Investments does not just include market investments. There’s also businesses, pass through work, refurbishing houses, and more.
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…
Are Rental Companies Leading the EV Switch-Over? While consumers still balk at buying new EVs, they are likelier to plunk money for an EV rental car from an EV fleet. So, are business interests, like rental cars, driving the EV switchover? Sure, after all, rental car companies run fleets. That’s the idea: Fleet. The government…
How to Start one for less than $500 T-Shirt Transfer: Are you looking for a side gig with a minimum investment of less than $500, where you’ll be your own boss, where the product value is artwork, some or all of which you can do on the board or in a camera? Then the T-shirt…
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…
So my landlord upsells rental insurance every month (she doesn’t require I outright buy rental insurance), plugging the idea when I pay my rent electronically. US rental insurance generates 4.5 billion dollars in profits, so it’s not unusual to buy rental insurance or for a landlord to suggest it to renters. My landlord isn’t getting…
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…
