Money Management
Money management refers to the processes of budgeting, saving, investing, spending, or otherwise overseeing the capital usage of an individual or group.
7 Money Management Tips to Improve Your Finances.
Track your spending to improve your finances. Create a realistic monthly budget. Build up your savings—even if it takes time. Pay your bills on time every month. Cut back on recurring charges. Save up cash to afford big purchases. And, start an investment strategy.
This understanding provides you with a 360-degree view of your financial picture. The goal is to apply key financial disciplines to help you overcome the obstacles to wealth.
With a clear purpose for your money and sound management principles behind it, you are in much more control of your financial destiny.
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Why Tracking Your Wealth Matters. Our Monthly Net Worth Since 2020
A monthly net worth breakdown can help you understand your finances and how you can increase your net worth. To calculate your net worth, you can subtract your total liabilities from your total assets: Factors affecting our Net Worth? I also wanted to add that we are a dual-income family with no kids (but a dog) living in the DMV. The DMV is a tri-state area comprised of the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. It’s one of those areas where the median income is typically higher than the rest of the nation. Although we don’t have high-powered C-suite careers, we were fortunate enough to land jobs with great pay. The…
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250k Reasons Why A Mid-Year Financial Review is So Powerful
The stock market tumbled in 2022, however just like that it rebounded through the first half of 2024. You really can't time the market. Stay invested!
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The Power of Perspective and its Impact on your Wealth
Let’s talk about learning and understanding perspective. Every time I’m interviewed about how my wife and I became first-generation millionaires, I’m at a loss for words and why. We aren’t super talented, or “exceptionally smart.” Neither of us has a unique skill set, if you don’t count my wife’s streak of hyper-competitiveness with games. Though we lack, what we do have is Perspective, in abundance. Britannica defines “Perspective” as a way of thinking about and understanding. It could be a particular issue, but for me, it’s more about the angle at which you see life. You can take identical twins, place them in a room filled with 10 people, and…
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Still Not Debt Free but We are Pushing Toward a $1.5 Million Net Worth
Hooray we all made it through May and the Pandemic. Just six months left to reach your Financial Goals.
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How Carrying High Debt Costs You $500,000 for a Lifetime
American households are robbing their future by carrying high debt. How much consumer debt are we talking about? As of May 2024, the average household debt rose to $104,215. This includes mortgage balances, auto loans, student loans, personal loans, credit card debt, etc. According to Experian, the US average total debt balance in 2023 was $103,358. This amount is up over 3 percent from 2022. Younger Americans carry nearly $7,500 of revolving credit card debt month-to-month at more than 27.99 percent APY. At this rate, it should be criminal. Making minimum payments would take more than 311 months ( nearly 26 years) and $12,580 in interest to repay. That’s a…
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How to Minimize your Federal Taxes to Maximize your Wealth. I saw this on Social Media Regarding Taxes…
As the title suggests, I saw this social media post regarding taxes. While it wasn’t the worst thing that I had ever seen, it wasn’t good or better yet not accurate. Most Americans have no idea how the US tax system works. From tax brackets, exemptions, adjustments, etc; the system seems intentionally convoluted. Maybe that’s why a lot of people love to truncate the information into negligent but bit-sized elements. Don’t worry you will not get the tax book here, just a general understanding of why it’s better to cut down your taxes to improve your wealth velocity. What Social Media Says about Federal Taxes From casual financial education negligence…
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How to Maximize Your 401k Contributions. My 10-year Gains Exceeded $150,000, on Track to Reach Over $1 Million
If you told me back in 2014 that I would be able to reach even $1 million in investments, I would have likely dismissed it. Social media is filled with misinformation about 401ks, the proof is way more impressive.
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Real Estate versus Stocks: Which Was the Better Pandemic Investment?
Ever wonder what your best move should have been? Between Real Estate versus Stocks which was the better Pandemic Investment?
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When is the Best Time to Invest? Might be in May.
Hooray we all made it through May with flying colors on the road to $1M investment portfolio. Just six months left to reach your Financial Goals.
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Here are the Top Three SECURE 2.0 Act starting 2025
If you are over the age of 40, you will need more than $2.5 million for retirement. The SECURE Act 2.0 aims to help you build more wealth.
