How are your current money habits? Like most Americans, your money habits are likely not perfect. You probably have fears about money, excitement about money, and maybe even guilt about the money you have, that others don’t. You may also have thoughts about how much money you deserve to have,
You likely hear/see financial educators or finance guru’s say things like, “Just go open a brokerage account online”, or “Make sure you own low cost Index Funds”. But, us financial educators often neglect to notice that many people don’t know how the heck to do th
You likely hear/see financial educators or finance guru’s say things like, “Just go open a brokerage account online”, or “Make sure you own low cost Index Funds”. But, us financial educators often neglect to notice that many people don’t know how the heck to do th
In recent reports by the Federal Reserves and by the National Association of Realtors, there (again) showed a huge disparity between the average homeowner’s wealth in this country, compared to the average renter’s wealth. To start, I just want you to visualize the chart below to help wit
Usually, if someone says Warren Buffet in a sentence, it creates a little bit more attention from the people around them. Most general advice is that if Warren Buffet says to do something, you do it. If he says don’t do something, you probably shouldn’t do it. I’d like to think peo
Housing is one difficult beast to work around and talk about these days. Home prices increased quickly during the COVID years (unusually so) and interest rates have jumped up to Pre-2008 levels again. Though it is expected that rates will go back down at some point in the future, we still don’
You likely hear/see financial educators or finance guru’s say things like, “Just go open a brokerage account online”, or “Make sure you own low cost Index Funds”. But, us financial educators who think we are being helpful, often neglect to notice that many people don
I love getting this question because of two reasons: As far as a detailed answer to actually help you make the decision, let’s go through a number of ideas you should think about when trying to figure out the best directions for yourself. There are all walks of life out there. Some people (I a
Just like the other sexy topics Midwest Money Mentor discusses, real estate investing is SOOOO Sexy. Right? Am I right? I know that I am right, because so many people talk about it, dabble in it, and brag about it. And that includes the people who were never successful with it (which many people are
Everyone is super focused on all the activities needed to get approved to buy a home, searching for a home, and taking the steps to close on a home, that many times they don’t ask some important questions about how things work with their mortgage after they close. Very surprising that humans d
