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Retirement Planning In Your 20s

Retirement planning in your 20s is imperative to establishing a great retirement.  Although the amount you can save in your 20s may seem small, starting early allows for many extra years of compounding growth.  Starting in your 20s can mean retiring several years ahead of your peers who choose to …

Financial Guide Young Men

Financial Guide For Young Men

It seems 18 year old guys know EVERYTHING, but from a societal cross section are perhaps the most clueless group of people on the planet.  I certainly wish I knew half as much as I thought I knew 10 years ago ;).  The problem is young guys are often surrounded …

The Importance of An Emergency Fund

If anything, February has re-affirmed the importance of having an emergency fund.  At the end of January we had the opportunity to buy the railroad bed behind our house, and were able to move quickly because we had a large store of cash. Right on the foot prints of that …