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Should you get life insurance in your 20’s? Here’s how you do it

Most young adults in their 20’s tend to focus more on building their careers, achieving their goals and of course, making money. Very few think about getting life insurance and even fewer actually get life insurance. But I am sure you are wondering, do I really need to get life insurance in my 20’s? […]

How to Adult – An easy guide for children in their 20s/30s

You are at that point in your life where you have been thrust into the world of adulthood and you have no idea what to do. Everything seems different all of a sudden and you cannot fathom how just a few years ago, you could not wait to be an adult. Well, there is no […]

How much money do you need to buy a house really?

So you have finally decided that it is time you settled down and are looking to buy a house. Or you have saved for a long time and you are confident that the amount you have can get you a nice house. Or maybe, you are a new couple and you want somewhere upon which […]

20 Amazing Bullet Journal Budget Tracker Ideas

It is becoming increasingly common for people to keep track of their expenses. People are especially finding new meaning in keeping track of their money. It gives them the ability to plan for their money and decide how they could use it to plan for their future. Budget tracking helps you keep track of your […]

Surprising Resolution Of Mortgage Paper Fraud Coming

There is a serious mortgage paper fraud bubbling to the surface. I was aware of this several years ago, but I was not aware of the magnitude. It is so serious that I think it can easily turn the whole world up side down (for the second time, I guess). Some background first. The US […]

Safety Deposit Box Is Not Safe At All

I have been thinking about getting a safety deposit box to store some jewelry. To my surprise, safety deposit box is not so safe at all. So many reports of thefts. I googled “safety deposit box theft” and came up with several horror stories. There were 3 different reports on thefts of WellsFargo’s safety deposit […]

My New Budget For 2008

While doing this new budget, I was extremely impressed by the tools provided by the credit card companies. They have made the budgeting process so much easier that you no longer need to spend hours and hours trying to figure out where your money has gone. All of them provide spending by categories and dates, […]

Networth Review: My Year To Date Performance

Usually I do a monthly review on my networth, but I have been too busy to do this (and anything else). So I will just keep this short as a quick update. So what has happened to my net worth (from Feb 14 closing to Dec 31st 2007 closing prices)? Bad news first. First, let […]

Life Insurance Term

Before getting into different insurance products, first of all, we all know that life insurance companies are not non-profit organization. That mere fact simply means that on the average (almost like gambling), you are likely to lose from buying the life insurance than gaining from it (at least financially). However, there are rules, assumptions, and […]

Quit Lag

Life changes rarely happen alone. I mentioned here the birth of my daughter in February. My mother-in-law has been staying with us since then. However, she’s leaving next week. After some long discussions, my wife and I decided that I’ll be the one staying at home to take care of our daughter for a couple […]

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