Banking is about reviews of products like savings, checking, loans, credit cards, mutual funds, and investment opportunities.
Can inflation wreck savings? Because it’s tied to the dollar’s value, the purchasing power of the money in your savings may be diminished. It’s not like this “devaluation” happens and is reflected in your savings statement. You’ll have the same amount of money in your savings account in a week as you have today if…
When I consider getting rid of my van, I immediately turn to finding a replacement in the used car market. Having a truck around the house for hauling and whatnot is nice. Unfortunately, the cost of used cars gives me sticker shock, and instead of getting rid of my old truck, I spend hundreds of…
While considering getting rich (and why you want to get rich), consider what prosperity anxiety it creates in today’s culture. While getting rich is everyone’s dream, few people know what they’d do with all that money. But first, let’s look at how much money you need to be rich. Prosperity Anxiety: Is There an Official…
Since school started, it’s time to find money for tuition or to pay bills, and that’s where gig work shines. So, what’s available in Gig work we can do today? In other words, what’s going on with your side hustles? Let’s look! Side hustles can bridge the gap between what you want and what you…
So, I get a lot of junk mail advertising passed through my door slot, dropping on my sunny front hall rug, some offering home equity loans. A home equity loan, the mailing says, can solve all my financial woes. It can pay off my credit cards, finance a home remodel, fund education, and buy that…
During summer doldrums. Stock investing looks harsh to me in August, even something the gods have fixed against me when I look at my portfolio and wonder, “Where is the performance?” When your investments are in the doldrums, what can you do? Do Some Analysis Experts say the first place to go is to the…
Use Selective Shopping When You Shop So, with all the deals in cyberspace and the mall, would a new approach to shopping make a difference, an approach that might make it easier to shop successfully? Then read these shopping tips to try the next time you’re out and about. What is Selective Shopping? Selective shopping…
Spendee suggests you “get your money into shape” using their smartphone app, so how exactly should you use it? Spendee offers two essential money management tools: An expense tracker that helps you keep track of everything you’re spending and a money manager suite with impressive personal finance tools like budgeting, money-saving tips, Crypto tracking, and…
Find a good-paying job after high school. When I finished high school, I was told (along with everybody else) to continue with my education. High School Diploma Jobs, they said, don’t pay much in today’s job market. So, I went off to college and never took employment very seriously, even as I worked my way…
Whenever I have more money in my checking account than I need to meet my monthly expenses, I’m confronted with the dilemma of what to do with the surplus funds. My banker suggested putting it into certificates of deposit or CDs. How can I use certificates of deposit to make the most money from my…
