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How To Find and Choose a Financial Advisor
If you want to learn how to find a financial advisor you can trust, you’ve come to the right place. In this article, I’ll explain how to …
Vanguard Personal Advisor Review
Vanguard Personal Advisor offers the personal touch and level of service of a traditional financial advisor at the price of a robo-advisor. In this a…
Early Retirement Extreme – A Systems Approach to Lifestyle Design
I finally talked to the person who introduced me to the idea of financial independence - Jacob Lund Fisker from Early Retirement Extreme! Read more &…
A Better Alternative to Resolutions and Goals
There's a better alternative to resolutions and goals...especially if you're pursuing financial independence and early retirement. Read more → …
Military FIRE – The Tax, Investing, and Travel Benefits of Military Service
Military servicemembers have access to incredible tax, investing, and travel benefits that can accelerate the journey to FI! Read more → The po…
Why Did My Credit Score Drop?
You probably know that your credit score can drop if you don’t use credit responsibly, but there are some less than obvious things that can cause you…
11 Ways To Save Money in Retirement
Your golden years don’t have to be spent worrying about money. Believe it or not, you can actually continue to stash cash away after your working yea…
4 Ways To Get Your Free Credit Score
Credit scores are important and there are multiple places where you can check your credit score for free. So how do you decide which to use? The post…
How To Monitor Your Credit
Monitoring your credit is key to both catching identity theft early and staying on the right path financially. Here's how to do it for free. The post…
Should You Pay for Credit Monitoring?
With the data breaches that are happening left and right, there's never been a more important time to monitor your credit. But should you pay for it?…
Why You Don’t Need an 800 Credit Score
You know that your credit score is an important part of your financial life, but is it worth obsessing over obtaining a perfect or near perfect score…
What Is a Good Credit Score?
Your credit score plays a gigantic role in your overall financial life. But how do you know if the score you have is a good one? The post What Is a G…
Target Date Funds: Clark’s Favorite Retirement Investment
With target date funds, you don't have to do a thing other than invest your money. It's the ultimate in 'set it and forget it' investing and could be…
How To Freeze and Unfreeze Your Credit With Experian, Equifax and TransUnion
A credit freeze is the #1 way to protect yourself from identity theft. Here's how to freeze your credit with Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. The po…
How To Reach a Human at Experian, TransUnion or Equifax
Tired of talking to robots? Here's how to reach a real live person at the three major credit bureaus. The post How To Reach a Human at Experian, Tran…
The #1 Mistake That Can Hurt Your Credit Score
Credit scores are complex, but not understanding how they work can lead to big mistakes that could be keeping your score down unnecessarily! The post…
The Only Two Exceptions to Clark Howard’s Annuity Rule
Money expert Clark Howard hates most annuities. He even calls “annuity” a “curse word” on his podcast. However, there are oft…