While there is no “wrong” way to save money and budget, some people find it easiest to save money when they have a system or rule to follow. The key to saving is discipline: if you’re disciplined, you’ll stay consistent. If you’re consistent, you’ll save money and have the ability …
Read MoreIf you’re like most working Americans, you might have a tax return on the way. And, every year, the age-old question springs back up: what should you do with your tax return? A sudden windfall can be very tempting to simply drop on whatever fun stuff you want. Maybe you’ve …
Read MoreBudgeting for the things that you really want to save up for, whether they be vacations, new cars or retirement, takes a degree of inner discipline that can be hard to cultivate. However, with the right tips and tricks, you’ll find yourself budgeting with the best of them and saving …
Read MoreThere’s now some serious talk about stimulus checks and some surprisingly low jobless claims coming in, Wall Street is looking optimistic. The markets rose on Thursday in response to this optimism, with corporate earnings over the past week assuaging fears that the markets could be volatile. According to the Labor …
Read MoreWhile the pandemic has been rough for most people, it helped spur Amazon to an historic year in 2020. With everyone stuck at home and unable to go out shopping, Amazon provided a way to buy new stuff without braving the in-person retail world. This, coupled with Amazon’s steadily-growing market …
Read MoreEven a week after its unusual soaring stock prices made headlines, GameStop stock continues to leap higher and higher. This bizarre turn of events has been explained at death, but for a quick recap: a number of overzealous investors took out aggressive short positions on GameStop, expecting a reliable return …
Read MoreIn the immediate aftermath of the massive short squeeze on GameStop stocks, one name has been catapulted into the spotlight. Short seller Gabe Plotkin, who bet aggressively against the video game retailer, became a frequent target of memes and online ire as subreddit Wall Street Bets engineered a bizarre stock …
Read MoreWhen you hear the terms “short selling,” “brokerage firm” and “hedge fund,” you think of white collars, yachts, and Wall Street brokers. The average person sees the stock market as impenetrable, a weird gambling method that some investors use to hit it rich, right? Well, not anymore. Enter plucky subreddit …
Read MoreThere’s a myth out there in the world of lifestyle coaches and Instagram influencers. That myth goes something like this: if you want to make money and look stylish, you need to spend money on your appearance. Sometimes called “putting up a front,” it’s the idea that only people who …
Read MoreWhen you’re saving for retirement, you might find it hard to visualize what it is, exactly, you’re saving towards. After all, you’re putting a lot of money away in investments that you might not see for decades. When you’re thinking about your spending in the short-term, that can be hard …
Read MoreIf you follow stock trading at all, you might have noticed something very weird happening with the stock of video game seller GameStop. The company has been considered to be circling the drain for some time now, due to the shifting landscape of video game distribution. Many gamers have switched …
Read MoreYou’ve just gotten your paycheck and you’re excited, since you’ve been broke for the last two weeks while waiting on it to come in. You quickly pay your bills and make evening plans, running by your favorite shop to grab a new book, video game and some of your favorite …
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