Are you thinking about buying a new car, or perhaps you are buying your very first car? Well, I’m here to remind you to take into consideration the financial benefits of having a fuel-efficient family car as a viable, prudent option! Personally, I know that in the past, I at one time would just looked… Continue Reading
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Lifestyle Creep Checkup
Well, I decided to give myself a Lifestyle Creep checkup and report back my findings! Now a lot of you are more familiar with the phrase: Lifestyle Inflation, but I prefer the more precise phrase: “Lifestyle Creep”. The two concepts are slight different and to me the more accurate representation of my experience is Lifestyle… Continue Reading
Getting Over 15% Return By Saving Money In An ESPP
First, let mes explain what an ESPP is. This acronym stand for “Employee Stock Purchase Plan“, and it enables an employee to buy their employer’s stock at a discount (up to 15% off the market price during the purchase date). The basic ideas of an ESPP is that it slowly drawn a certain amount of… Continue Reading
The Joneses Are Moving To A Larger House
The great neighbor that lived across the street is moving. Basically, they are moving to a richer neighborhood (he’s an attorney and his wife is a nurse). They bring in more income than we do… probably at least double the amount… So just for some background information, their house is probably worth about $220,000 to… Continue Reading