Personalized Finance: How Much Would You Save?
Homes in Order: The (Brand-new, Old-fashioned) Way to Wealth
Imagine going to the store and seeing a $100.00 pair of shoes on sale for $227.54. Are you buying those shoes today? Of course not. Who would be crazy enough to do that? Well, actually, most of us do that every single day. Only, we do it with the most expensive purchase of our lives,…
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Homes in Order: Study Modules
Interest Basics
Interest is the heart of finance. Interest is what you pay when you borrow money, or what you collect when you lend money. When you borrow (or lend)…
1 EQUALS 5
Welcome to your new home, and welcome to your mortgage. The mortgage is one of the most important tools of your life. Your mortgage allows you to buy…
1 EQUALS 5.1
Shawn from the book decides to pay off his mortgage. So, he saves and saves his money until he has enough to pay off his mortgage. Look what…
1 EQUALS 5.2
By paying his mortgage off early, he saves $14,050 in interest payments. He also saves 5 years of mortgage payments! Boom! (But he also had to save $80,760…
Personal Finance Articles from the Web
How much can you afford each month for housing?
Here’s a great article about how much of a monthly payment you can afford to stay within guidelines for buying a home. According to the author, if you keep your housing costs under 30%, you can…
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Storage on Geneva
For monthly revenue streams, it’s hard to beat a good old fashioned Storage Facility.
4 Ways to Hit Your Family Savings Goals in 2025
Here is a great article from NerdWallet about hitting family savings goals. This has some tried and true steps to help in the personal finance journey. Executive summary: Plan a date to assess finances Replenish your…
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