I posted about Emergency Funds a few weeks ago and talked about how it protects you against financial emergencies by providing a safety net. Another way to protect yourself financially is by having multiple income streams. What are Income Streams? Income streams are sources of … [Read more...] about Why You Should Have Multiple Income Streams
Archives for 2017
My Favorite Little Known Military Benefit: The Savings Deposit Program
ON MONDAYS I DISCUSS FINANCIAL CONSIDERATIONS THAT SPECIFICALLY RELATE TO U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR TOPICS YOU’D LIKE TO SEE DISCUSSED, PLEASE LEAVE A NOTE IN THE COMMENTS OR EMAIL ME AT MILITARYDOLLAR@MILITARYDOLLAR.COM. If you ever talk to … [Read more...] about My Favorite Little Known Military Benefit: The Savings Deposit Program
Summary Sunday – May 28th, 2017
Summary Sunday is a weekly post where I put out a short list of the personal finance blog posts and articles I liked the most throughout the previous week. Links to each post are in the headers. I hope you enjoy them too! For today’s Summary Sunday I chose some older posts, but … [Read more...] about Summary Sunday – May 28th, 2017
Introduction to Dividends
(I know I'm publishing this on Saturday, not Friday. It was set to post on Friday, but then evil computer gremlins attacked. It's a little late and I apologize for that. Hopefully you will learn something new and that will make up for the delay) With some stocks, you pay a price … [Read more...] about Introduction to Dividends
My Shameful Investing Secret
I have an investing secret. No, not a secret way for you to “earn 10,000% return on your investments in 3 easy steps!” It’s a secret about how I invest my money. It’s an investing secret that would upset a lot of financial advisors if they knew it. Are you ready? Here it is. I … [Read more...] about My Shameful Investing Secret