I am a professional baseball player, but not the kind that you see on TV. I play minor league baseball, far from the glitz and glam on the major leagues, and I survive on a small salary during the season. It has been a dream of mine to play baseball for a living ever since […]
Money Stories
How I Supplement My Income to Keep My Dreams Alive
by AJ Pettersen · 7 comments
It Can Be Achieved… Financially Free That Is
by David@MoneyNing.com · 12 comments
David, I love your blog and I’d just like to share with you that my husband and I just retired. 30 years ago when we were in our 20s, we bought our first house and made it (our) number one priority to pay off our mortgage. 10 years later, with one more mortgage payment to […]
How Extended Product Warranties Resulted in a New iPhone 4S (for Free)
by Jamie Simmerman · 1 comment
Many consumers wrestle with the decision to buy product warranties on new items. Even Walmart now offers extended warranties on most electronic items and video games. But are extended warranties really worth the added cost? Our family has adopted a few guidelines concerning product warranties. First, we examine the manufacturer warranty. If the product manufacturer […]
Does Always Thinking About Money Really Make Me Happy?
by David@MoneyNing.com · 16 comments
I placed 2nd in a golf tournament and I received the trophy today. I was so excited because I never won anything other than getting certificates and ribbons before so it made me really happy to say the least. My credit card balance, my next paycheck, the stock market tumbling all didn’t matter seem to […]
Ask Yourself Whether You Spend Too Much Time on Money Management and Saving Money
by David@MoneyNing.com · 23 comments
In my old job, we always had to readjust inventory levels constantly, and it was frustrating because we had to change the same levels numerous times to meet customer requests and demand changes. They never seemed to justify the small amounts that we were able to save when we could just as well stock a […]
How a HUD Foreclosure Helped Me Retire Early
by Veoletta Hayward · 6 comments
This is Veoletta’s story on how she was able to retire early. She will be sharing her financial tips from time to time on MoneyNing. I began planning for retirement when I was 24. I knew I would never have a job that provided a pension or medical benefits so I bought a three unit […]