There’s nothing more satisfying than paying off a loan and closing a debt chapter of your life. At the same time, sometimes paying off debt requires a strategic approach, which can make it difficult for you to determine in what order you should tackle your debts. With that in mind, here’s what I know about
You know you need to pay homeowner’s insurance when you purchase a home. And for good reason: that policy protects you should anything unexpected happen to your property. As expensive as homes can be to keep, maintain, and repair, the right home insurance is a great investment in your long-term financial security. If something goes
Cash flow can be an ongoing battle for many small businesses. 29% of startups fail because of a lack of cash flow, according to a report from CB Insights. For those unfamiliar with the term, the Oxford Dictionary defines cash flow as, “the total amount of money being transferred into and out of a business.”
Our generation wasn’t really taught about life insurance. Of course, most of us grew up seeing Alex Trebek’s insurance commercials, but his important message was targeting our parents and grandparents, not us kids. Before my son was born, I didn’t realize there was a difference between life insurance and health insurance. It sounds silly when
There will likely come a point in your life when you need to borrow money, whether it’s to address an expensive home repair or fix the car you need to get to work every day. Ideally, the cash to tackle that problem should come from your savings account. But if you don’t have an emergency
Countless workers pay into Social Security and hope to collect benefits once it’s their turn to retire. But unfortunately, most Americans are relatively clueless when it comes to understanding the program’s ins and outs. With that in mind, here are three things the average person needs to know about Social Security today. 1. You can