Ahh the rainy day fund.. did you know that upwards of 40% of Americans couldn’t handle a $400 unexpected expense? Honestly, I don’t believe they couldn’t handle it, its just that they don’t know how to prepare for it. I am going to start this rainy day fund portion though with a disclaimer.. you have …
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Bills
This second one is pretty self explanatory, you need to make sure you pay all of your bills. I would make yourself a budget, it won’t take more than 5-10 minutes and you would be amazed at some of the things are you spending money on. I recommend that if you need some help utilize …
401K
Your 401K should be the first place your money goes. This should be an easy task as it comes out pretax, meaning you won’t even see it prior to saving it! As well as every dollar you save isn’t actually a full dollar you’re losing in your paycheck. If you don’t believe you can currently …
Let’s Start This
Retirement is like a long vacation in Las Vegas. The goal is to enjoy it the fullest, but not so fully that you run out of money. Jonathan Clements When we look at retirement there are a multitude of steps and quite a few different paths we can take to get there… I mean heck …
My First Blog Post
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it.” — Albert Einstein This is the first post on my new blog. Ever since I graduated from college and got my first ‘real job’ the plan has always been to do something of my own. …
Introduction
This will be very short and sweet. I’ve never tried to blog before, but this post was highly recommended and who am I to turn down a recommendation! Why I’m trying to do this? Because I like the fun and excitement and overall feeling of helping people work toward achieving their goals. Heck I’m still …
Strive to 65 