Tag: finance
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Chapter 6: Taxes

There are a few things in life that we cannot escape no matter how hard we try, one is death, second is taxes. For ever dollar you make you must pay your fair share to society. Even if you’re self employed uncle Sam will want his fair share of your business. There are many misconceptions…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…