Occupy the Past: How Past Financial Uprisings have Effected the US
The Occupy Wall Street phenomenon has proven that large scale demonstrations in the United States are not simply a thing of the past. For mainly a younger segment of the population the movement has given hope that the people can incite change in the way the system works. And for many of the young protesters this concept seems like a novel and new approach to changing the financial situation of the country.
But what can the movement learn form Continue article...
Choosing The Right Career In Finance
Everyone has different personality types. Surprisingly, these personality types direct which type of careers are best for you. If you have taken a reliable personality assessment and you have discovered that careers in finance are best suited for you it is time to do your research. There are a number of different finance careers ranging in pay and responsibilities. Some jobs in finance deal directly with the public while other financial jobs are behind the scenes. Some careers in finance Continue article...
Taking Control of Your Financial Life: Six Common Bad Habits That Are Costing You Money
In today’s unsure economy, most of us have made significant changes to the way we view money, spending, and our financial future. We’ve switched from name brand to generic, clipped coupons, and shopped for sales. Most of us feel pretty good about the changes we’ve made. Unfortunately, in spite of those changes, many of us have also developed some costly bad habits. Here, I am not talking about bad habits you can put a price on, like Continue article...
How to Get More Money for Your Trade-In
In most cases, using the trade-in value of your old vehicle to lower the down payment on a new one is a sound business practice. The more you can negotiate for your trade-in, the less cash you’ll have to come up with for a new car. The key is to make sure you get what your vehicle is worth when the time comes to trade it in.
Sell It Yourself
When it comes to actual cash value, you may be better off Continue article...
Recent Grad Confused about Personal Finance? Empower Yourself through Education
The financial crisis has had many across the country questioning what, exactly, went wrong. While there is no one person to blame, we know for a fact that shady loan and banking practices and irresponsible government behavior played a big role in today’s sagging markets. Still, individual decisions, like taking on loans whose commitments, often buried in small print contracts, we did not fully understand, were a big part of the problem. And as with nearly any social problem, solutions Continue article...
What is Finance?
Finance is a science that deals with money, risk and time. To be more precise, it deals with how money deriving from various activities is spent.
The importance of such science lies in the fact that it greatly influences each country’s economy, defines business networks and can determine both failures and successes. Just to make an example, a successful company that has a satisfactory turnover might easily lose everything it has by simply mis-investing its assets.
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5 Lessons About Managing Money I Learned From An 8-Year Old
When you’re young, life is so much easier, isn’t it? Sure, you have to deal with parents, and your friends can change from day to day.
But each day is its own day. Most problems don’t carry over to the next day. You don’t have to worry about the future. Because today is more important.
There are lots of lessons we can learn from kids.
Some of them are easy to incorporate into our adult live. And some of them aren’t. But we Continue article...
Money Leaks: Slow Ways to Become Broke
There are of course huge ways to waste money, but then there are small wastes, which are referred to as leaks. Sometimes the leaks are so small, you may not even notice them, but they do add up and can end up being a huge chunk of money that could be better spent somewhere else. In this post, I am going to highlight some leaky ways you could be leaking money without you realizing it.
Clunkers: Not only is buying Continue article...
The Real Green Thumb and The 4 Simple Laws to Growing a Magic Garden of Wealth
It is said America has more millionaires that any other country. If this is true why are so many of us so poor? Why do so many Americans suffer with debt? Why are we as a society so overextended and buried under mortgages we can’t pay and live in homes we can’t afford in the first place? The answers are simple, yet must be explained carefully. Let’s examine rule one.
Rule one: Never try to keep up with the Joneses.
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Going Green to Keep More Green in Your Pocket
With much of the focus on going green today, the average family can do much to help the environment. Not only will you be doing your part for global warming and climate change, you will be doing your wallet a big favor as well.
Investing for the Future
The winds of change are definitely blowing in the direction of green business practices and sustainability. Instead of investing with the old tried and true methods, research the options for investing in companies Continue article...
