Gardening doesn’t have to break the bank.
In fact, if you decide to add edibles this year, you can save money by growing your own food. Consider these ideas to save money in 2018.
Use inexpensive resources
Use your local libraries to borrow great gardening resources. Get to know a gardener! They...
Countless older workers are already counting down the days until they retire. Unfortunately, a large number of baby boomers will inevitably be forced to postpone retirement, or face the possibility of never getting to retire at all. Here are a few reasons why.
1. They don’t have enough savings
The average...
That 401k plan your employer offers as a workplace benefit could be your ticket to riches. Just ask Fritz Gilbert. Saving in a 401(k) made him a millionaire.
Gilbert started setting aside a portion of each paycheck in a 401(k) in 1985. By 2013, he had $1 million saved up....
Jet-setting Americans are missing out on hundreds of dollars of free travel annually by failing to take advantage of one simple thing: travel-focused credit cards. Collectively, Americans leave $22 billion worth of free travel expenses on the table per year, NerdWallet found in its recent 2018 Travel Credit Card...
In general, deducting pet expenses on your tax return can get you into hot water with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Usually pet expenses will not hold up should the IRS audit you. However, specific cases exist that allow you to take legitimate tax deductions for spending on your...
Every three or four weeks, I take my coonhound, Charly, to her groomer, Antonio. He cleans her ears, brushes her teeth, shampoos her hair, clips her nails and, for the grand finale, ties a chic bandanna around her neck.
All Charly needs is some oversized sunglasses and she’d look just...
Many of us can recall stories of parents and grandparents who spent 40-year careers working for a phone company or bank and retiring at age 60 with a defined benefit (DB) pension that supported them in their retirement with a monthly check for the rest of their lives. This...
Talk to your old man or your grandma and they'll nag you to the ends of the Earth about preparing for retirement. But while these money-saving tips seem smart on the surface, John Deglow, CFP, AIF, at Unified Trust Company, says the reality is many retirees live well below...
It is an exciting time when you start your new business. You have so many things to think of that you may forget one of the most important aspects — taxes. Before you dive into the business world, take a few minutes to consider the tax aspects of your new business.
Your...
As you gather your receipts and W-2s this tax season, you may be inspired to tackle your overall financial well-being. Here are three books that can help.
YOU ARE A BADASS AT MAKING MONEY
Master the Mindset of Wealth
By Jen Sincero
269 pp. Viking. (2017)
According to this book, if you want to...
