Have you decided to make the military a career? Great! Now is a great time to start planning around what your pension will be when you retire from the military. Are you undecided or on the fence about a career […]
Inflation, Rising Mortgage Rates & a Bear Market… What Should You Do?
We are all paying more for pretty much everything. If you want to buy a house, mortgage rates are up over 70% in the last six months, and the S&P 500, the primary metric for the ‘stock market’, recently entered […]
Don’t Look Now But Mortgage Payments Are Up 24% Since December
Yes, inflation is biting into spending, but even with inflation (CPI) up 8.5% over the last year (as of the data released on April 12th), mortgage rates have risen from 3.31% in December to 5.13% this week, a 55% increase. […]
Inflation: It’s Here and You’re Paying for It!
Inflation as defined by the “Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System” is: “The increase in the prices of goods and services over time.” I’m sure by now you’ve seen the headlines, paid the prices, and are wondering what […]
Financial Literacy Quiz: Results!
First, I want to thank everyone who took the financial literacy quiz since I posted it! And even better, everyone that took the quiz got 4 or 5 of the questions correct and the only question people got wrong was […]
Are You Financially Literate?
How financially literate are you? Please click here to anonymously take the FINRA Financial Literacy Quiz. It is a quick 6 question quiz (5 main questions and a bonus question). From the 2018 survey, 66% of Americans got 3 or […]
Inflation Hack: 6 Ways to Save on Groceries
Continuing with ways to battle inflation, today I’ll cover food shopping. It is a super exciting topic, I know. But seriously, we all have to eat, so why not make an effort to save a little on your food bill? […]
Inflation Hack: 6 Ways to Cut Your Restaurant Bill
With prices all around us rising, now is the time to find creative ways to reduce some bills. Even if you like to cook, it is nice to be able to go to a restaurant, order food, eat, not have […]
How Much Will Your Military Pension Be? – 2022 Update
Have you decided to make the military a career? Great! Now is a great time to start planning around what your pension will be when you retire from the military. If you aren’t sure if a career in the military […]
4 Easy Ways to Add Personal Finance to Your New Year’s Resolutions
Happy New Year! I hope you had a great 2021 and that 2022 is even better! Every year millions upon millions of people make New Year’s Resolutions usually with the goal of making changes to improve themselves and their lives, […]