The following article is a guest post written by Bryce from Sane Cents. Bryce writes about everything regarding personal finance, investing, with a specific interest in real estate investing. You have a little bit of cash laying around, but you don’t like the idea of tying it up for 10+ […]
Tag: Investing
Unexpected Costs when Purchasing a Home
If you haven’t read my recent post about purchasing my first rental property, I bought a multi-family house in July 2018. Below are a few unexpected costs I didn’t expect to pay when I was first looking for properties. Unexpected Cost to Close Inspection $500 The inspection is an avoidable expense […]
My First Property – Why I Purchased a Multi-Family House Instead of a Single Family Home
The next step in my journey to financial freedom starts with investing in real estate. Below is a summary of why I chose to invest in a multi-family home rather than a single family home. My offer just got accepted on a duplex property in Ventnor, NJ. Choosing Multi-Family over […]
Your Savings Account Sucks! Here’s How to Fix It
A 0.01% to 0.10% Interest Rate SUCKS! If you have a savings account from a traditional bank (i.e. Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, Citizens Bank, PNC, etc) you probably have an interest rate around 0.01% to 0.10%. What does that mean? Well if you have $10,000 in your savings […]
Creating An Additional Source of Income (Side Hustle)
Reminder: The objective of this blog is to showcase the steps I’m taking to find financial freedom and share them with you. My hope is that you leverage some of these steps to help get you closer to financial freedom without having to do all the research. This post […]
5 Things I Wish I Done Differently In College (Personal Finance)
Have you ever thought… “what would I tell my 18-year-old self if I knew what I know now?” My answer: 5 things I wish I had done differently in college (financially speaking). 1. Start Building Credit I got my first credit card when I was 20 years old and I […]
Two Stock Technical Indicators for Beginners
Finance.yahoo.com is a great place to start using technical analysis when assessing different stocks. I use it all the time to leverage the free interactive chart feature. The two technical indicators I use are the MACD and EMA. I have broken down a chart found of Disney’s stock from finance.yahoo.com, my […]
Start Investing with these Low Cost Brokerage Accounts
Low Cost Investing Brokerage Accounts Whether you are new to investing or a seasoned vet, you should always look for new opportunities to save money and cut costs. Below is a list of investing brokerage accounts that anyone can use to reduce your fees and allow more of your money to work […]
Fees – Who Needs Them? Buy Individual Stocks for ZERO Fees
Do you want to buy individual stocks but don’t want to pay $6-$10 per transaction, or do you only want to buy one or a few shares at a time? This ability is now a reality through the Free, yes FREE Stock Trading App called Robinhood (www.robinhood.com). You may be […]
Start Investing Your Spare Change or $1 Per Day
Do you want to start investing, but think “I can’t afford it” or “I don’t have time to invest”? Well now there are a few brokerages who opened the door to those looking to get started investing, with as little as a few cents a day. John C. Bogle’s, the founder of Vanguard […]