This mental trick helped me to stop “stupid spending”.

Good Monday morning everybody! So normally I don’t ask people to like and share posts at the beginning but if this post helps even just one person with spending then I am going be happy. How much does something cost? Most people look at the cost of an item in dollars and cents. I love …

I love the feel of a new phone in my hands, but not as much as the feel of money in my wallet.

So recently I was logging on to all of my accounts to pay my monthly bills and I got the most fantastic message from my cell phone carrier. I’m eligible for an upgrade to my phone! Naturally I clicked on the link which directed me to a page filled with all the latest and greatest …

Tariff? Yeah I know her.

Given all the talk in the news recently I thought it would be prudent to have the term of the week be that pesky little word TARIFF! First of all I want to clarify that I know everyone has their own feelings on tariffs. Are they good? Are they bad? I have my own feeling …

Started thinking about my finances like a football game.

Ah, the never ending debate. Does defense win games or is offense the thing that wins games? We have all seen those games when you see one team that has an unstoppable offense pitted against a team with an impenetrable defense. These games usually spark endless debates in living rooms and sports bars across the …

They aren’t all going to be good guys.

Something I’d like to start doing with this blog is giving a “Who’s who” in the financial world on Fridays. I think the best way to learn something is to study someone who is an expert in the area you want to become proficient in. We can learn a lot on what to do and …

We’ve all committed robbery.

Like most of us I made one of the worst financial mistakes out there. I robbed my future self. I took out a loan from my Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). For those of you that don’t know, a TSP is a retirement account similar to a 401K or IRA which is offered to military members …

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