Building a robust investment portfolio is exceptionally busy work. While many people dream of having their fingers in as many different financial pies as possible, it takes a great deal of work and skill to get there. In the end, you can’t just throw money away and hope for the best! There’s a strategy of […]
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Saving Now To Make Money Later?
Breaking into the career market while young is a risky business. While starting early gives you the benefit of experience, it isn’t without its downfalls. Namely; you need at least some money behind you to start. And, the majority of students don’t exactly have a wealth of savings to dip into. Student loans aren’t that […]
Win $50 from SmartyPig Towards Your Savings Goals
After a great interview with Mike and the folks at SmartyPig, they were kind enough to send me a $50 gift card for SmartyPig. As a user of SmartyPig, that would be a great little bonus into my own account and to be put towards my savings goal. However, I thought it would be more […]
Interview with Mike Ferrari, Co-Founder of SmartyPig
While I was doing some research for my article “Frugality for College Students – 13 Ways To Save Money While In College” I asked my Twitter friends for some suggestions. One of the replies that popped up was from Mike Ferrari at SmartyPig.com suggesting his website as a way for students to save towards a […]
Start Your Own Tip Jar!
About a week or so ago I sold a climbing rope on eBay. The item sold for about $100. The winning bidder sent a money order to me as payment. This is good for a couple reasons, but the main reason that I like receiving money orders for large amounts as opposed to PayPal, is […]