We’ve all seen the stories in the news. Someone starts from nothing and ends up filthy stinkin’ rich. What luck right? Wrong. More often than not, getting rich isn’t done by winning the lottery, having a rich relative leave you a ton of money, or some other lucky break. How it’s typically done is through …
You might have heard that bankruptcy gives you a clean financial slate, but that’s not exactly accurate. For those experiencing serious financial distress, bankruptcy can be a way to eventually restart. Depending on your financial situation, you can get rid of debts or restructure them. But this doesn’t give you a clean slate, especially on …
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Ever heard the story about peas? Legend has it that Italian engineer Vilfredo Pareto noticed something peculiar about the peas growing in his garden. Vilfredo recognized that approximately 20% of his pea plants were yielding 80% of the pea crop. The engineer inside got the best of him, and he expanded this concept to macroeconomics, …
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Do you often spend more than you’d like? Here’s everything you need to know about impulsive vs. compulsive spending. We all make unplanned purchases from time to time. It can be as simple as doing groceries while you’re hungry and picking up something extra you didn’t plan on buying. That is what we call impulsive …
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If you’ve spent any time on the internet, you probably know what a chat room is. These digital spaces allow people to anonymously send messages to others using a screen name. These chat rooms have been an integral part of the web since its inception. However, as the internet becomes a bigger and more complex …
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Hitting the road to get away from it all and explore new places has never felt more thrilling. These trips offer an adventure for everyone from stunning coasts to epic mountains or even music and bourbon trails. If you have a weekend, a week, or a month, there’s a trip for you. Whether you’re looking …
The following post is contributed by Martin of Studenomics, where he tries to make personal finance fun since you have enough to stress about. You can click here to check out the wide range of content on everything from student loans to getting paid to drink coffee. “I should’ve consumed more water last night. I …
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When it comes to anything in life, you don’t want to pay more for anything if you don’t have to. Not wanting to pay for anything you don’t have to is also true with investing. You want to maximize the return on any investment you have. You might think that means finding the investment with …
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Managing and budgeting money is a difficult task for most people, leading to financial problems later on. You can avoid debt and develop a saving culture by simply adopting a simple personal financial management system. There are plenty of apps available nowadays that can help you with all sorts of issues such as budgeting, saving, …
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Facebook is the largest social network on the planet. While this feels like a generic statement, take a moment to visualize 2.4 billion people on the plant spending anywhere from 5 minutes to the average 145 minutes on social media. Facebook is an $826 Billion empire, but it’s also an opportunity for anyone to leverage …
