Saving On The Car Itself: This is my follow up article to American Housing Expenses are Insane. Did you know that a third of car loans in the US are for around $26,000 over 6 years with 9.6% interest? That’s a monthly payment of $475 and a total cost of …
American housing expenses are difficult to comprehend. We buy McMansions with 30 year mortgages and spend an astonishing percentage of our income on housing. In 1950 the average American home was 983 sq. feet with 290 square feet per person. In 2010 the average American home was 2,392 square feet …
Let’s move the needle TODAY, right now. When it comes to winning with money procrastination is the worst enemy in our lives and inaction is what will cause you to wake up 10 years from now in the same spot you are today. I’ve studied personal finance for several years, …
I mentioned in my Introduction to this blog that I am not just writing this blog to share my knowledge, but also to gain more myself. This post is a prime example of that. While writing this post I initially delved into complex tax avoidance strategies and stretch IRAs and …