Moving into your first apartment is quite a thrilling experience. It’s a mix of freedom and stress that keeps you in a good work routine. Even when things get hairy, you find the drive to keep going because, after all,…
Questions for Personal Investing
In this article, we suggest 5 questions you may have which relate to your own investment portfolio. Everyone has a different set of circumstances, so we can’t cover everything here but it’s a good starting point to get your thinking…
5 Expert Tips on Managing Your Money After Retirement
You work your entire life and as a reward, you get to retire. But the reality is that your ‘work’ does not end the moment you receive your gold watch. Instead, you need to keep managing your money to make…
Living Frugally in the Big City
If you live in one of the major cities, there is no doubt that you and your family are affected by the higher cost of living. While wages in a metropolis tend to be higher – the increased cost of…
Insuring Cars Today vs 3000 Years Ago
Originating in Babylonian culture, casualty insurance — as the name implies began as a form of risk management used by individuals to assure the safe transfer of property to another upon one’s untimely, or unplanned, demise. When the items were…
Financial Survival Prep Guide for Students on a Shoestring Budget
Whether you are a student feeling the pinch of debt and itching to get a little bit to spend at the bar, or you’re trying to make ends meet and study too, stretching scholarship money, online credit rates or juggling…
Creating a Post-College Financial Plan to Stay Out of Debt
Millennials are finding themselves in unfamiliar territories after completing their college studies and starting the real life of looking for a job, paying bills and definitely paying off huge amounts of debts. The situation can get depressing if you are…
Things to Know Before You Start a WordPress Blog
If you’ve ever considered starting a blog, you have probably been advised by friends and fellow bloggers to use WordPress to start your blog. That’s with good reason. WordPress blogs are flexible, customizable, and easy to use – all great…
Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Pipes
Most areas have a fair share of older homes and with older homes comes older plumbing systems and pipes that may need to be upgraded or replaced. While this is not a fun or pleasant prospect to think about, in…
7 Ways to Find Money for College
Students do not have to stay at home simply because they do not have money to cater for their tuition fees and other college expenses. Given the cost of schooling at colleges, it worth trying some of the easy and…
Cell Phones and Accidents
Did you know that we now have the technology to disable cell phones while you are driving? This can prevent a lot of texting-related accidents. Some states have laws in place that prohibit the use of any type of handheld…
A Brief History of Spread Betting
Spread betting can be regarded as the derivatives product which allows you to trade on the movement of the price of a wide array of financial markets including shares, commodities, currencies, indices, and much more. The spread bets can be…
Why Small Businesses Fail
You’ve worked hard to grow your small business. It’s grown from an idea to an income producing enterprise. Yet despite your best efforts, you’re not sure if it will survive. Statistically, even initially successful small businesses have sputtered and died.…
How Your Debt Affects Your Credit Score
One of the most influential factors of your credit score is your debt. In fact, debt makes up 30% of your credit score. Carrying too much debt can lower your credit score. However, not having enough debt can also cause…
Different Ways to Deal with Unexpected Emergencies & Bills
The downturn of the worldwide economy has caused most of us to watch our spending. While you may be doing well to track your budget, unexpected bills and emergencies can quickly result in financial worries. According to a study published…
10 Money-Saving Tips Every College Student Needs To Know
Earning money is a difficult task especially if you are a student. While studying in college or university, most students do not have time and possibility to have a full-time job as studying takes all of their time. Thank God…
Spreading Risks & Getting Out Of Debt
Debts are brutal. They can crush all your finance plans and make your life headed in the wrong direction. Many people do try all they can to avoid the bad omen that accompanies massive debts but only very few do…
Four Full-Time Businesses You Can Start on a Part-Time Budget
When I talk to people about their ideas on starting a business it generally boils down to the fact that they don’t have one of two things: Time Money Well, yeah, don’t we all have those same thoughts? People do…
How to Write an Accounting and Finance Personal Statement
Accounting and finance are the most popular faculties nowadays. Young people want to connect their future with business and finance; therefore, more and more students apply for the educational institutions to study these disciplines. A personal statement (also known as…
Essay on Personal Finance Planning
It is odd at times to think of all the lessons that are not taught in schools. Essentially these can be considered life skills that are fundamental to the well-being of an adult but for some weird reason they are…