I hate feeling obligated. I don’t like to commit to doing things in the future. I don’t want to have to do anything. I want to keep myself open to doing the things I WANT to do. It’s all about options and choice for me. It’s all about opportunity costs. If I commit to doing …
There is a reason that furniture and car dealerships will offer to do your taxes for free. They want their hands on that REFUND I, like most people, used to love a good tax refund. A couple of grand in late winter, all at one time, that I could actually DO something with! Sa-weet! Let …
This is a true story, and though maybe not the gentlest way to teach a personal finance lesson it touches on a few topics, so here we go: I was a recent college grad still looking for my big girl job. I was working full time making roughly $38k per year. I had a pretty …
A lot of people my age have kids in college or getting ready to graduate. One of the things that should be top of mind for young people of that age (and by default, their parents) is how do I start to establish credit? One of the hardest things to do in the “real world” …
But it ain’t what you cop, it’s about what you keep Lauren Hill, The Final Hour I did most of my growing up in the 80’s and 90’s. That is about when “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” made its debut and MTV “Cribs” was giving us a glimpse into the (alleged) good life. Now …
