Money Lessons

6 Financial Mistakes and How to Recover Quickly

01.06.2011 by Tim 10 comments

Even if you made a few of these financial mistakes last year, there are ways to recover so you can get back on track quickly. It takes work, but you can overcome these financial slip-ups and be on our way to recovery in no time…

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How to Teach Kids About Money

12.28.2010 by Jason Price 10 comments

So, you can start teaching your children about money management early on in childhood and it doesn’t necessarily have to be about paying them an allowance or commission. Just planting little seeds of money management wisdom here and there can go a long way…

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10 Things People Waste Money On

12.24.2010 by Jason Price 4 comments

So, let’s take a look at 10 possible money wasters that may be costing you unnecessarily each month. You be the judge on where or not these are money wasters for your situation and if you need to reign them in…

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Tax Treatment for Inherited IRAs

11.01.2010 by Jason Topp 2 comments

Everyone is going to leave this earth some day and, yes, everyone will pay taxes – but, we can try to prolong facing these two guarantees as long as possible. A Stretch IRA is a way to prolong your tax payments when you receive an inherited IRA. So let’s take a look at the tax treatment of Inherited IRAs and what a Stretch IRA actually does…

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4 Habits of Millionaires

10.21.2010 by Craig Ford 13 comments

The book The Millionaire Next Door is a book that analyzes the financial habits of millionaires. The book shares the results from interviews and surveys with millionaires. The goal of the book is to give an accurate idea of what characteristics make a millionaire. I found four of those characteristics especially important…

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Learn How To Invest In Stocks – For Free

10.01.2010 by Bob 4 comments

Have you wanted to learn to invest in stocks and mutual funds, but don’t know where to get started? Well, Morningstar has a bunch of stock investing classes online that you can take for free. The classes start with the simplest basics of investing in stocks and move on to more advanced topics for those interested…

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Helping Vs Enabling: How To Know Which Is Which

09.19.2010 by Joe Plemon 19 comments

Christians have a dilemma. We are told to help the needy and we are also told to be wise. The challenge is to do both simultaneously. Is it possible that our “help” isn’t actually helping? Could we be enabling instead? How do we know the difference? What are some guidelines? First, some definitions: Helping is doing something…

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Should You Sell Your Car or Repair It?

08.26.2010 by Jason Price 9 comments

Vehicle problems may be one of the most frustrating expenses to me. Most people are striving to prevent vehicles from becoming budget busters. We all know vehicles are mechanical and have electronic components. Murphy’s Law says anything that can go wrong will go wrong. So, just relax and realize we’re all going to have vehicle troubles sooner or later…

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