The economy is in a state of constant flux. If one industry is doing well, you can bet another is suffering. While it can be difficult to weather any cycle, there are techniques that you can use to ensure that you stay on top no matter what happens. Here are just a few of the [...]

• What Are Passive Streams of Income? If you’re trying to make more money, chances are you’ve heard the phrase, multiple income streams. However, there are two main types of income streams that you can use, and they are quite different. The first is known as active – and as the name implies, this is a type......
• How to Work Less and Make More Money With Multiple Streams of Income Most of us would like the chance to spend more time with our families, work a lot less and still bring in a sizeable income. If you’re only going to rely on your current income, the chances of that happening are pretty small, unless you’ve got an incredible job. However,......
• Hobbies that Make Money 3 Examples One my favorite themes is multiple income streams...  One way to add incomes streams without increasing your workload is to combine a hobby with a way of making money (like a website)...  In the post I would like to highlight several websites that are doing just that... Boating & Fishing: SF Boater -- A......
• Does Your Education Really Make a Difference For Your Financial Future? One of the age old questions that many people have is whether having a good education will predispose you towards being wealthy. While there are many schools of thought on this, the general consensus is that it is easier to make more money when you have a special degree, but......
• How to Start Saving More Right Now For many of us, saving is something that we always plan to do, but never quite get around to it. The bottom line is, if you don’t have a savings account and a regular plan for putting money aside, you may regret it in the future, especially as you get......

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Being broke means that you are relying on cash advances on your credit card in order to pay your rent or your mortgage, and you are praying that you are going to have enough money left on your credit line in order for you to do so.
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• 4 Tips to Getting Bad Debt Under Control If you are swimming in a sea of bad debt, keeping your head above water can be incredibly difficult. Thanks to our consumer culture, the availability of credit cards and a general lack of concern for what debt means, many people find that their bad debt is out of control.......
• How to Find Financial Stability in Unstable Markets Right now, the only news about the economy seems to be bad news, and it may take a few months if not years to improve. The dollar is weak, oil prices are still up and the cost of living has skyrocketed this year. These are unstable times, but that doesn’t......
• Learning Basic Money Management Skills Whether economics is your idea of a great way to fight insomnia, or you just didn’t get the benefit of learning about money management early on, it is never to late to learn the basic skills of proper money management. We highly recommend taking a brief course on finance if......
• The Dos and Donts of Credit Scores Pt 1 A credit score is a really important indicator on how likely you will be to default on a credit card or a loan. Your credit score is determined by a number of different factors, including your payment history, the amounts of money that you owe, the length of credit history,......
• Getting Out of Debt 103 Debt Elimination Step #3 - Finally, you have to implement what is known as a debt snowball. The third and final step of this process, implementing a debt snowball, is a step that could easily require several years depending on how much debt you are dealing with. Once you have......

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If you have ever wanted to get into investing, but you weren’t sure where to start, there are thousands of books out there that will get you started. But they are not all created equal. From sky high hope crushers to real world advice, you’ll have plenty of topics to go over. The Single Best [...]

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• Review of Last Chance Millionaire Douglas Andrew’s book targets the baby boomer generation and tries to convince them that it is not too late to become a millionaire and avoid living on soup kitchen handouts to survive retirement. That’s a pretty tall order and a lot of authors have failed at this exact same premise.......
• Review: Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them By Gary Belsky and Tom Gilovich This fascinating book by a popular financial journalist and a college professor may not be the newest book on the shelf, and it may not have the most hype, but by far, it is one of the most interesting personal finance books we have ever read. This book goes where......
• Review: The Motley Fool’s You Have More Than You Think By David and Tom Gardener For many people, the ability to invest is a pie in the sky dream that will never be achieved, due to the fact that they may not believe they have “enough” money to invest. This book promises to allay those fears and help readers get a better view on personal......
• Sunday Money Madness: Ghosts, Spirits, Haunts, and Souls Lots of holidays and celebrations this weekend. Halloween on the 3st. All Saints Day on the first of November. All Souls Day on the second. Dia de los Muertos covering the whole weekend for many, also known as the Day of the Dead which was yesterday specifically. Samhain for the......
• Choosing the Right Types of Investments If you have a regular, traditional type of pension plan, then your employer is responsible for making all of your investment decisions in your place. With most other types of retirement plans that are out there, however, you are the one that is in the driver's seat. Some people believe......

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