You might have some places around the house where you keep some extra cash “just in case,” but these places may not work equally well for storing and hiding your gold. Besides, there may be good reasons for not storing your gold in just the same place you store your cash. “Don’t keep all your [...]
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It’s one thing to buy gold and invest in BRIC ETFs to help protect your assets from double-digit inflation or hyperinflation expectations, but what if you don’t have that many assets to invest? What if you don’t really have any extra money at all? What should you do to prepare for high inflation? Does it [...]
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Dear Graduate Student, have you started your retirement savings plans yet? Do you have a portfolio of growth stocks and ETFs in place yet? Do you have a plan in place to contribute to these investment savings regularly? If so, perfect. Then you should probably be reading up on whether to invest in gold bullion [...]
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My advice: don’t overlook the little costs involved in furthering your education. Applying to grad school is one of them. We focus on the big ticket costs like tuition and accommodation, but this is one that sneaks in the back door and should be part of your budget.
The largest factor determining how much you will [...]
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They Told Me Don’t You Ever Come Around Here
Don’t Wanna Pay It Back, You Better Disappear
The Numbers’ In The Red And You Owe More Than You Earn
So Budget, Just Budget
[2nd Verse]
You Better Sing, You Better Do What You Can
Don’t Wanna See No Shrink, Don’t Meet the Repo Man
You Wanna Be Young, Better Save What You [...]
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If you’re frequently stressed out, do you tend to make bad money decisions? My answer is yes. If you know you’re under stress, keep an eye on your bank account and your budget, if you have one. And it’s not just financial stress that causes bad financial decisions. Sometimes the necessary pursuit of money itself [...]
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It may not be part of the old adage about religion and politics, but money still has the ability to divide and get people worked up. Perhaps it is the hugely abstract idea(s) behind our physical use of money that cause(s) this problem. Money is linked to the ideas of “value” and “worth.” How much [...]
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