Estate Planning- Trusts

Key Considerations for Smooth Wealth Transfer Planning

Key Considerations for Smooth Wealth Transfer Planning. Components of a robust estate plan include a will, trusts, a power of attorney, and healthcare directives. A will specifies how your assets should be distributed upon your death. Trusts, which hold and manage assets on behalf of beneficiaries, can be tailored to meet specific needs, such as reducing estate taxes or providing for minor children. A power of attorney grants someone the authority to make financial and legal decisions on your behalf if you become incapacitated, while healthcare directives outline your medical treatment preferences.
Phantom Loads

Small Items that Can Help Your Household Save Big Money

By Tim McMahon | May 15, 2019

When it comes to saving money around your house, you don’t always need to make big changes. In the average home, a few small upgrades can have a major impact on the monthly bills. As an added bonus, making your home as efficient as possible is also good for the environment.

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Buying a Home

How to Combat Rising Housing Costs as a Prospective Homeowner

By Guest Author | May 7, 2019

Housing costs are on the rise across the country and many would-be buyers are feeling lost when it comes to the property game. If you are looking to buy a home, it’s important find ways to make your money work for you rather than negotiating with an empty hand. Below are a few tips that can help make buying a house more affordable.

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Family Financial Future

Essential Tips for Securing Your Family’s Financial Future

By Guest Author | May 1, 2019

Starting a family is one of the most important and responsible decisions you’ll ever make, but it’s also one of the hardest decisions too, especially if you’re in a bad financial situation. The problem lots of young people have with starting a family is being financially unstable and not being completely sure what your future is going to look like – getting fired is now easier than ever, and that’s definitely not something you want to experience when you’re a parent. So, doing everything you can to secure your family’s financial future is of the utmost importance, and if you’re trying to do that as well, here are a few tips you might want to take into consideration.

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How to live on $3 a day

4 Areas in Your Budget to Cut Back on for Extra Spending Money

By Guest Author | April 27, 2019

Saving extra money can be simple if you have a plan. Once this has been established, be patient to stay committed to your goals. Here are some ways to cut back to have more money in your pocket.

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Budget Friendly Decorating

4 Tips for Making Your Home Luxurious on a Budget

By Guest Author | April 25, 2019

Building luxury into your décor can be a simple process. From wall hangings to floor coverings to outdoor features, you don’t need to spend a lot to have a big impact.

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Extra, Extra! 5 Skills that Could Help Your Finances

By Guest Author | April 20, 2019

You may think there are two types of people in the world: those who are good with money and those who aren’t. But you can actually learn skills like self-control.

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Selecting Contact Lenses

How to Decide Which Contact Lenses Will Be Best for You

By Tim McMahon | April 16, 2019

Glasses and contacts can be expensive but when it comes to your eyesight you want to be sure to do it right. When it comes to contact lenses, you have a few options to choose from. You can get contact lenses that you throw away on a daily basis or weekly basis (called Soft disposable lenses), or you can get the kind that you can wear for longer periods before tossing (called extended wear lenses).

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Successful Investing

Tips for Successful Investing

By Guest Author | April 12, 2019

It’s more important now than ever to build wealth and the best time to form this habit is early in your lifetime. The sooner you start, the better your chances of retiring rich. While this might seem obvious, figuring how to go about it can be quite challenging. Investment, in any form, involves a certain amount of risk but the earlier you start, the more likely you are to be able to recover from the inevitable misstep. By starting small your risks are smaller as well. In this digital age, there is tons of information available to help you choose the right investment option and every other thing you need to know. However, as helpful as the information might be, you could get overwhelmed with the number of sources you have to filter and read through. 

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Education Costs

4 Factors Inflating the Cost of Living and How to Combat Them

By Guest Author | April 8, 2019

While the cost of living has continued to rise, in many cases wages have not kept pace. This has many people living paycheck to paycheck, or worse, scrambling to find enough money to live independently at all. While you might try to negotiate with your employer for higher wages, knowing what factors are influencing your cost of living can make it easier to make your paycheck cover more ground. Here are four of the biggest factors that are raising your cost of living and ways that you can take them down a notch.

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Wedding Savings

Making it Down the Aisle: 4 Cost-Cutting Tips for Large Wedding Parties

By Guest Author | April 4, 2019

Whether you want a big or small wedding, not exceeding your budget can be a daunting task. However, it definitely isn’t impossible to be within your price range and still have a successful wedding. As long as you have a good strategy to approach for party planning, you will be able to walk down the aisle without worrying about breaking your bank.

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Money Making Hobbies

Fun Money: 5 Hobbies You Can Turn into Extra Income

By Guest Author | March 29, 2019

With technology advancing at the speed of light, it’s easier now than ever to take your hobbies and create them into a viable source of income or even some spending money. Using your hobbies as a way to earn extra money can be fun. It will ensure that you stay passionate about what you’re doing which will likely lead to being able to produce more and create a substantial side hustle.If you’re not sure which hobbies you can use to turn into extra income, here are five ideas that you can start with quickly and for a very low cost—with some of them not even costing anything extra!

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Home Office

Simple Ideas to Create an Inviting Home Office Space

By Guest Author | March 25, 2019

If you’re running your business empire from your home, you already know how tough it can be to divide your living space from your office space. Home business owners should keep these two spaces separated in order to legally take the home office deduction on their taxes.  A home office should be a space dedicated only to work and it needs to be in accordance with the type of work you do. That will show how professional you are and accentuate your effort in making your business thrive and become more successful. The main thing you need to keep in mind is that you need to try to create a balance between making yourself comfortable and creating a space worthy of having clients.

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