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Santa Claus is one of our most recognizable holiday characters, known for his love of children, holiday spirit, and giving personality. Most people would agree that Santa is a good guy. He gives unselfishly and the only thing he asks for in return is good behavior. However, has anyone ever asked what this all costs [...]

We are currently in a time when too much emphasis is placed on grades.  Far too many graduating seniors believe that good grades lead to good jobs which leads to a good life.  However, there are many other attributes necessary for success. What is success?  This post isn’t about equating $200,000 a year and success.  [...]

The economic decisions that you make on a daily basis have a direct impact on your financial future. Your decisions can either set you up for a nice comfortable retirement or force you to work much longer than you ever planned. If you want to get on the right track to a successful retirement then [...]

Like anything else in life, business ownership comes with ups and downs. But an entrepreneurial spirit can help you see ways around obstacles and reduce downsides of owning your own business. Entrepreneurs see opportunity where others see risk — often because they take steps to manage risk or because they define risk in different ways. [...]

So how are you getting on with your New Year’s resolutions?  Yes that’s right, all those promises that you made to yourself back in January about doing more exercise, eating healthier food and cutting back on spending. We are now more than half-way through the year and for many, those good intentions are long forgotten [...]

Do you feel like you’re stuck in a dead end job with no way out? Are you looking for a way to get on the fast track to success? In the past it only took hard work and dedication to land your dream job. Today, companies take for granted that all employees are going to [...]

If your credit score is below 620, you know how tough it is to get a loan or a credit card with reasonable terms — that is…if you can even get them in the first place. It’s a well known fact that lenders will give people with good credit scores lower interest rates on mortgages, [...]

We in the personal finance blogosphere love to fill the internet with ideas on how to save money and discuss everything under the sun that you should not spend money on. Well, today, I’d like to discuss a few things that I believe are acceptable purchases.

I’m a firm believer that your 20s is the most important decade of your life financially.  This was a driving reason on why I chose to start my blog 20smoney.com.  This is a crucial decade; unfortunately, it is often the most abused decade as well.  Rather than saving, investing, and building a career, many 20-somethings [...]

I have two daughters and one son. They are all quite young (the oldest is four). At this moment when I look ahead to the future I am have the exact same financial plan for each of them. Currently, we financially treat them all the same. We save the same amount for college, buy the [...]