Mint, A fresh perspective on your finances
One of my connections on Twitter tipped me off to this online money management service called Mint. With the risk of really knowing where my money goes (lately paint, Starbucks and wall decorations), I’m signing-up. Mint keeps track of where your money really goes by monitoring your bank accounts, credit cards and investments. The service [...]
3 Ways to Save Money on Insurance and a Myth Busted
As I kicked my down payment savings effort into high gear and continued to tighten my budget, I called my insurance agent to discuss what I was paying for renters and auto insurance. After talking through my age, location and future purchase plans, I came across an insurance myth that is just plain wrong and a [...]
Daily Business Zen: The Recession that Isn’t
There may still be a recession in our future but, all too often, we fall for the doomsaying in the media before we actually look at the numbers (Keep Your Head Despite Recession Fears). As young professionals looking to lead in the workforce or start our own companies, we cannot afford to fall for [...]
Are you enjoying the stimulus?
Last week I asked you: What would you do as a business owner when the stimulus checks arrive in your customers pockets? Well the checks have started and here is a great site to see where they are going: howispentmystimulus.com
As for mine, I put a post up, here it is.
What did you do or [...]
Budget Budget Budget! Easy Saving
I ran across this interesting article at foxbusiness.com the other day. How to save 1000 without really trying; dives into different tactics you can take to easily save money throughout your day. I’m always game for something that is easy! Most of these are already popular among the frugal, but maybe one [...]
3 Fast and Easy Budgeting Methods
After reading some of Brandon A’s posts on budgeting, I have been on the lookout out for easy, non-time-intensive budgeting solutions that anyone, from college students to professionals, can use. Here are the three methods I have turned up so far (besides the innovative method pictured to your right):
Reverse Budgeting
This budgeting approach works much [...]
Making Yourself Indispensable: Bottom Line Minded
In previous posts of the Indispensable series we discussed Training and Volunteering. Both of those tasks give you tools and leverage, but they can’t alone make you indispensable. You have to take those tools and positively impact the bottom line.
Often in lower rung positions cost and revenue are the furthest from your mind. [...]
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