What is Crowdfunding and How Does it Work?
You don't need to have tons of money to invest in exciting projects nowadays. With that new fangled thing called the internet, almost anyone, from anywhere in the world, can…
Debt Lessons You Can Learn from Football Players. The NFL and IOU!
Debt Lessons You Can Learn from Football Players was written by Don Silvestri and originally appeared on Wealth of Geeks. It has been republished with permission. Before Don Silvestri became…
Acorns vs Robinhood vs Webull vs M1 Finance: Which One is the Best?
Are you looking for ways to up your investing? Do you want to get into the stock market game to make your money work for you? Are you sick and…
What Beginning Investment Book To Pick? Here Are 15+ options.
What Beginning Investment Book To Pick? was written by Mary Elizabeth. It originally appeared on Wealth of Geeks and was republished with permission. For young investors, beginning investing can seem…
What is a Personal Loan and How Does it Work?
Do you have expenses that you fail to pay on a regular basis? Or maybe a huge pile of high-interest debt requiring monthly payments that barely even cover the interest…
What Is A Debt Consolidation Loan?
If you've got lots of debt from various sources, a debt consolidation loan could help you organize your finances and set your future straight. "What is a debt consolidation loan?"…
How to Budget Money 101 (You Know You Need To)
How to Budget Money 101 was written by Kristian Borghesan, and originally appeared on Wealth of Geeks. It has been republished with permission. Budgeting. The nine-letter word in personal finance…
Personal Loans For Bad Credit
When looking at loan advice online, many sources assume that you have good or at least neutral credit. As a result, their solutions may not apply to those who have…
10 Receipt Scanner App Options to Save Your Expense Reports
This article was written by Ryan Luke. It originally appeared on Your Money Geek and has been republished with permission A receipt scanner app could be one of the easiest…
How To Get Out of Debt Fast: 10+ Tips You Need To Know Now
There are many reasons why people get into debt, but many don't know how to get out of it. This article will show you what you need to do to…
What Happens if You File Taxes Late? Here is the Good News and Bad
This post was written by Riley Adams, and originally appeared on Your Money Geek. It has been republished with permission. Just do it already. Reset your view on taxes if…
When Does It Make Sense To Refinance Student Loans?
Our contributing author, Travis Hornsby, CFA, is Founder and CEO of Student Loan Planner. He lives with his wife in St. Louis, MO, where he loves thinking up new student loan…
What is An Annuity (and How Annuities Work!)
Imagine getting paid $1000 every month for the rest of your life. You don't need to work for it and you can spend it however you want. Sounds like a…
Can I Work and Collect Social Security
Around 64% of Americans have not saved enough for retirement, and about half of those individuals may have nothing set aside when they reach retirement age. The pandemic worsened some…
What is The Infinite Banking Concept? What Are The Pros and Cons?
The infinite banking concept describes a way for everyday individuals to take charge of their finances and grow their wealth. Popularized by R. Nelson Nash in his book "Becoming Your…
Making a Will – 10 Facts You’ll Definitely Want to Consider
The pandemic has changed people's thinking on many things, not the least of which is estate planning and making a will. According to one study, over 68% of Americans do…
Indexed Universal Life Insurance – The Pros, Cons and Must-Know Information!
As it stands today, you might feel like you need an entire college course on life insurance to simply understand all the available options you have to consider. From navigating…
How You Can Become Debt Free (And Even Get a Fresh Financial Start)
Being overwhelmed by debt can be stressful, frustrating, and even detrimental to your mental and overall health. If you're watching your debts pile up month after month, you may need…
Recession-Proof Stocks: 13 Stocks to Buy to Weather the Storm
This post was written by Steve Cummings and originally appeared on Your Money Geek. Steve Cummings is the founder of the personal finance blog The Frugal Expat. Please note that…
What You Need To Know About a Sinking Fund
We all have something special we'd like to buy for our home or in life. That old couch that has seen better days in your living room begging for a…
How to Save For a House: 10 Ways To Make Your Biggest Purchase Ever!
Buying a home may be the biggest purchase a person can make. And, with home prices rising, it can also feel intimidating or even impossible, especially for a first-time home.…
Bull Market vs. Bear Market? What You Need to Know
The stock market can seem like a game of chance sometimes — you might wake up one day to find that your investments have grown by 5% overnight, then six…
Want to Know How to Get Rich? Follow These 8 Steps
Do you want to know how to get rich? (Of course you do! Don’t we all?) Though many people think getting “rich” is a daunting uphill climb, the truth is…
College Graduates: Build Wealth by Avoiding 11 Common Money Mistakes After Landing Your First Job
Congratulations! You graduated from college and landed your first job! It’s an exciting and scary new chapter all rolled in one. You’ll be making some serious money for the first…
How to Become a Millionaire – 16 Dos and Don’ts
It's no longer "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" but how to become a millionaire. You don't have to be a contestant on a game show, win the lottery, or…
What Happens If You Don’t Pay Student Loans?
