Time and tide wait for no man. While you don’t have to worry about the ocean’s ebb and flow when it comes to your finances, you have to take into account the ticking of the clock. Bills have hard due dates that come with harsh penalties if you miss them, even if you’re a celebrity like Mariah Carey who, when she isn’t in the news about showing up late to concerts and lip synching badly, is known to have money troubles of her own. Whether or not you’re an international star, if you expect to avoid overdue charges, accrued interest,…
Author: Tina Roth
When wondering how to grow rich it can be frustrating to hear the same rhetoric: “Just spend less and save more”. But sometimes it’s worth going back to the basics to understand what exactly is happening to make this strategy work and what habits you can put into place to ensure that it becomes easy. Why do the rich get richer? Why does it seem that some people are able to build wealth where others struggle? At times it is easy to assume that those who grow their wealth are blessed with a well paying job. Other times we assume…
Today Instagram stands right with the world’s biggest social media networking sites and has become an essential tool itself for many users due to marketing purpose. Instagram has over 600 million users today and it seems like by the end of 2017 around 70% of the marketing companies will be using Instagram. And in fact, it has already attracted many big brands and like it once was, nobody sees Instagram as only a visual site anymore. To run a successful social media marketing campaign on Instagram you will need some popular and interesting tools that can help you in more…
A wise lady once said, ‘The only adventure you regret is the one you didn’t take.’ Living the life of a traveller right from your young age is an expensive ambition, unless you’re the heir of a millionaire guardian. But for those of you in UK who are already going through the trouble of balancing their finances between the college fees and the need for travel, here are some very handy and cost saving travel tips. Travelling is all about staying one step ahead of reality. As a student, your social media must be abuzz with people showing off their…
Many self-employed owners attempt to handle business finances by themselves, only to discover that tasks such as preparing and filing tax returns are a costly and complicated matter. However, tax return preparation is only one way that accountants can help support small businesses. Dealing with multiple partners, complex transaction types, and various state laws create situations that can be confusing. Accordingly, over 80 percent of small businesses put their trust in a company similar to this SF Startup Accounting firm or alternatives for a variety of financial reasons. Handling All Fiscal Matters In addition to reporting income and claiming deductions…
With some smart investing, you could pull in some nice profits over time. But sometimes those profits can seem so small that you wonder if the effort is even worth it. You want to get the most profits that you can from your investments to make you excited about what you’re doing and to feel like it’s all worth it. There’s no way to make a windfall on all your investments without the help of a crystal ball, but you can certainly maximize your investment potential by making a few small changes to your approach. Here are a few simple…
James Dondero has become one of the most successful credit-focused hedge fund managers in the United States by using his profound understanding of the credit markets and fundamental analysis of asset value to make prudent, long-term-oriented decisions. Part of his investment strategy has focused on U.S. real estate, a space in which his firm, Highland Capital Management, has enjoyed considerable success. But, for Mr. Dondero, it’s not all about money. One of the looming problems he sees that the country will be faced with, into the foreseeable future, is the extreme menace to home prices that rapid demographic shifts pose.…
There is nothing more financially reassuring than eliminating your debt – it’s liberating that you don’t have to think about the next payment or due date. And while there are those who find it easy to stay virtually debt-free, some find it doubly difficult to keep out of the red. Whether your balance is $5,000 or $50,000, the principles in avoiding the accumulation of debt are the same. Here are seven tips you can start applying today to keep debt at a minimum and begin your journey to become debt free now #debtfreenow: Pick One Debt to Pay Off Completely…
It’s almost impossible to avoid getting a traffic ticket at some point. Even the most careful drivers will find themselves rolling through a stop sign or speeding at the most inopportune time. In most places, if you do get a ticket, you will have the option to attend traffic school in exchange for a reduced fine or to keep from getting points on your record. Luckily, traffic school courses are now available online, so you can take them at a time and place that works well with your schedule. Because the typical traffic school course requires 8 hours of classroom…
Whether you are seeking a long-term investment for your retirement years somewhere decades off in your future, or a shorter-term investment strategy that has a potentially high yield over a shorter period of time, you want to know what your options are for 2017. Not all investment strategies are equal as some carry far greater risk than others, even though higher-risk investments tend to carry the potential for equally higher gains. If you have money to invest, and are unsure how and where to invest it, there are a few strategies you might want to consider but perhaps you should…