If you are in the market to buy or build a house and need some advice for buying a new home, don’t be intimidated by the prospect. There are ways to make buying real estate easier, even if it’s your first time. Decide What Kind Of Home You Need Some first-time homebuyers make the mistake of buying a home they will grow out of, rather than grow into. It may be a good idea, depending on your short-term and mid-range plans, to buy a house you can … [Read more...]
January 2020 Net Worth Update
With the beginning of the year, I decided it was time to do another update of my net worth. As I have discussed before, I calculate my net worth by figuring out the value of all of my financial accounts (bank accounts and investments), the Zillow estimate of my home and the Kelley Blue Book estimate of my car. I don't calculate any other personal property, primarily because it's hard to figure out those numbers. You may choose to calculate … [Read more...]
Strange Jobs That Pay Way Better Than The Usual
Hollywood actors have a reputation for landing strange jobs to keep them afloat while trying to grow an acting career. Ranker.com reports that Danny DeVito of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia fame once took a job styling the hair of dead people at a local mortuary. The same source also reports that Christopher Walken was once employed as a lion tamer. Those are definitely unusual jobs, but what about strange gigs that are accessible to people … [Read more...]
Where To Invest For The Next Decade
Do you want to know where to invest for the next decade? Trying to predict investment trends over the next ten years is more or less impossible to do realistically; but what are current conditions telling us about where investments could go in the new decade? What follows is NOT financial advice. This article should be considered observational only--we are observing trends and issuing opinions on them rather than telling you where and what to … [Read more...]
Money Saving Tips For Spouses and Children Of Veterans
There are many different types of advice and money-saving tips for the spouses and children of veterans. But not all of them direct people to one of the most obvious sources of help available to those living stateside. Especially when the military spouse is deployed or assigned overseas. What are these saving tips? For a start, it helps to create a personal and family budget before exploring these options. You want to know how any of these … [Read more...]