If you're one of the many millions of graduates saddled with debt, it's understandable that you have some anxiety about paying off your loans. You may even start to wonder…
Investment Vehicles: What Are They and What Are the Risks?
According to the 2019 Schwab Modern Wealth Survey, Americans believe someone to be "wealthy" if they have at least $2.3 million in net worth. Arguably, the best approach to building…
5 Ways to Spot Investment Scams
There is always an element of risk versus reward with an investment. You are never guaranteed to get all your money back. However, some investment opportunities are straight-up scams. Ponzi schemes…
Top 5 Personal Bookkeeping Software Options: Personal Capital vs Mint vs Quicken vs Money Dance vs Countabout
Personal Capital vs Mint vs Quicken vs Money dance vs Countabout are all potential options to help you get a better grip on your personal finances or tidy up your…
5 Ways People Waste Money on Their Cars
This may be something of a personal pet peeve, but why do people waste money on their cars? Spending money on cars, fine. Wasting money? Not so fine. It's easy…
The Financial Planning Process: Your Route to Financial Independence!
The financial planning process is all about "planning" for your retirement far in advance of your arrival there. You need to think of retirement as a destination. I like to…
Emergency Fund: How Much is Enough?
How much is enough for an emergency fund, you ask? Well, that's a highly debated topic. The answer is (as always), it DEPENDS. Before I get into how much is…
How You (or Your Business) Can Benefit from a Financial Coach
There are a lot of things that can lead to a business's downfall. Failing to market products and services effectively is a major factor. Jumping into an over-saturated market can…
What Are Stocks? And How To Invest in the S&P 500
Are you a new investor who is looking for ways to build wealth? More than 50 percent of households in the United States invest in some form in the stock market. …
60k a Year Is How Much an Hour? (And How Do I Budget for That Salary?)
60k a year is how much an hour? And how do you budget for a 60k salary? Let's find out. If you're a high school teacher, public relations specialist, zoologist,…
How to Incorporate Yourself to Save Money (and Protect Your Assets)
So you are a freelancer or independent contractor and you want to know how to incorporate yourself. Smart. My feeling is that if you are self-employed in this way, you're…
Big Picture Investing: Why You Need to Get in the Game Now!
If you have been poking around my blog, you’ve probably figured out that my ultimate goal is to help you reach some version of "financial independence" (or even just plain…
How to Make Your Money Work for You: 7 Modern Methods for Investing in “The Market”
You work hard for your money, but do you know how to make your money work for you? No one wants to work until they die, right? If you feel…
What is the Difference Between Term and Whole Life Insurance?
Are you thinking about buying life insurance, but don't know where to start? Here's a money saving tip: get it while you're still young(er) and healthy! Now, let's look at…
8 Proven & Practical Ways to Catch-Up With Your Retirement Savings Contributions
This is a guest post written for playlouder.com by Rick Pendykoski, the owner of Self Directed Retirement Plans LLC, a retirement planning firm based in Goodyear, AZ. Rick has over…
The Financial Independence Mindset is Critical
Many people have heard this term "financially independent," but they’re not totally sure what it means—or if they know what it means, they don’t know how to achieve it. Financial…
Personal Itemized Budget Categories & How You Wrangle Them with My Budget Template
Do you want to maximize your income and invest your savings in order to increase your net worth and maybe even retire early? Well then, it all starts with a…
The Benefits of a Financial Advisor for Your Investing Future
Want to jump into the world of investing, but don't have the time to learn all there is to know? Well then, you might appreciate the benefits of a financial…
The Mindset of The Rich vs Poor: How Wealthy People Think Differently
I hate to put things in terms of the rich vs poor, but when it comes to amassing and keeping money, wealthy people do think inherently differently from poor people.…
Why Emergency Funds Should Be a High Priority
This is a guest post written for playlouder.com by Aileen Colon. Please note that guest post opinions are of their author. They are not always in strict alignment with my…
A Robo Advisor Comparison: Can A.I. Get You to the Promised Land?!
So I wanted to put together a distilled robo advisor comparison for you to check out. Largely because they are cool, but also because they are (potentially) a great step…
Solo 401k vs SEP IRA: A Comparing For the Self-Employed
Self-employment can offer an excellent work-life balance, as well as other freedoms and lifestyle benefits! Hahaha...wasn't that funny. Seriously though, self-employment will likely be the cause of you working 80…
You Need to Do Your Personal Bookkeeping (Like a Business)…and You Hate It…Now What?!?
There just isn't any way around it. No matter how you earn, invest, slice, dice and spend your money, one financial fundamental will hold true: you have to do personal…