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Buying a House Might Not be a Great Investment

For most of us, owning a home will be the biggest investment you have.  But…

Wedding Bliss On A Budget

When thinking about what topic to write on for my blog post this week, I…

Is it Time to Dodge the Draft?

No, you are not going to have to avoid a Government draft. But with winter…

Why I Kicked My College Graduate Out of the House

When my oldest child was about to graduate from college earlier this year, I made…

Green Eggs and Van

When my son was a small child, he loved when I would read him Dr.…

Do this with your 401(k) as the market tanks

There’s one market correlation you can count on: When the markets plummet, calls to 401(k)…

Ted Jenkin named as a Top 10 Advisor

Ted Jenkin named as a Top 10 Advisor from the just released Investopedia 100 Top…

What Insurance Moves Do I Make With Hurricane Florence?

With another major hurricane hitting the east cost over the past week, torrential downpour and…

Why This Tech Bubble Isn’t Like The Last Tech Bubble

It has been 18 years since the ‘dot-com’ bubble happened in 2000, and many people…

Five Important Money Questions To Ask Your Parents

Almost ten years ago, I wrote an original article about important money questions to ask…

The New Way To Pay For College Debt

If there isn’t enough pressure for kids to get into college today, the pressure is…

Great 2018 Back To School Money Moves

For most people in Atlanta, it is back to school time this week for your…

Bad Credit Card Moves To Make

When the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was put into place, credit…

How To Settle Your Money Arguments At Home

Many families worry about their financial plan and whether or not they will run out…

When Is The Right Time To Refinance?

With the Fed recently raising interest rates, many people have started to wonder if they…

Five Wedding Gift Ideas For The Modern Day Bride And Groom

Several years ago, I wrote a your smart money moves blog about what is the…

Should You Buy A Home Before Amazon Makes A Decision

Amazon will soon announce the winner of its HQ2 parade, with one city emerging victorious…

Can You Retire On 1 Million Dollars?

One million dollars used to be the gold standard when it came to figuring out…

Last Minute Tax Moves Before You File

If filing your taxes are indicative to the way you studied for exams in college,…

Why Universal Basic Income Won’t Work

After I listened to this short clip on the Wall Street Journal’s website over the…

Five Ways To Save Money On Spring Break

With Spring Break right around the corner, families across America are thinking about vacations to…

How To Use LinkedIn To Make More Money

Most of our articles strictly talk about personal finance, but I thought it would be…

What’s Best? Buy, Lease, or Rent A Car

One of the day to day family financial decisions we have to make as adults…

Why Investors Can’t Measure Their Own Risk Tolerance

When people start investing money, one of the exercises they engage in is determining their…

The Best 2018 Tax Moves To Make Now

As the new tax law goes into effect, many people are starting to wonder how…

5 2018 Sticky Financial New Year’s Resolutions

It’s 2018, and that means that most of you have made at least one New…

What Itemized Deductions Will Look Like In 2018

To itemize or not to itemize, that is the question?  With all of the tax…

Five Items To Buy After Christmas

When the Starbuck’s Christmas cups go away and your neighbors begin to take down their…

Five Things You Didn’t Know About The GOP Tax Bill

With the GOP Tax Bill on the verge of passing, President Trump has suggested that…

5 Things You Need To Know About The Bitcoin Before You Invest Your Money

It has become clear that the new gold rush people are talking about is the…