Budgeting & Savings

Cash Management Is Really All About Stress Management

Cash management is important during bad times, but also during good times. Give the increasing volatility in the stock market, cash management is even more important to manage stress. At any given time, every investor must always decide three things: 1) How to invest their new cash flow 2) How to invest their existing cash […]

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Money Scams During COVID-19: Beware Of Desperate Measures

Desperate times often lead to desperate measures. I’ve noticed several money scams during COVID-19 we should all be aware of. If you know of more money scams, please share them in the comments section below. It makes me so mad that there are scammers out there. I’ve been scammed before, and it felt terrible. But

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The Average Net Worth By Age For The Upper Middle Class

This post will look in depth at the average net worth by age for the upper middle class. The upper middle class, aka the mass affluent, is loosely defined as individuals with a net worth or investable assets between $500,000 to $2 million. Investable assets means money outside of your primary residence, which is “trapped” and unproductive.

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How To Better Maintain And Grow Your Multiple Income Streams

Anybody who is currently trying to build multiple income streams knows that it’s hard work to maintain them all. Whether the reason is due to a low interest rate environment, mental fatigue, or a tremendous amount of extra hustle during undesirable hours, when it comes to creating your own safety net, patience is a virtue.

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Opportunity Cost Is A Spender’s Greatest Enemy: My Tesla Story

Opportunity cost is a spender’s greatest enemy. Given America has a spending problem, our country will constantly be in grave danger without adopting better financial habits. Back in 2018, I decided to join a Meetup softball league in San Francisco. I was one year into being a stay at home father and I needed to

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Why Invest In Certificates of Deposit (CD) When Rates Are So Low

Are you wondering why invest in certificates of deposit when rates are so low? Funny you should wonder because CD rates rose significantly since the 2020 lows. In 2023, both CD rates and Treasury bond yields reached their highest levels since 2007. By Q3 2024, the Fed finally started to cut rates after multiple rounds

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The U.S. Personal Saving Rate Reaches A Record High: Time To Beat It!

There are plenty of positives that have come out of the coronavirus pandemic: better health, less pollution, more time with family, an acceleration in the work from home trend, and the chance to buy stocks at large discounts, to name a few. The U.S. personal saving rate could be the most positive of them all.

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Why Households Need To Earn $300,000 A Year To Live A Middle Class Lifestyle Today

In order to comfortably raise a family in an expensive coastal city like San Francisco or New York, you’ve probably got to make at least $300,000 a year. Thanks to elevated inflation post pandemic, the middle-class lifestyle is getting harder to obtain due to rising costs of gasoline, food, housing, travel, tuition, and healthcare. You

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