As the cost of goods and services has continued to soar across the world, many U.S. workers are finding themselves relying on side-hustle money more and more as a way to be able to make ends meet.
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Tag: investing
How Much Do You Need To Be “Wealthy?”
According to Merriam-Webster, one of the definitions of wealth is an abundance of valuable material possessions or resources. Per a new survey that recently came out, many Americans feel you need a lot of valuable material possessions – to the tune of $2.2 million – to be considered “wealthy.”
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6 Ways Interest Rate Increases May Affect Your Personal Finances
The Federal Reserve is continuing to raise interest rates to combat inflation. It’s raised rates more times already than it has in 28 years. You would think then that as inflation eases, it would make expense management a bit easier for consumers. However, as rates rise, so too does the cost of borrowing money – with everything from home loans to credit cards – continuing to go up. Here are some areas you might want to keep an eye on in your finances, according to GoBankingRates.
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3 Investment Reminders for The Stock Market
From time to time, I like to highlight tips from Jonathan Pond’s Ponderings newsletter. It’s a great read if you haven’t subscribed before. Granted much of his advice may seem like common sense, but given the roller coaster that the market has been on as of late, between inflation, issues abroad, and more, I wanted to highlight his post this week, as I think it contains some timely reminders.
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Personal Finance Education to Come to Michigan High Schools
As part of a growing trend across states around the country, it appears that Michigan is poised to become the 14th state to mandate a personal finance education.
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How To Prepare Financially For a Second Baby
Raising one child can certainly be expensive enough (but we all know that the experience of being a parent is priceless). However, when another baby is on the way, expanding your family from one to kids can come with a whole other set of financial planning aspects that you’ll want to take into consideration before delivery day.
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10 Pieces of Financial Advice a College Grad Should Know
One of my passions is personal finance and making it relatable for as many as possible, and trying to write about and highlight information that I think would be useful. I know when I was in college, I wish I would have had half the information available as there is now. With graduation season in full swing, I wanted to highlight an article that covered some great topics college grads should know as they enter the “adulting” world.
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4 Tips To Get Caught Up On Retirement Savings
You’ve probably heard of the old phrase, “time is money,”, especially in the business world. Time is something that many investors are missing out on especially when it comes to retirement planning.
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What Comes Next After Retiring Early?
As mentioned in the previous post, there’s no reason that millennials can’t look forward to early retirement. If you’re one of the ones who have been able to accomplish this feat, you might be wondering, “what comes next?” I wanted to highlight this story from NextAdvisor in partnership with Time, that features Bernadette Joy, founder of Crush Your Money Goals, who have had to ponder just that.
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5 Financial Factors For Millenials and Their Money
According to census data, millennials passed the baby boomer generation as the largest living generation in 2019. With that, millennials also get to experience some unique personal finance topics that older generations didn’t necessarily have to worry about. Read on for more.
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