There are few springtime rituals more satisfying than the annual cleaning. Before you tackle big projects like your home or wardrobe, a quick and easy place to start, yet reap immediate rewards, is your wallet. To get you started, here’s a list of the items in your wallet you can stop carrying around right now. […]
Your financial future is ultimately up to you. Liz Davidson, founder and chief executive of Financial Finesse, a financial education firm, in her new book, “What Your Financial Advisor Isn’t Telling You,” delves into why it is important to save for your future financial security. She discusses her impressions of the American populace’s preparation for […]
As more and more health insurers are pulling their participation in the Affordable Healthcare Act, many Americans are beginning to question Obamacare’s life expectancy. After the recent exit of the largest insurance company in the US, some argue that citizens should not be obligated to pay taxes for services that a business may choose not […]
In order to maintain your spending and keep it down to reasonable rate that fits your budget, you may wish to download a free app to track your spending. Apps such as Dollarbird permit you to input your daily expenditures on a calendar and easily monitor your day by day spending. Other apps such as […]
Modern couples getting married are spending more per guest than ever before. While the amount a couple spends varies according to where they live, the overall amount has increased. Even though the entire amount spent has risen, couples are choosing to invite fewer people to their weddings, creating more lavish affairs for more a select […]
‘Generation X’ composes the individuals born between the end of the ‘Baby-Boom’ and the year of 1980. The majority of these individuals are now progressing through their middle ages, and it is becoming increasingly important that they establish clear financial goals in order to ensure their future, and the future of their families, is secure. […]
A concern as of late has been what is dubbed, “the pink tax.” There has been attention paid to the fact that women are being taxed more for their products than men. While not true in all cases, one study found that women’s products cost more than men’s in 42% of cases (The New York […]
Money can become a hardship on everyone. So what do you do when you’ve reached the end of your wallet and all you find is dust? Foreclosure? Bankruptcy? Is there an end to it all? Is there a way out? And better yet, is there a deeper reason as to why my wallet is not […]
If you are experiencing a tightness in your wallet, in other words you have more money going out than coming in, you need to read this article. It offers some excellent advice on how to cut your expenses even if you think you’ve done everything there is to do. There are ideas in this article […]
The article “Who Spends the Most on Weddings?” is a geographical breakdown of the average costs for wedding spending in the U.S. As you would imagine, people spend the most money in Manhattan and the least money in Alaska. It seems the more affluent the area where you live the higher the spending. In Manhattan […]
