The Quiet Millionaire is a book that contains a wealth of information on personal finance topics. With forty plus years of professional experience as a personal and business financial advisor, Brett Wilder shares with us his expertise on how to accumulate and keep our wealth. This book’s theme is tied very closely to the title […]
I’m definitely someone that likes gadgets. So much so that my boss even called me “a hardware type guy”. Back in college, I had a very frugal lifestyle in some ways – eat home cook meals, seldom go out, buy very little clothing. However, I bought expensive gadgets like PDAs, MP3 players, and golf clubs. […]
US News has a very interesting article that shows various interesting statistics on account balances Americans hold in his/her 401k accounts. If you are one of those people that always wonder how your 401k nest egg compares to others in the country, this article is for you. First, here’s the median account balance separated by […]
My fiancée and I talked about the fact that we can probably use each other’s credit cards to purchase things without getting caught. We realized that more times than not, we aren’t asked to show our IDs when we use our credit cards. We decided to brainstorm where we have bought something using our credit […]
My fiancée and I happened to withdraw money from our respective banks (Wells Fargo and Bank of America) recently and I want to show everyone the ATM receipts to see if they provide different information. As you can see above, they both provide the date and time of the transaction as well as the location. […]
It can be done. One couple managed to save $98,000 in 5 years to buy their first house in New York. These two can-doers were by no means earning high salaries (a little over $100,000 combined by the end of the 5 years and much less at the beginning) all the while living in Manhattan, […]
