Year: 2017

CDs, IRAs, ETFs Oh My! Finance Acronyms

CDs, IRAs, ETFs Oh My! Finance Acronyms

Everything you read about personal finance or investing seems to be riddled with acronyms. There’s IRAs,CDs, ETFs and about one thousand more. In this post I’m going to explain some of the most common finance acronyms:

Charlie Munger: My Grandpa Crush

Charlie Munger: My Grandpa Crush

For those of you who don’t know who Charlie Munger is, a quick google search would reveal that he is Warren Buffet’s, 93 year old, soft-spoken partner. I’ve recently started reading Poor Charlie’s Almanack, by Kaufman.  It is one of the best books I’ve read 

401(k) Basics

401(k) Basics

Until my not so graceful plunge into adulthood, I only had the vaguest idea of what a 401(k) was. I knew my parents had them, I knew they were for retirement and had something to do with investing, but that’s where my knowledge (and quite 

Paying Down Debt 101

Paying Down Debt 101

Almost all of us will carry some form of debt in our lives.  Eight out of Ten Americans have some form of debt, even though most of us would prefer not to carry any.   Most people run into debt issues when their loans carry 

Creating an Excel Budget

Creating an Excel Budget

Creating a budget is the first step I outline on my step-by-step guide and I can’t stress how important having a budget is. Here I’ll walk through creating an excel budget.   There are some different software/applications you can use when creating a budget but for 

Managing Your personal Finance: Step By Step

Managing Your personal Finance: Step By Step

How to get started saving and managing your  personal finance, a step-by-step flow chart: All of these topics have more in-depth posts, this is just a big picture overview.