From Money Under 30
February 7, 2012 at 12:50 pm
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve laid out three steps to help you build a hassle-free money management system:
How to manage your spending without a traditional budget.
How ... (
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From Money Under 30
January 31, 2012 at 1:45 pm
Ever wondered what the differences are among tax software programs?
Maybe that only keeps nerds like me up at night, but there are differences. Examples: The most popular tax software ... (
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From Money Under 30
January 26, 2012 at 11:35 am
As you gather necessary tax documents and prepare to start your tax return, it’s time to decide how you are going to file. And these days, you have several choices.
You ... (
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From Money Under 30
January 24, 2012 at 10:51 am
If I’ve learned one new thing in six years of blogging about money, it’s this: The most important factor in financial success is not having a budget, meticulously avoiding ... (
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From Money Under 30
January 20, 2012 at 12:25 pm
This Website is all about taking confusing, boring topics and presenting them as clearly as possible. And few topics are more confusing and boring than taxes.
So whether taxes ... (
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From Money Under 30
January 17, 2012 at 1:17 pm
By the end of this four-post series, you’ll have a map for a hassle-free financial system that puts your day-to-day money issues on autopilot, letting you worry about more important ... (
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From Money Under 30
January 11, 2012 at 12:58 pm
I have a love/hate relationship with budgets. But mostly, I hate them.
It’s not because I don’t like pie charts and spreadsheets. (I do.) I don’t like budgets because I hate ... (
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From Money Under 30
January 6, 2012 at 10:44 am
Everybody wants to earn more money.
And as we’ve established, often the most straightforward way to do that is to start freelancing in addition to your nine-to-five. Ideally, ... (
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From Money Under 30
January 3, 2012 at 2:26 pm
Most of us don’t like risk.
We buy insurance. We work for a paycheck. We put our money in an FDIC-insured savings account even though it pays less than 1.0% interest.
These ... (
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From Money Under 30
December 30, 2011 at 11:55 am
Let’s proceed carefully.
Although I’ve done it once or twice before, I try to avoid recommending individual stocks or funds. Such “picks” are a dime a dozen on other blogs, ... (
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From Money Under 30
December 27, 2011 at 2:03 pm
You shouldn’t have to worry about picking mutual funds if you don’t want to.
That is, if you have zero interest in immersing yourself in fund performance data and anlayst ... (
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From Money Under 30
December 19, 2011 at 1:23 pm
So, you found the perfect mutual fund for your investment goals.
Before you invest, do you know how much that mutual fund costs?
Last week, I wrote a beginner’s guide to mutual ... (
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From Money Under 30
December 13, 2011 at 9:34 pm
If you’re not following Money Under 30 on Twitter and Facebook, you’re missing out on fun conversations and valuable tips, most of which you won’t see here on ... (
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From Money Under 30
December 13, 2011 at 10:44 am
I hope you’ll read this post, but I’m nervous you may not.
Why? Because the word “mutual fund” is in the headline. I mean, really, even if you’re into investing, ... (
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From Money Under 30
December 8, 2011 at 1:30 pm
Guest author David Bakke shares his insights on money management, smart shopping, and getting out of debt on Money Crashers, one of the top ranked personal finance blogs.
In this ... (
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From Money Under 30
December 5, 2011 at 11:35 am
Unless you’re moving in with your best friends, I don’t think many people love the idea of living with roommates.
In fact as I write this, just thinking of my some ... (
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From Money Under 30
December 1, 2011 at 12:09 pm
Last week, just before Thanksgiving, I sent an article to people on my email list that you won’t find on the blog.
I was psyched to see how many of you wrote back saying you ... (
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From Money Under 30
November 22, 2011 at 8:25 am
What was the best inexpensive holiday gift you’ve ever received? Let’s forget the iPhones and diamonds for a second. Was there a gift that didn’t cost a lot but ... (
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From Money Under 30
November 18, 2011 at 11:40 am
Most people absolutely suck at applying to jobs.
And this is GREAT NEWS.
Why? Because it means that with just the tiniest bit of consideration and work, you should be able to absolutely ... (
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From Money Under 30
November 14, 2011 at 11:15 am
Note from David: It’s been a while since we’ve talked about career issues on Money Under 30, so we’re going to fix that this week.
Today, I asked Amber to write ... (
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From Money Under 30
November 11, 2011 at 2:39 pm
Occasionally I like to open up the site to guest bloggers to offer perspective on things I can’t. Today I’ve got a post on choosing a financial advisor from Neal Frankle. ... (
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From Money Under 30
November 7, 2011 at 12:41 pm
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves. —Albert Einstein.
Einstein was a smart guy, and he knew ... (
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From Money Under 30
October 31, 2011 at 10:15 am
You might not expect to hear this from a Realtor—after all, I help people buy and sell homes for a living—but buying a home isn’t right for everybody all the ... (
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From Money Under 30
October 20, 2011 at 8:59 am
Note from David: Wherever you are on the journey to “getting better with money”, the concept of an emergency fund—rainy day savings that will be there for you ... (
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From Money Under 30
October 12, 2011 at 10:12 am
3,500 feet above the sleepy small towns of Maine’s Oxford Hills, I nudged the yoke on the rickety old Cessna 152 and banked into a lazy left turn back toward the airport ... (
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