Wealth: More Than Just Money
December 27, 2021
Wealth is often thought of as massive riches. Yachts, fast cars, and big houses. A lot of this is due to the media portrayal of
Gig Work: 28 of the Best Jobs & Opportunities for 2021 and Beyond
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What is Gig Work? The term “gig work” really hasn’t been around all that long. Now that it’s here though, it seems like there is
I Need Money Now! How Anyone Can Make 500 Dollars Fast
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Ever said one of the following statements to yourself? “I need money now” “500 dollars in the next couple of weeks would really go a
What Is a Good Salary? Deep Dive Look at Single, Married, Small Family, & Large Family
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The median salary in the United States for the first quarter of 2021 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics was $989. Multiply that by a
$50,000 Is How Much an Hour?
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$50,000 per year is how much an hour? There are a couple answers to that question. The simple answer is a $50,000 per year salary is $24.04 per hour. The calculation is as follows: $50,000 per year in a 52-week year, assuming a 40-hour workweek
What If You Lost Your Job?
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One of the most common fears for people in personal finance is losing their job. A job loss can happen for any number of reasons. Company down-sizing, poor performance, disruptions in the industry, reductions in state and/or federal funding, and countless other ways.
The Broken Down Car and the Emergency Fund
June 7, 2021
A couple weeks ago my wife called me on a late Friday afternoon to tell me the warning lights on the car dashboard were red. I don’t know much about cars, but I know that’s not good. Unfortunately, she wasn’t just down the street or a few minutes away where she could quickly drive to a local mechanic and meet me there. She was about two and a half hours away in a town called Valencia.
6 Productivity Tips That Will Help Anyone Get More Done in Less Time
May 31, 2021
We all have the same 24 hours in a day. Yet, we all use our time differently. Ultra-high achievers get more done in less time and seemingly create more hours in the day. Others flounder about the day and get almost nothing done. Even worse, some of these flounder-ers (is that even a word?) then complain about how they have no time (one of my pet peeves).
What is the FIRE Movement?
May 3, 2021
Over the past few years the FIRE movement has started to gain more traction in the mainstream media. No, not a fire that burns and creates smoke, but FIRE as in Financial Independence Retire Early.
Don’t Cry Over Spilled Milk—Learn From It
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Last night my two-year old daughter got into one of those moods that only two-year olds can get into where they insist on doing something. Anyone that’s had a two-year old knows what I’m talking about. What she wanted to do last night was to pour a small cup of milk into her bottle she drinks before bed.
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