Personal finance advice from a self-employed professional.
Posted in Second Job on May 9th, 2008
Are you having a difficult time making ends meet due to mediocre pay at your day job? If so, it may be time for you to look into moonlighting. Simply put, this is the act of working a side job as a way of increasing income. This may seem like a lot of work, and […]
Posted in Insurance on May 8th, 2008
Is it time for you to renew your car insurance policy? If so, you will want to consider all of your payment options before you move forward. While some people pay for car insurance one month at a time, this is not always the best decision. In order to decide what is best for you, […]
Posted in Saving on May 7th, 2008
How many times you have told yourself that you are going to begin to save more money? If you are like most, the answer to this question is a lot. When it comes down to it, the longer you procrastinate the worse things are going to get for you. Instead, you should do something about […]
Posted in Groceries on May 6th, 2008
No matter if you live alone or with a large family, you are well aware that it can cost a lot of money to purchase groceries. With that being said, there are many ways that you can save. Sure, you are still going to spend some money, but in the long run any bit of […]
Posted in Entertainment on May 5th, 2008
Personally, I believe that having fun in life is very important. Sure, it is important to be smart from a personal finance point of view, but at the same time you need to make sure that you are having fun as well. For this reason, you should always allow some money each month for entertainment […]
Posted in Emergency Fund on May 4th, 2008
Get Rich Slowly has been one of my favorite personal finance blogs for quite some time. In fact, I have written a guest post for the blog in the past, and hope to do so again in the near future. One of my favorite posts at GRS is entitled “How and Why to Start an […]
Posted in Spending on May 3rd, 2008
The money that you earn is yours to do with as you please. Of course, if you are like most people, you have obligations that you must meet. For instance, there is a good chance that you have a mortgage payment, or at the very least rent. To go along with this, a large number […]
Posted in Mortgage on May 2nd, 2008
As you have probably heard, the housing market is not doing so well across the better part of the United States. To go along with this, things within the mortgage industry are just about the same. To make things even worse, if you are self-employed and in the market for a new home, you are […]
Posted in Basics on May 1st, 2008
As a full-time freelance writer, personal finance is something that I think about a lot. The main reason for this is quite simple: since I work for myself I do not have anybody else to help in this area. In other words, there is no HR Department to help with retirement questions, insurance, and other […]
