Every year Forbes magazine puts out a list of the world’s richest people. These people are ranked by their net worth. Net worth must be the most important monetary measurement, then, right? Well, not necessarily. A high net worth is only possible because of cash flow. The richest people in the world obviously have A... Continue Reading →
Columbia Financial Inc.: Mutual Conversion
A lot has happened in the past year with one of my favorite investing topics: mutual bank conversions. Well, a lot in the world of mutual conversions which doesn’t happen that often, but when it does it can be extremely rewarding if you are deposit holder at the institution that is going public. As you... Continue Reading →
Instant Gratification is Depriving You of Money
I’m a very impatient person. I hate waiting in lines. I hate traffic. I hate being on hold with customer service. I hate how long it takes to cook dinner. I hate having to wait an entire week between episodes of my shows. You get the point. But I realized something I need to have... Continue Reading →
How Marriage Impacted Our Finances
This weekend my husband and I will be celebrating one year of marriage (officially July 30th). It is CRAZY to me how fast this past year has gone by. While it has been an amazing one, I just can’t believe our wedding was a year ago already! I figured our one year anniversary was a... Continue Reading →
Can the Market Get It Wrong?
Investing in the market today can be tough, especially if you are trying to build a portfolio of individual stocks. With the US stock market at an all-time high, many people are starting to question the strength of the rally and when it will run out of steam. Now before we get too far into... Continue Reading →
4 Reasons You Should Take a Vacation
Since it is officially summer now (my favorite season) I wanted to write an article about one of my favorite things, vacation! As many of you may already know I truly love vacationing. It’s one of the things that my husband and I will consistently splurge on. Small trips or big trips; domestic or international;... Continue Reading →
Your Basic Guide to Retirement
Being a millennial, I realize that retirement sounds like a foreign, future concept to most people my age. Retirement? I’m only in my 20s/30s; I’ve got at least 30-40 more years of working left before I can retire. Why would I worry about that now? I want to use my money to enjoy my life... Continue Reading →
1 Million Ways to 1 Million Dollars: Investing
Today's post is a guest post from one of my fellow blogger friends. He's got lots of great posts, so after reading this one here, be sure to check out his blog via the link below. He is also one of the bloggers featured on my Resources page! Hello, my name is David and I... Continue Reading →
8 Ways Personal Finance Blogging Has Changed Me
I started YourAverageDough.com at the end of February, so it has been just over 3 months that I have been blogging. I’m not going to lie, blogging is time-consuming and a lot of work, but it’s been great so far. While blogging is not my full-time job, it has still managed to change my life... Continue Reading →
An Easy Way to Invest in ETFs
As I’ve been reading through other personal finance blogs, I have noticed something that keeps popping up on many of them: ETFs. While I know what ETFs are, I have never actually invested in one. If you have read my prior blog posts, my husband and I typically invest in individual companies rather than picking... Continue Reading →