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The Ultimate Personal Finance Fundamentals Cheat Sheet

The Ultimate Personal Finance Fundamentals Cheat Sheet

These are just the core essentials you’ll need to know to handle the basics on your financial journey. If you want more detailed information, check out my other articles on the personal finance fundamentals . Everything in this personal finance cheat sheet is leaner and straight to the point, so you may need to do […]

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Hobbies, Free Time, And Personal Enrichment While Keeping Your Finances In Check: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Hobbies, Free Time, And Personal Enrichment While Keeping Your Finances In Check: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

I’m sure all of us have had at least a couple hobbies at one point or another. Hobbies can be tons of fun, and give us a nice reprieve, but they can also be a very important and a productive use of our time. Either way you look at it, hobbies are a great thing

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Starting A Side Hustle, Turning It Into A Business, And Maintaining A Good Work-Life Balance: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Starting A Side Hustle, Turning It Into A Business, And Maintaining A Good Work-Life Balance: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Side hustles are great, and in today’s tech savvy world it’s easier than ever to start one. I definitely love it when people pursue a side hustle. In fact, I encourage most people to try their hand at it. After all, a side hustle brings more income and financial stability to you and your family.

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Leveraging Your Career And Network For Personal And Professional Growth: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Leveraging Your Career And Network For Personal And Professional Growth: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

This has to be one of the most common things people like to fight about when it comes to personal finance and self improvement. Pretty much everyone falls into the category of “my way is the best and only way” when it comes to entrepreneurship or working a more standard career. Instead of focusing on

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Buying A Home, Renting, And Investing In Real Estate: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Buying A Home, Renting, And Investing In Real Estate: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

There is more hype and interest surrounding home ownership than ever before. Despite all of that, many claim that it’s harder than ever to own a home or any real estate in this economy! Well, the market is certainly different than it was 30 years ago – or even last decade. However, it’s important to

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The FIRE Movement And Retirement Planning: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

The FIRE Movement And Retirement Planning: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

At a glance, planning for retirement can seem overwhelming and even insurmountable. The retirement landscape has definitely changed since your parents or grandparents retired – even the FIRE movement has been evolving! I didn’t deal with the retirement issues your grandparents did, so I can’t say that they were harder or easier, but it’s definitely

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Investing In The Stock Market While Managing Risk And FOMO: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Investing In The Stock Market While Managing Risk And FOMO: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Despite all the hype and propaganda surrounding investing, it isn’t hard to actually become a successful investor. Well, at least not in theory. In my opinion, the skills and knowledge required to be a good investor are available for the average person. I’m confident that most people have access to everything they need to make

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Managing Debt While Building An Emergency Fund And Good Credit: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Managing Debt While Building An Emergency Fund And Good Credit: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Most adults will have to deal with several major personal finance headaches over the course of their lives. Managing debt and building an emergency fund can be tough enough, but it’s also hard to figure out which bank offers the best deals for its consumers. Beyond that, it’s also important to juggle the responsibilities of

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Budgeting Tools, Templates, And Tricks: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

Budgeting Tools, Templates, And Tricks: The Personal Finance Fundamentals

For just about everyone who is serious about their financial health, creating a good budget and sticking to it is a must. If nothing else, we can all agree that good budgeting tools and habits can help us reach our financial goals faster. Now, everyone has different expenses and sources of income, so every budget

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