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Reverse Mortgages Explained

Reverse Mortgages Explained

With the cost of living expenses, the elderly may find their best option is to obtain a reverse mortgage. When an unexpected expense comes up and there isn’t enough money to pay the bills, this type of mortgage can help.…

How to Stop Being Broke – The Ultimate Guide

How to Stop Being Broke – The Ultimate Guide

Living paycheck to paycheck? Can’t save money? In big debt? You can stop being broke, but it takes few drastic measures to get better financially. Here are the main strategies to apply, to never be broke again: Plan better This…

5 Saving Money Habits To Never be Broke Again

5 Saving Money Habits To Never be Broke Again

We live in a society that emphasizes ‘having‘, instead of ‘experiencing‘ and ‘saving‘. Of course, there are a gazillion of personal finance blogs, books and resources to teach us better saving money routines, but most of the media outlets are still…

How to Save Money When Eating Out

How to Save Money When Eating Out

If you are interested in saving money, then chances are you should be looking at your eating out habits and make some improvements. For many people eating out doesn’t happen only on very special occasions, so it’s something you’re probably doing at…

How to Stop Mental Accounting

How to Stop Mental Accounting

Mental accounting refers to our tendency to separate our money into different accounts based on subjective criteria: the source of the money (money easily earned is not treated carefully as our salary, for instance), intended use for each account (‘play’ money,…

Traditional 401(k) vs Roth 401(k)

Traditional 401(k) vs Roth 401(k)

Saving for retirement seems easy when your employer offers access to at least one retirement plan. But when two 401(k)s come into play, which do you pick? How does a traditional 401(k) compare to a Roth 401(k)? If you’re concerned…