vacation

Everyone has that one extravagant possession he’s always wanted, but never had the money for. Even you probably think about your dream wedding, vacation or home every now and then and long for the cash you need to buy it. So why keep wishing when you can start saving instead? If you want something bad [...]

Out of all of the personal financial strategies, one of the most lucrative financial moves is that of purchasing property to lease out to renters. Doing this, if done correctly, can earn you a fantastic return for your investment, as well as earn you a passive income. If you follow some basic guidelines, it could [...]

With so much technology literally at the tip of our fingers, it is easy to get sucked onto the information highway and wind up blowing a budget just to keep up with the flow of traffic. We all want the latest and greatest stuff but what you don’t know  (and don’t really need) is what could [...]

Vacation is one of those luxuries that can easily cause you to go over budget. Even the best budgeter gets caught up in the spur of the moment. I know no one really wants to budget on vacation.  But, I promise you, there is one thing worse than budgeting on vacation — that is, being [...]

As this year’s summer travel season may be off to a slower start than most, there will still be issues travelers experience when flying on airlines. Delayed or canceled flights, lost luggage, or getting bumped off a flight altogether, leaving you stranded in the airport happens to the best of us. At some point, you [...]

If you are a first-time homebuyer and missed out on the $8,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit because you didn’t make the April 30th deadline, you still have tax incentives to look forward to in the future. One of the benefits of buying a home is that you can deduct the mortgage interest you are paying on [...]

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. [...]

Let’s face it, being a business owner requires a specific type of personality and an unmatched level of passion and drive. Not many people have what it takes to start their own business and be successful. That said, it’s doubtful anyone who owns their own business would trade it for anything. Nothing beats being your [...]

My husband has been a teaching assistant on several occasions as he works toward his Ph.D. Sometimes he shows me the papers that college seniors hand in. If the papers of these soon-to-be college grads are any indication of the professionalism that can be expected from them, it’s little wonder that many are just forgoing [...]

School is about to close its doors and release kids into an extended summer vacation but with money tight for so many families around the country, many parents are fretting about what to do with the kids at home. They will be less traveling and likely more whines of boredom when money concerns limit parents [...]