Paying normal expenses is a lot like renting, you never really get ahead and may even be living paycheck to paycheck for your entire life, just barely getting by. Or perhaps you are hording away money living like a miser until it’s time to retire. The problem with that approach is retirement may never come,… Continue reading Paying Expenses From Dividends
Year: 2011
Mortgage Free versus Paying For 30 Years
Today I’m going to talk about why I believe paying off your home mortgage early makes more sense for us middle folks (and probably the upper folks too) instead of investing all of your extra money into the stock market. From some financial advisors, we hear advise such as paying off your mortgage is a bad… Continue reading Mortgage Free versus Paying For 30 Years
Pros and Cons of Building a House
When my wife and I were looking to buy a house, at first we just wanted to buy an existing house. Our theory was that it would be cheaper. After over 6 months of causal searching, we started coming to the realization that building a house was almost as cheap as buying an existing house, at… Continue reading Pros and Cons of Building a House
5 Cheap Ways To Escape From Stress
Today, I’m going to reveal some of my favorite ways to reduce stress while keeping it cheap! Cheap Ways To Escape From Stress At lunch, I go to a small quiet library. The library that I go to is my intraday escape! I’m luck because the library is usually empty at lunch. Before I started… Continue reading 5 Cheap Ways To Escape From Stress