Are Your Friends Enabling Poor Spending Habits?
Have you ever gone out with a bunch of friends, had a great time but found your bank account much lighter when you got home? Or you went to store with a friend just to pick something up, but a few more items ended up in your bag? Whether or not you want to admit, sometimes friends can help enable poor spending habits. You might want to take a hard look at your friends and avoid hanging out with these personality types: Bargain Hunter On first glance, you might think this friend is great to go shopping with. He knows… Read the whole article...Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Bargain Hunter, First Glance, Friends, Gadgets, Great Time, Habit, Shopping, Spending Habits, Trust Fund, Video Games
How Getting Your Finances in Order is Like Getting in Shape
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Current Health, Financial Health, Financial Knowledge, Game Plan, Getting Out Of Debt, Getting Your Finances, Health Habits, Lofty Goals, Spending Habits
Review: Stop Acting Rich
Every other Sunday, The Simple Dollar reviews a personal finance book. Over the years, I’ve professed a ton of admiration for Thomas Stanley and William Danko’s excellent personal finance book The Millionaire Next Door. It was the first book I reviewed on The Simple Dollar and it’s still one I turn to regularly for ideas and inspiration. One of the most interesting themes in The Millionaire Next Door is the idea that you really can’t judge a book by its cover when it comes to personal wealth. In fact, quite often, public displays of affluence disguise a debt-ridden underaccumulator of… Read the whole article...Categories: Uncategorized Tags: Bmws, Country Clubs, Financial Resources, Financial Security, Millionaire Next Door, Personal Finance Book, Personal Wealth, Premise, Spending Habits, Yachts
Getting Motivated to Organize Your Finances
Categories: Money Tags: Budget, Control, Credit Cards, Financial Goals, First Steps, Getting Your Finances, Journey, Many People, Money Work, Motivation, Next Five Years, Organize, Personal Finance, Personal Plan, Retirement, Spending Habits, Term Goals
Is Consolidation Always the Answer?
Categories: Money Tags: Consequences, Consumers, Credit Card Debt, Credit Card Payments, Credit Cards, Debt Consolidation Loan, Debt Consolidation Loans, Debt Loans, Debts, High Interest, Important Things, Interest Debt, Interest Rates, Loan Consolidation, Loan Payments, Mistake, Spending Habits
The Money Diaries: The 20-something semi-conscious spender
Categories: Money Tags: 4 Months, Debit Card, Half Hour, Ing Direct, Loan Payment, Real People, Second Job, Seven Days, Sex Diaries, Social Worker, Spender, Spending Habits, Starbucks, T Mobile, Willpower