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How To Know If You’re Overextending Yourself

It's easy to get caught up in the day-to-day grind, sometimes causing you to make poor decisions with your finances. In this article, we discuss how you can shift your focus, and make sure you don't end up in a bad situation by overextending yourself.

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Stop Focusing On Income (And Build Wealth!)

It's easy to get wrapped up in comparing your income to those around you. But the true barometer of financial freedom isn't your income, it's your wealth. In this post we discuss why it's important to shift your focus to building wealth, and specific steps on how you can accomplish this.

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Should You Use Active or Passive Investing?

No personal finance discussion is complete without some mention of investing. And it seems that no discussion about investing is complete without touching upon the active versus passive debate.

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How To Plan For The “Long Nap”

Talking about death is one of the big taboo topics of conversation. By avoiding this conversation, we are setting our loved ones up for an even more stressful time when we pass away. But, by planning for this event, we can do a lot of good by helping make a difficult time a little easier to handle.

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How To Define Success (Financially And Otherwise)

If you haven't created a clear definition of what success means to you, it makes it hard to know if you're on the right track. This is true for most things, but especially financial planning. In this post, we discuss the importance of defining success, and how you can do it.

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The Two Ways To Reach Financial Freedom

Financial Freedom is great thing to strive for. But most people only see one way to obtain it - earn more money. The fact is, there are two ways to reach financial freedom, and by utilizing both you'll drastically increase your probability of obtaining it.

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How Much Student Loans Should You Take Out?

How much student debt is ok? That is a big question for a lot of parents and children today. With the rise of college tuition, you need to have a game plan in order to protect your financial future. In this post we'll discuss how much student debt you should plan for.

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Think Twice Before You Pay For Others

If you're doing well for yourself, you sometimes might feel the urge to pay for others when it comes to dinners, drinks, or any other typical scenarios. But by doing so, you might be causing some unintended consequences you might not like.

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Should You Maximize Your 401(k) Contributions?

If you're saving for retirement and your employer offers a 401(k), you might be wondering if that is your best avenue for investing. Should you maximize your 401(k) contributions, or should you stash your money elsewhere?

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