When it comes to our finances, we want the very best, but unfortunately, there are a lot of bad apples on the tree. Picking a financial advisor isn’t as easy as opening a phone book and calling one up.  There are steps and details that you must go through in order to pick the one […]

Solving your technology related issues yourself not only saves you money, it makes you more self sufficient also. And the truth is that most of the daily technical problems can be addressed by following some simple steps. The first thing to do is the one most of us are familiar with. Just shut down your […]

During the past half a century or so, fast food items have invaded the western countries like never before seen or imagined even in our wildest imagination. Now a days, many average Americans and Canadians are finding it much easier to purchase junk food than healthy alternatives. In fact, the cost of purchasing sugary sodas, […]

  Retirement planning for most people is synonymous to saving money. However, the amount of your retirement corpus depends, to a large extent, on the lifestyle that you wish to maintain after your retirement. So it is very important to first find out that what you really intend to do in your retired life. After […]

Over the last year, news outlets and the media were swamped with talk of the “99 percent” and how income inequality has led to the gradual downfall of the US economy and the lives of the working middle-class. There is an enormous disparity between those who are jet setting around the world in private planes […]

  Debt is something everyone will have, whether it’s student loans or a home mortgage, or even a few unpaid electricity bills. The problem with this picture is that most people have learned to just live with their debt instead of trying to reduce it. They have the mentality that liability is something that’s present […]

The first time homeowners purchase their house isn’t the last time they’ll be spending money on it; months and years after the initial purchase, owners will still need to maintain and repair their home which of course will cost some cash. With some foresight, homeowners can save on their home’s upkeep with the right home […]