I’m sure when most people think of Hawaii they think of how much it would absolutely SUCK to live there. Okay, not really. I personally think it would be awesome to live in Hawaii. It’s as close to paradise as you can get (at least here in the United States). I went to Hawaii two […]
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At the beginning of the year, lots of people try to make some changes in their lives, whether it’s related to their health, career, or finances. Today I want to share ten things you can do at the beginning of this year to get started off right financially. 1) Track Your Expenses I cannot stress […]
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You read that post title right: we are giving away $1,000 cash! All you need to do is enter the giveaway via the rafflecopter at the bottom of the post and one lucky person will get $1,000 when the contest ends on January 31st. The theme of this giveaway is structured settlements. A structured settlement […]
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Many people make New Year’s Resolutions related to their finances. One such resolution is to save more money. In the United States a lot of money is spent on entertainment. Whether it’s tickets to shows/events, DVDs, or the latest tech gadget, you could literally spend thousands of dollars a month on things that will keep […]
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At times, introverts can be viewed as rude or even downright anti-social. In reality, though, introverts get their energy from being alone and being in social situations for long periods of time is draining. Extroverts, of course, get their energy from being around people and actually can get drained from being alone for too long. […]
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I don’t know if you have heard the term DINK before, but it stands for Dual Income No Kids. Currently my wife and I are happy DINKs. While we do want to have kids eventually, we are enjoying the advantages of our DINK status. Those advantages include: 1) Kids are expensive Kids cost money! While […]
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Photo by pnwra Knowing the true value of a home can be difficult. As we saw with the real estate crisis from the past few years, the housing market can drastically change over the course of just a few years. So what determines a home’s value? 1) Comparable Home Sales Unless there is some catastrophic […]
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Happy New Year everyone! Today we are kicking off the New Year right with a $100 giveaway. The theme of this giveaway is Finances in the New Year. As I mentioned in some of my posts the past few days one of the best things about the New Year is that you can give yourself […]
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Happy New Year! Today to help close the book on 2012 I thought it would be fun to do a “Best of” Young Adult Money from the past year. As some of you know, Young Adult Money is a relatively young website – we only just started in July of 2012. In 2012, Young Adult […]
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A couple weeks ago I wrote 20 Ideas for New Year’s Resolutions. Today I want to share some of my own resolutions for 2013. Even though I rarely fulfill all my goals and resolutions I set at the beginning of the year, I love setting goals and having something to work towards. The new year […]
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