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5 Strategies for Building Wealth While in College

For the majority of college students, saving money for the future is not a top priority. Between classes, homework, extracurriculars, and social events, it is challenging to focus on anything but the here and now. These demands, combined with the lack of financial education that is provided to most college students, make it unlikely that many will plan or save for the future. However, despite the current financial state of most students, the college years are actually one of the best times to...
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Expert Insights Into Wealth Creation

On the surface, it appears that debt is a surefire way of limiting wealth creation. Truth be told, not all debt is bad. There are certain types of debt that are regarded as good debt, while others are bad debt. Mortgages (for personal or business real estate) are typically considered good debt, as are student loans. Bad debt is not an investment that will grow in value, and it certainly doesn’t generate income over the long-term. A classic example of bad debt is credit card debt. There are stark...
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Four Practical Insights on How to Take Charge of Your Finances

At the start of this year, people made different kinds of New Year resolutions. The most popular resolutions had personal finance undertones such as getting out of debt or saving up more money. Many New Year resolutions have started to fizzle out on the altar of what's 'practical' as people return to their old ways. Interestingly, your finances tend to have a direct influence on other areas of your life; you can't afford to watch your personal finance resolutions fizzle out. This article provid...
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4 Ways To Plan A Smart Retirement

Retirement is a matter of concern for almost anybody across the world. Once the inflow of income stops, the reserve funds always seem to run out faster than expected. And soon, people face a terrible financial situation where they are forced to compromise on a lifestyle that they have become accustomed to their whole lives. (more…)
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Budgeting Tips to Keep Your Finances Healthy

Consider if you will, the concept of a budget. It's one of those things that, like a diet or exercise regimen, is a good thing to follow, will do you a world of good, but is quite frankly a fun-murdering pain in the rear end. (more…)
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How to Save Money On Your College Degree

Whether you call it an expense or an investment, keeping your college costs under control is always a good idea. Here are a few things you can do to achieve this goal. It's Never Too Early To Save The first thing to remember is to start planning for the college years (your own or your child's) early. Even if your child is still in diapers, go ahead and think about how to pay for college when the time comes. One of the best ways to do start saving for college is to invest in a 529 plan...
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Fiscal Fasting, Trimming Your Budget, and Other Creative Financial Tactics

Trying to manage your finances can be hard. Just figuring out a budget is difficult and then comes the hard part – sticking to it. Here are some actionable effective and creative tips to get your finances organized and start thinking about how your career path fits in with these goals. To be creative, we usually have to step outside of our work-a-day world and look at our lives and those around us with a fresh perspective. When I set out to tackle my financial problems, like not being able t...
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Your Ideas Will Fail if You Don’t Emphasize Them

Many people out there in the world have great ideas about what could make quite a bit of money. Unfortunately, most of them put in a halfhearted effort in order to make their dreams come true. The result is absolute failure. It's difficult to be in the right place at the right time in order to have financial security dropped onto your lap without putting in the effort to make it happen. If you don't put in the work it takes to make the project become a success, then you've already failed before ...
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