Have you seen the commercial from ING where the guy is out walking his dog carrying a sign with something like $1,086,532 in cut-out numbers? A neighbor stops to ask him, “What you got there?” The man explains it is … Continue reading →

One of the major benefits of a 401k is it allows you to divert taxes on today’s income to your retirement years, when ideally you will find yourself in a lower tax bracket. Of course, that benefit is not always … Continue reading →

The following guest post is from Mr. Money Mustache (check out his blog by the same name, MrMoneyMustache.com). More about him immediately following the article. I have a far-out idea to share with the next generation of the American middle class. Right now, I’m speaking specifically to the young people ...

Start pondering your resolutions and queue up Auld Lang Syne: 2010 is almost over. Rather than wait for the new year to make changes, take a moment now to focus on a few smart year-end financial moves that can save you big bucks come tax time. Use it or Lose ...

When you think of retirement, you might think of puttering around the house, catching up on projects, and spending time with family and friends. But a wiser plan might be to ditch the homestead and the neighborhood pals and strike out for greener pastures. Where you live can dramatically affect ...

For the vast majority of us, income is something for which we trade about half of our day to generate. We rise early on Monday morning to prepare, then travel to our jobs, spend nine hours there with a couple breaks, and return home, exhausted, only to repeat the process ...

Earlier this week, I read the thought-provoking post at Get Rich Slowly, What Is Retirement? J.D. wrote about a recent camping experience with a few buddies and shared some of their conversation on the subject of retirement. One of the friends pointed out that he already thought of J.D. as ...