Tag: finance
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Chapter 33: Building Credit

Square One New year and new beginnings, building good credit gives you opportunities and expansions into things you wouldn’t be able to do yourself. Using credit properly is a tool. The best example I like to give is fire. You use fire properly and you have warmth and comfort. Use it wrong and you can…
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Chapter 31: Debt Consolidation

What is Debt Consolidation? Sometimes, depending on your situation miscellaneous amounts of debt rack up through various sources. Too much and it can get pretty overwhelming. Don’t get me wrong, having multiple sources of credit is a good thing. This proves to your credit bureaus that you’re a reliable borrower. That’s if you make at…
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Chapter 30: Equity

Equity in a financial terms means ownership or value. Usually when buying stocks or buying shares in a company you’re trading cash for equity. Equity is a great way to track ownership because even if a company splits their shares or valuations go up you still own a set percentage of the company. For example…
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Chapter 29: Net 0 Mentality

The net 0 mentality implies when budgeting, that you will use up every budgeted dollar. You will not leave a single one left over for next month. Although this sounds bad this isn’t exactly what you might think. This doesn’t mean spend as much as possible until you reach 0. We’re just going to try…
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Chapter 28: Fear Of Missing Out

What is FOMO? The fear of missing out, sometimes abbreviated and called FOMO is an irrational fear that sometimes makes you make rash decisions just because you don’t want to miss out. It’s fed by anxiety and wanting to have the best possible outcome. Limited time sales, buying stocks, placing bets, once in a lifetime…