This one simple trick can save you thousands of dollars (and a whole lot of time and heartache). After 12 years, 130,000 miles, and many seasons sitting out on the streets of Boston being pelted by salt trucks and/or really bad parallel parking jobs, it was time to trade in our old Mazda and upgrade….
How to Become Rich: The Actions (and 3 Unexpected Habits) to Get There
You might think that learing how to become rich isn’t something something you can learn at all. It’s luck, or it’s just for people who have specialized knowledge that most other people simply can’t access. That isn’t quite true, though. You don’t have to be born into money to become wealthy, and you don’t have…
Beyond Finances Podcast #19: 3 Paths to Become a Self Made Millionaire
You don’t have to be born into money to have money now. Today, we lay out a few different paths to explore if you want to become a self-made millionaire. We’ll tell you which we’re on, talk about the benefits or downsides of each, and provide some insight on how you can make more money…
3 Phases of Financial Planning for Young Professionals
There was a time, not too long ago, that serious financial planning for young professionals was something almost impossible to find. Experienced financial experts gave advice and created financial plans for people, sure — but they only served older people on the brink of retirement, who were already wealthy. I’ve always thought this was a…
Beyond Finances Podcast #18: How to Deal with YOUR Student Debt (Part 2)
In Part II of our series on student loans, we’re looking beyond the topic of general student loan forgiveness… and exploring what to do to better manage the burden of the student debt you have to carry. In Part I of this quick series on student debt, we talked about the potential for total student…
Timing the Market Doesn’t Work, So Here’s What to Do Instead
Over the last decade, we’ve enjoyed one of the longest bull markets we’ve ever seen. In the last few years, the stock market has set record after record, climbing higher and higher. And in those last few years, there have been people at every turn claiming that the next big crash is inevitable. Yet the…
Beyond Finances Podcast #17: Total Student Loan Forgiveness – Yay or Nay? (Part 1)
Total student loan forgiveness is a hot topic right now and everyone has an opinion about whether it’s good or bad. But what should you actually DO about it — and the loans you have right now? Student loans are a subject everyone’s chatting about right now because, for one, it’s always an emotional topic…
You Don’t Need Life Insurance Until You Have This
I’ll be honest with you: I’m not a big fan of life insurance. It’s a product you pay for with hopes that you never have to actually use it. It’s also a product that gets pushed hard by salespeople who often try to use guilt and fear to give into their pitch. That kind of…
Beyond Finances Podcast #16: Market & Money Misconceptions That Can Cost You
What you only think you know can definitely hurt you — and cause you to lose a lot of money in the market. The reality is most of us do not consistently make excellent financial choices on our own, in a vacuum. Part of the problem is that we’re plagued by misconceptions around money and…
Managing Lifestyle Creep: A Real-Life Example of Keeping Expenses Low (Even As Incomes Rise)
The term lifestyle creep describes what happens when you spend more money as you earn more money. You might also hear this referred to as “lifestyle inflation. It means the same thing: you inflate your lifestyle to match your income. There’s never much of a gap between what you earn and what you spend. If…