Living Off Your Investments

When you’re in the middle of a project, it’s sometimes hard to imagine the final result. But, that stash of cash in your 401(k) will someday be your income, and you’ll be taking money out of it rather than putting money in it.
The strategies for investing while you’re taking withdrawals are significantly [...]

January 2008 Net Worth Snapshot

A brutal start to 2008.  We eked out a positive gain of $224.24 only because the market had a couple of positive days at the end of the month.  In order to reach our 2008 net worth goal, we’ll now need to average a gain of $3,000/month for the rest of the year.  A tall [...]

7 Stupid Strategies for Credit Card Consumerism

The following is a guest post from Heather Johnson, a freelance business, finance and credit writer, as well as a regular contributor for BusinessCreditCards.com, a site for comparing small business credit cards. She welcomes questions, comments, and freelancing job inquiries at her email address heatherjohnson2323@gmail.com.
Consumers in the United States are leading the charge in [...]