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Is It Crazy To Think I Could Retire At 40?

For the most part people in this country would classify retiring at age 45 to be extreme. The “normal” retirement age is 65, and age 55 is seen as early retirement.  Retiring at age 40 means that I will have worked for 23 years.  My current long term goal is …

What Is The Middle Class?

The term middle class gets thrown around a lot.  It seems that all politicians pay lip service to helping the middle class, but few define what they believe it is.  What is the middle class? Is it based on income, on education, on wealth, or on lifestyle? What Is The …

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The Quarterly Savings Rate Challenge

Do you think you are saving enough money?  If you are like the vast majority of American’s my guess is the answer is no.  A full 2/3 of Americans can’t cover a $1,000 emergency.  To combat this I see all sorts of gimmicky money saving challenges on Facebook, that usually …

How To Save Money On Your Electric Bill

It seems that over time electric bills will grow if you don’t pay attention to them.  We buy more devices, we slowly stop turning off lights and appliances when we leave the house and before we know it we are paying over a hundred bucks a month for electricity.  Over …