I hear a lot of people say that buying a house is almost impossible to do for most millennials. My brother in law who is 25 just bought his first house. Unlike many of the success stories you hear about on personal finance blogs, he isn’t earning $100K nor did …
Rock climbing walls are probably the coolest addition you can make to your backyard. They are fun for kids of all ages and they challenge both our brains and muscles. I had wanted to build a rock climbing wall for our kids for the past couple years, but I …
Saving money can be really difficult. That’s why a full 2/3 of US households can’t cover a $1,000 emergency. I’ve read hundreds of articles (and written a few) that talk about saving money by switching out your light bulbs, switching phone carriers, and of course skipping that morning latte at …
The United States has not balanced the federal budget since 2001, in fact the federal budget was only balanced for 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 since 1970! Also, in every one of those years the budget only balanced because Social Security revenue was greater than expenditures and the government used …