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by Erik Folgate

Free Money Finances explains that it’s easy to become wealthy. I agree, especially if you start out investing early in life. It’s my life’s goal to educate young people to invest in their twenties, because a little bit becomes A LOT when it has 40 years to grow.

Get Rich Slowly shows us how he saved money on his wedding. You need to read this article if you’re getting married soon, or ever plan to get married. It’s so freakin’ expensive. You can have an elegant wedding for cheap if you know how to spend your money.

Flexo at Consumerism Commentary asks the question, Is it Discrimination for health insurance companies to charge more premium to overweight people? News flash – insurance companies discriminate ALL the time. They get away with it, because they can always find some statistic out there that justifies them having to take on a higher risk. When insurance companies take on a higher amount of risk, they are allowed to charge higher premium. That’s why males have higher auto rates, and people under 25 have higher auto rates, because their age or gender make them a higher risk based on past statistics.


Erik and his wife, Lindzee, live in Orlando, Florida with a baby boy on the way. Erik works as an account manager for a marketing company, and considers counseling friends, family and the readers of Money Crashers his personal ministry to others. Erik became passionate about personal finance and helping others make wise financial decisions after racking up over $20k in credit card and student loan debt within the first two years of college. Another one of Erik's projects is the site, Stuff We Google.

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