financial health

The early days of the Internet were a great time for those who had hopes of living the American Dream. In fact, the Internet made the world feel a lot smaller, and the American Dream became the dream of people from all over the world. Sadly, the dreamy period was short lived. First, the DotCom [...]

Today, almost everyone is in some form of credit and debt crisis. With the downturn in the economy, many people found themselves without a job and without a way to pay their credit card debts or other financial obligations. If you find yourself in this situation, you are not alone and there are solutions to [...]

The Millionaire Maker by Loral Langemeyer is a book that gives people encouragement and instructions on how to learn how to handle their money and grow their money to get out of debt, gain financial freedom, and even learn something about themselves in the process. Langemeyer talks about her principles of wealth building, known as [...]

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki is a book that I wish was around when I was still in high school. I have a feeling that it might have altered my thoughts on money and career way earlier than life did on its own, and given me a better sense of direction as far [...]

When you were younger and likely had fewer personal and professional responsibilities, hiring a financial advisor was probably the very last thing on your mind. However, as you pass basic milestones, like buying a house, starting a family, and investing in stocks or properties, your financial life becomes increasingly more complicated. At some point, you [...]

I was asked to review this book titled The Smart Consumer’s Guide to Money Coaching & Financial Education by Todd R. Tresidder of the website Financial Mentor. He is a financial adviser/coach and I received this ebook free without any qualifications, but just wanted to get that disclaimer out before proceeding. The basic premise of [...]

Every major financial publication will have their own list of what they consider as the top financial stories of the year, so we’ve decided to do the same thing here. The top 5 stories will be based on articles written on this blog in 2011, so if it happened but it wasn’t covered here, then [...]