Opinion posts
Opening with a strong hook, proving your idea can be a viable business through hours of research, and telling a possible backer that you feel like your dreams can become reality are important parts of your business planning. However, the very last part of your business plan can be where everything, all your hard work,…
Are you driving to see family this holiday season? Taking a road trip to see the fam can be cheaper and more (or less) convenient than taking a flight. If you haven’t noticed, in the past 10 days fuel prices have dropped 50 cents in many areas across the country. But don’t be deceived, they’re…
Only a year and a half ago my partner John and I started a small business together. Of course, we want to share the finances, which required us to open a small business banking account. It involved a bit more than we anticipated. Merely visiting your current bank’s local branch or website may or may…
I don’t know many people who, from first dollar in hand, knew exactly how to control their money. Learning how to control your finances is a learned skill. Some people are fortunate enough to have learned valuable skills from their parents or other role models while others, myself included, fumble their way through their finances…
There are quite literally millions of (legal) ways to make money. Most people get a job and work at said job as their only income source never really doing much about ways to make more money. They want more money, but few people actually do something about this need/want/desire and become proactive about it. A…
Money is something that interests everyone. It is one topic that unites us all and most people in the world are interested in how to make more money. Some people dream about what they would do with more money while others, myself included, go out and do it. Why one chooses to make more money…
There’s no doubt that fear is a motivation in our financial decision making process. We fear running out of money and being unreliable for those we’re responsible for. This motivates us to prepare for the future. We fear making poor choices like investing in a stock that will tank, or putting hard earned cash into…
If I’m being honest-and honesty is something I rely on blogging for-I didn’t have a budget most of my life. I had NO idea how to manage money. None. Zip. Zilch. I was totally clueless about money and what to do with it. Sure I knew people put money in savings accounts but growing up…
One of the toughest parts about getting out of debt is having to miss out on social events. Socializing can be very expensive depending on what you choose to do. My husband’s best friend is getting married next weekend. This past weekend was the bachelor party and a stark reminder about how expensive socializing can…
I literally have no idea how much I should spend on a wedding gift. Is there a flow or comparison chart I can look at? Seriously, who evaluates this stuff? Is it based on my income level, or how much I love the couple? Figuring out how much I should spend on a wedding gift…