All posts by Jacob A Irwin

Medical Debt Payoff

How to Recover Financially from Medical Expenses

These ideas could help you owe less and/or pay off your medical debts faster. Read over each one carefully and see which ones might work for you...

Continue reading
Grocery Savings Tips

6 Easy Steps to Drop Your Grocery Bill

Whatever the reason you may want to find more wiggle room in your budget, one of the easiest ways to do that is to lower your grocery budget.  Follow these six easy grocery savings tips, and you’ll have more money in your pocket to save for goals month after month.

Continue reading
consumer debt payoff home equity loan

Should You Take Out a Home Equity Loan to Pay Off Consumer Debt?

If you’re facing thousands of dollars in consumer debt, you might be wondering: Should I take out a home equity loan to pay it off? Here are some things to think about to help decide if taking out a home equity loan to pay off debt is the right choice for you...

Continue reading
Student Home Mortgage Loan Payoff Strategy

What Is The Best Student and Home Mortgage Loan Payoff Strategy?

When my wife and I got married, one of the first things that we did was figure out how to join our finances. Along with assets, we also had to consider our various liability accounts. The loans that we're still paying off are the student loan and the home mortgage loan. So, what is the best strategy for student and home mortgage loan payoff?

Continue reading

Is Forex Trading Right For You?

Thinking about getting into foreign currency exchange trading? This post explains some of the main advantages of forex trading to help you decide if it is right for you...

Continue reading
Monthly Budget Categories

Do You Have These Categories in Your Monthly Budget?

If your budget routinely comes up short each month, the reason just may be because you’re forgetting a few of these monthly budget categories...

Continue reading
cable satellite TV

When Is Cable Or Satellite TV Worth It?

There’s little debate that cable and satellite TV packages can cost a lot of money. So, when is cable or satellite TV worth dishing out the money for? Here are some thoughts...

Continue reading
saver's mindset kids

4 Ways to Help Your Kids Get Into the Habit of Saving

After I had kids (and had learned some hard lessons from my own money mistakes), I knew I wanted them to be better savers than I had been. It took time, but after a few years, I was able to instill a saver’s mindset into all four of my kids. Here’s how I did it...

Continue reading
Normal Person Become A Millionaire

Is it Really Possible for a “Normal” Person to Become a Millionaire?

We've all read one of the hundreds of blogs where people talk about having achieved financial freedom and became a millionaire. Those stories are encouraging, but are they realistic for people that are not dual income and/or earning more than 100k per year?

Continue reading
job loss preparations

How to Prepare If You Might Lose Your Job

Job loss doesn’t always come out of the blue.  If/when this happens, take the time to lay the groundwork to survive financially without a job for a few months and to find a new job in as short a time frame as possible by following these tips...

Continue reading
1 10 11 12 13 14 161
>