An article by BudgetQueen What is stopping you from investing in your 401K? Is it possible that you are contributing too much to your 401K? Is a 401K always the best investment for you? Well let’s sit down and talk… A lot of people have fears about investing in today’s economy. Or perhaps you had a 401K once and you cashed it in, or lost a lot of money on it so you quit investing. Or if you have a 401K believe it or not, you may be even contributing too much to it! Regardless, a 401K is an … [Read more...]
Make and Keep Your Financial Goals
As a financial advisor you may be surprised to know that there is only one thing I like more than saving money, investing money and making money: that is spending money. Although I think I am frugal, my husband thinks that I am the infomercial’s favorite victim, the shampoo industry’s biggest client and the tourism industry’s biggest vacationer. But I have to put it in perspective so I don’t spend more than I make.It is always a good idea to have goals and I have many of them. But it is not … [Read more...]
Rise to the top: Be a Star Employee at Work (the basics)
I am someone who has "climbed the ladder" at a few different jobs. I have held many management and supervisory positions. I have my own secrets of how to get to be the star employee, and I want to share some with you. Some of them were things that were not even in my nature to do, and I often had to re-adjust my game plan! So I am passing on my words of wisdom to see if some of this can help you in your job on the way to the top. Some of them sound very simple, but trust me; when people follow … [Read more...]
Is a newspaper route a good way to make extra money?
My kids have a monthly paper route that delivers once a week. However, they only make $9 a month,so we wanted the "big time" newspaper route which claimed that you could make up to $800. They saw dollar signs in their eyes and we called right away. I had to call several times before someone called me back. Even then we were put on a waiting list for over two months. The anticipation built. Here is what I found out about a paper route.... Claim: "You can make up to $800 a month" They say that … [Read more...]
