Pay Yourself First

Join 34 other subscribers
  • Pilot?

    Pilot?

    Welcome to my Blog! The purpose of this blog is to make money easier to understand and to hopefully set you up for financial success. Although I am not a financial advisor, I have learned a thing or two in the past 4 years of adulthood that have worked well for me, and I want

    Read more

  • Chapter 5: How To Use A Credit Card

    It’s nice spending money that isn’t yours, because in the short term it feels like you didn’t really lose anything but you gained everything. When budgeting you must include purchases made on your credit card because you will have to pay them off in 30 days (sometimes 28) depending on your statement cycle. In this

    Read more

  • Chapter 4: Market Risk and ETFs

    Welcome to the world of investing. It’s a scary world. Walk in with your hard earned dollars and pray the company you pick doesn’t declare bankruptcy tomorrow. The beauty of it is you don’t have to invest in one single company. Heck, you don’t even have to do the research half the time. Nobody’s strategy

    Read more

  • Chapter 3: Asset vs. Liability

    Has anyone ever told you, “You’re such a huge liability to this company“. Really? Just me? I have to work on myself then. In short a liability is something you are responsible for, something you have an obligation to. Sometimes it’s really easy to see what a liability is, sometimes it’s a little more difficult.

    Read more

  • Chapter 2: Money Efficiency Ladder

    So you just got paid (hooray!). What do you do with that money? Obviously, it has to go to rent, car payments, debt, and bills. What about the money you have left over? Is there any leftover? Do you have a set budget? Do you need to start a budget? In the finance world, it

    Read more

  • Chapter 1: Credit

    Chapter 1: Credit

    This chapter will focus on credit and why it’s important. Credit when used correctly will only benefit you, it will give you access to other peoples money so you can achieve your goals quicker. There are two types of debt, good debt and bad debt. Some examples of good debt are Mortgages, Margin Loans, and

    Read more