My first car was a Toyota Rav4. I wanted it because it looked cool and a friend had one. Yes, that was my reason. So I started looking for one with guidelines such as “oh, and if it was red, it would be even better”! It turns out my friend who was driving one had given much more… Read more
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Who are those most likely to be affected by high debt levels?
Debt is something that millions of us are likely to get into. It could be from taking out a student loan, a credit card, being overdrawn on our current accounts, by taking out a mortgage or by an ordinary personal loan. For some of us, paying off debts in instalments is simple enough, but… Read more
What to look for in a mortgage
Are you looking for a mortgage? If so, there are many things to take into consideration, here are a few tips to make sure you don’t make a decision lightly and are happy with both your new home and your financial situation. How much down payment is ideal? If you put as much… Read more
What Financial Independence means to me: Jon from MoneySmartGuides
Morning! Today I am having Jon from MoneySmartGuides who will share his vision of Financial Independence, and how he may become my neighbor under the Guatemalan sun haha. Let me know if you would like to guest post on RFI. You can also find me today on Stacking Benjamins, talking about having a plan for… Read more
Loans for economic boost in America
Different countries differ when it comes to culture and different laws to be implemented. With this kind of situation, services are affected regarding the different discretion of government policies. Monetary loans is not an exemption to this, particularly in America ,where in people are very much open minded regarding loan based services when it comes… Read more
Your Taxes Shouldn’t Be Financially Taxing
After working for years doing typical monotonous work in Cubicleville crunching away at numbers, balancing accounts and adjusting general ledgers, I thought I had a pretty firm grasp on my own financial future. Sure, I started a 401k and put a percentage of my pay away for that rainy day, years from now. I invested… Read more
Accidents at Work Don’t Have to Be a Fight for Financial Fairness
Fighting your corner after you’ve sustained an injury at work can be costly. To begin with, just focus on recovering from your injuries. Getting the compensation you need doesn’t mean that you have to hire a heavy-duty lawyer and fall into debt. But neither should you just accept your situation without the damages that… Read more
Why I care about financial literacy and why you should too
Good morning! Today I have teamed up with a few other blogs around Shannon from The Heavy Purse to help promote Financial Literacy Month. What is financial literacy? According to Wikipedia, financial literacy is the ability to understand how money works in the world: how someone manages to earn or make it, how that person… Read more
Selling some livestock investment
It is almost time to sell my last 56 heads of cattle! I am not really happy about it, since the profits were really great and it has been a totally passive investment, but the pasture at the ranch is getting scarce and keeping the calves longer may mean that they lose weight by not… Read more
Are you an average couple?
Today I am answering money questions for couples that were published on DINKs finance. What are your answers? You can read the answers of Taylor from Repaid.org, Jay from The First Million is the Hardest, Money Beagle and J.Money from Budgets Are Sexy. 1. Would you discuss money on the first date? Sure. Or at… Read more