Most deals that seem to be too good to be true usually are. Kansas Free Land, however, is on the up and up. Basically, the deal is that certain towns in rural Kansas are offering up free land to anyone willing to come, build a house on the land and live on it.  The towns [...]

Metaphorically speaking, we’re all on a road to financial freedom; some of us are further along than others. Goal setting is important because it pinpoints the destination. You must know where you’re going first. Imagine driving down a road not knowing your destination. Once you know your destination, be it a certain net worth or [...]

I’m frustrated with my apartment’s management company. Yesterday, a closet door fell off its hinges as I was opening it: the screws were intact, but the wood in the door was stripped. The office promised to send someone out today if the maintenance staff wasn’t too busy.
Don’t think I’m helpless when it comes to this [...]

There’s two ways to build wealth. You need to either make more money, or save more of it. However, most people seem to focus only on making more money, even falling for crazy get rich quick schemes and even those internet money making programs I talked about. There’s no guarantee you will make more money, [...]

Yesterday, I read a blog post that I can’t get off of my mind. Catherine Shaw, at Wise Bread, wrote “Is Six Figures Really That Much?,” questioning why the $96,000 she and her husband made last year didn’t go further. They aren’t out buying new cars, shopping for clothes or living above their means, yet [...]