same old New Years Resolution story: start the first week January off with a bang, slowly taper down as the weeks go by, and lose complete steam in February. By the time March...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: Earn Money With Some Spring Cleaning
It’s spring time! Well, almost. Punxsutawney Phil (a.k.a. the famous Groundhog Day groundhog in Pennsylvania) has predicted a few more weeks of winter. But that doesn’t mean you can’t start planning...
View ArticleMonday Motivation: 3 Financial Steps to Take Before Quitting Your Day Job
Taking the plunge into full-time self employment can be scary. After all, while working for yourself is usually incredibly fulfilling, a lack of income stability is very stressful. To remedy this, get...
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