Finances has always been a personal topic and many of us don’t openly discuss it even amongst family and close friends. It’s like some taboo that we can’t discuss finances yet we can comfortably talk about everything else. If we never talk about it, how do we get to understanding it more? Do we have a fear of trying to understand finances and is that fear holding us back? Up until I got married, I never took the time to…
Where you should invest your money in is always a great question and two types of stocks you can invest in are growth stocks and income stocks. Growth stocks are stocks that are expected to continually grow. Income stocks are stocks that provide a consistent income stream. Which one should you invest in? Growth stocks refer to companies with growth potential. Where there is growth, there is growth with stock prices. These stocks tend to experience volatility however investors will…
I love Costco! It has almost everything I need and want at a great price. But I can’t figure out why I leave Costco with a $300 or $400 receipt every time I shop there. If you experience the same problem, you’re not alone. Many of my friends say the same thing and many out there posting on forums say it also. Costco is definitely doing something right when it comes to luring you into buying their items. I’ve read…
We all want instant gratification or instant pleasure. It makes us feel good and puts us in a good mood. Just like taking a spoonful of ice cream, the first spoon is always the best…instant pleasure. It makes us feel good now but the more we consume it, the worse off we’ll be. If you continue to eat ice cream all the time, you’re likely going to add some pounds on you. Don’t sacrifice your future for today’s pleasures. Instant…
Planning for vacations take time and effort. It also takes time to accumulate rewards points for you to use if you want to try and save some money. Although this summer is just starting, start planning for next year’s summer vacation. The quickest way to accumulate rewards points is to open credit cards with a promotion and meet the spending qualifications. For example, at the time of me writing this article United has a credit card that is offering 100,000…
We’ve been exposed early in our life about goals, aspirations, and trying to reach our dreams. We all probably heard that in order to reach our goals we have to work hard to get it. Not only work hard but we have to make a plan how we get there. Whether you have goals to get into a certain career field, a certain position, opening a business, make a certain amount of money, or whatever you have aspirations for, these…