Money Tips

5 Ways to Kill Your Financial Progress (And How to Get Ahead)

11.20.2010 by Jason Topp 4 comments

Maybe you’ve experienced this. You’ve been trying to get ahead financially, scrounging up a little bit here and there to save into an emergency fund or your IRA, but it just seems like you never make any progress. Why is that? What are some things that are killing your financial progress? Let’s take a look at five things that may be impeding you financially, and ways to overcome…

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9 Ways To Lower Your Heating Bill

10.15.2010 by Guest 8 comments

Have you noticed the leaves changing colors? It seems like it happened all of a sudden. There’s no doubt, Fall is upon us and Winter is right around the corner. This means higher heating bills are on their way. This puts me in a dilemma. On one hand I can’t stand being cold, on the other hand I can’t stand paying those…

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Key Performance Indicators For Your Finances

08.30.2010 by Jason Price 2 comments

Whether you’re driving a car, or you are the CEO of a major corporation, you use key performance indicators (KPI’s) to get an understanding of the state of things. Personal money management is no different. You need to watch KPI’s regularly so you know you’re making forward progress on your journey. It can also be important to monitor them to insure you’re not endangering your financial situation and your ability to achieve financial goals…

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How To Spend Unexpected Income: 3 Questions To Ask

08.20.2010 by John Frainee 4 comments

For anyone working a budget, receiving financial gifts can be a difficult problem – what should one do with the extra cash? This unexpected income can be a burden when it comes to sitting down with your spouse and deciding where it should go. Here are the top three questions I ask myself when deciding where to put the money…

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What You Need to Know Before You Get a Student Loan

08.18.2010 by Jason Price 7 comments

College is getting ready to start for many students. If you’re a new student, by now you know whether or not you’re going to take out a student loan or not. If you’ve made the decision to get a loan to start college, there are some things you need to know. Thinking back several years ago, I didn’t really have a…

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How Do You Avoid Cell Phone Bill Overcharges?

08.17.2010 by Jason Price 6 comments

This month’s Consumer Reports has a number of good tips to help you avoid “bill shock” (as they put it). I remember a few times when I opened a cell phone bill I saw that it was well over a hundred dollars more than what I expected it to be. I learned a quick lesson that spending more minutes than my plan allowed was never going to be a good situation financially speaking…

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Taking a Radical Approach with Your Finances

08.15.2010 by Jay Peroni 1 comment

Having a radical word view can be harmful when it’s based on false beliefs. Imagine if you strongly believed the world was flat, would that not impact how you travel and view the world? However, when our beliefs are built on solid truth…being a radical is a good thing!

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How to Make Time to Deal With Your Finances

08.13.2010 by Craig Ford 5 comments

One of the common complaints of the non-financially sound is that there simply isn’t enough time to keep up with finances. It is true that none of us want to spend our whole life working as an accountant for our own personal finances. Instead, we would rather get out and live life.However, statements like “I don’t…

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