Look around you. Does the economy look like it’s struggling? We just had one of the most successful online retail weekends for sales and a great Black Friday turn out. People either have enough money, or they’re still in love with their credit cards. It’s probably a mixture of both. [...]

I’ve been very curious about getting into real estate investing. Normally, I would sit here and tell you that you should buy real estate and hold onto it for years upon years. But, what’s the fun in that? Being a landlord can be very annoying. I know people that have a [...]

If you’ve took any of my advice about the holidays, then you’ve already set up a budget for each individual that you’re going to buy a gift for this holiday season. For instance, we get our nephews and niece a $25 dollar gift. We get our parents $75 dollar gifts for each parent [...]

My wife and I were a part of the Black Friday mayhem, but it may be our last experience with it. I’ll give you a brief rundown of our morning…
I am woken up at 4am to the sweet smell of my dog’s breath, because my wife woke up first, so my dog was excited [...]

I hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday. If you’re like me, then you’re probably trying to recover from the time off. We had a busy time, but luckily I was able to relax today and do NOTHING. I’ll blog about my Black Friday experience tomorrow. Let’s just say [...]

My wife and I bought our first condo about 16 months ago. We also sold it about it 4 months ago. One big mistake that we made when going through our first purchase was that we did not get a professional home inspection. We only had one major surprise, and that was [...]

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Have you made it your goal to stay out of debt this holiday season, or are you already calling your credit card companies to raise your credit limit? My advice is to pay for everything with cash this holiday season. You won’t regret your spending come January and February, and you won’t pay [...]

I looked over the article from Kiplinger’s about the Five Best Money Books for Young People. I was pleasantly surprised to see five very quality books. I have not read all of them, but I have heard good things about the ones I haven’t read. You should definitely read, “Debt free by [...]