Today I have the pleasure of highlighting the results from the Beginner Blogger Challenge. There was a lot of great input from lots of experienced bloggers. I am happy to showcase just some of advice for new bloggers below. But, before I get to the good stuff, I felt it appropriate to give you some highlights …

Have you ever dreamed of being able to work your job from anywhere? Not being tied down to a 9-to-5 job that requires you in the office your entire career? I think a lot of people have and it’s only natural. Life gets boring when it’s the same thing over and over and over. Over …

A lot of what I am doing on this blog is trying to re-define what retirement looks like. The primary reason that I want to work at doing this is because too often we see retirement as something that should or has to be postponed until we are wrinkly and on our last leg (perhaps …

I often talk about how I desire to retire early. I think I have made it clear that I don’t plan to just sit around in retirement, but I see it as an opportunity to focus on the projects that I really want to do. I don’t want to be tied down to a job …

Do you have big dreams to retire early? Do you have what it takes to get out of the rat race before you have arthritis? I was talking to a lady at a wedding reception and she was telling me her goals of retiring early (in her mid 50’s instead of mid 60’s). She was …

Do you want to know how to increase I have been blogging for practically one year. In this period of time, I have built up one site that is now a PR 4, several with PR 3’s, and some of my newest sites already have PR 2 (which isn’t that hard to achieve). While I …

Companies that have more than one class of mutual funds differentiate them with the terms “Class A”, “Class B”, and “Class C” shares. Each share class has different types of fees. If you’re a novice at this, be careful not to confuse mutual fund classes with common stock classes. Common stock classes generally have different voting …

A little while back I mentioned that I may be jumping into real estate investing sooner than I had anticipated. I’m 25, don’t own my own home, but I am already planning my entry into real estate. Many of my friends question my sanity, but I know that I am setting up success for my future. As …

Due to many economical factors pertaining to the masses and well as individual reasons many people are finding that the retirement dream may be out of reach. There seems to be a new definition as to what retirement is for many people. As many as 60% of people who plan on retiring from their current …

Mortgage refinancing costs and fees will be different depending on the homeowners financial situation and the type of loan they want. With interest rates so low right now, many homeowners can benefit from getting a mortgage refinanced into a new loan with better interest rates, terms, or conditions. However, getting a home loan refinancing does …