Everybody needs a budget. It’s a bold statement, I know, but it’s the one thing that all financial experts agree on. You have to know how much money is coming in, and how much money is going out. That’s true whether you’re a business or just a regular person like you or me. If the […]
Gamify Your Finances: Making Debt Repayment Fun
There are lots of different ways to pay off your debts. In this previous post, I went through the steps of first figuring out how much you owe, and then working out which method of paying it off that you preferred. All important and helpful information, but not exactly inspiring. So now it’s time to […]
Dividend Stripping Strategy – When to Use It, How to Profit
Dividend stripping, also called dividend capture, is a strategy whereby you buy shares in a company just for the dividend. You buy before the ex-dividend date, and when the company goes ex-dividend, you sell the shares, either on the ex-div day or a few weeks later. The reason you want to consider using it is that […]
Savings Challenges & Other Ways to Boost Your Money
Now that you’ve got your savings account set up, it’s time to fast track your savings so that you can get to your goals sooner. In this post, I’m going to cover ways to do that through automating how much you save, giving yourself savings challenges, and finding extra money to boost your savings. Let’s […]
How to Start Saving Money: Always Be Saving
Once you’ve paid off your debts (or at least paid off the main debts), the next step to becoming wealthy is to start saving. In this post, I’m going to show you how to start saving money. We all know that saving is important, but most people don’t place as much importance on it as […]