Last week, I finally got around to opening a Roth IRA. A few days went by before my first trade was confirmed as I had to move money over from my traditional bank account. The purchase finally went through on Friday July 26th, and the purchase was for $4000 worth of E-trade’s low cost S&P [...]

There seems to be an ongoing debate lately about renting vs. owning a home. Of course, conventional wisdom, as well as my real estate agent brainwashing says that owning a home is the way to go. When you rent, you are throwing away money. Plus, homes appreciate and you’ll get rich by owning your own [...]

So I finally got around to opening up an IRA, an individual retirement account. Like most younger people, I just didn’t really know where to go and how to get started. I asked myself what’s a roth IRA and how is it different than a traditional IRA? Which is better? Why do I even need [...]

What if eating healthy and exercising can not only increase your chances of a long life, but also make you massively richer so you can enjoy those extra years? Thats exactly what can happen if you cut out unhealthy expenses and use that money for investing. Yesterday, Trent over at the simple dollar posted a [...]

Before my college days, I absolutely hated reading. It’s not so much that I disliked the material, but most of the school books did a great job of put me to sleep after the first three pages. The only time I would actually be excited to read a book was when it was a book [...]