Posts Tagged ‘expense’
When discount brokerage firms like Charles Schwab, E*Trade, and TD Ameritrade emerged on the scene, they made stock trading more affordable. The trade commissions in the sub $20 range were a refreshing change from the exorbitant fees traditionally charged by full service brokers. If that was good, now it must be great with [...]
My first job after college paid $8 per hour — not good for an Ivy League alumni. That job was something to do while I tried to rediscover myself. I was lost and dispirited because I did not get accepted into a medical school.
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On Friday, I wrote “Discover your money values and financial demons.” The idea was to keep track of every pennies spent in order to learn about your spending habits, priorities, and money leaks. I have never been a big fan of budgeting because it is tedious — as long as I have money to [...]
This will be a short post. What I wanted to do is to outline all the financial matters I need to take care of for the baby due this December. As I do more research, I hope to write additional posts and link to them from here. Hopefully, I will have a [...]
I am still reading Your Money or Your Life by Dominguez and Robin — this book is taking longer than I thought because it is not just a book, but a road map to financial independence. One idea that stuck with me was the step that told you to keep track of every [...]
There are numerous posts and articles on this topic, but what the heck I will add some more to the information highway. From my personal experience, I can sincerely say these are the biggest money wasters around (not in any order):
Memberships that you never use — e.g., gym membership anyone?
Subscriptions that you never read [...]
I am not a smoker, but a couple of my friends are. Some of them occasionally complain about money problem to me, so I was wondering what their smoking habit is costing them. I am not going to ask any of them to stop, but I hope this post will help them move [...]
Do you ever wonder if you are charging too little for your rental property? Likewise, if you rent, do you ever wonder if you are paying too much? Today, I stumbled upon a site called Rentometer.
Just enter your zip code, rent, the number of bedrooms, and the number of units in the building. Rentometer [...]
I want to build my wealth, but I found many personal finance books to be boring and intimidating. They usually go into great detail about setting your financial goals, budgeting, etc. — but they don’t tell you the big picture in a simple and concise way. As the most financially astute person in my family, [...]
