Tips for your Finances

~Keeping Your Cool in a Shaky Market by Ben Stein: How to keep a good head when the financial waters aren't so sound.


~Five Ways to Grow Your Income by 20 Percent by David Bach: Some simple ideas on how to raise your income in a relatively short period of time.


~Why Women Need a Healthy Relationship with Money by Suze Orman: Millionaire and financial whiz Orman speaks specifically on issues women have with how they treat money, and how they can circumvent those problems.

Trying to improve literacy in America

Honestly, I am not trying to create fillers here, but I am coming across a ton of articles on finances, taxes, and savings, and all of it seems like it can be very useful, so I'm posting links and summaries of them all here!

Tricks to Soften the Pain of Saving--Its not always easy to save your money, a discussion on how to go about it.

The 8 Qualities of a Wealthy Woman--The amazing Suze Orman talks about qualities that she herself possesses.

How To: File Taxes for Free--An important tip for the upcoming tax season.

Lazy Day

Due to some new freelance work and some other projects that I need to get done, I'm going to be a little lazy with the site this week. Hopefully, you all will bear with me as when I do have more free time again, I have a bunch of great things to post about! In the meantime, here are some interesting articles on finances.

Fear Can Cost You Money--Famous financial analyst and writer Robert Kiyosaki discusses points on why he believes the rich keep getting richer in America.


To Get Rich, Just Follow the Instructions--Former host of Win Ben Stein's Money, Ben Stein, talks about the common sense ways you can keep your financial house stable and in the green.

Some more useful reading

Smart Tax Strategies for Younger Workers--Everyone dreads tax season, as the stress can be overwhelming when it comes to making sure you get all the appropriate paperwork done. However, for young people new to the workforce, there is an added frustration that comes along with the new experiences. This article has some great tips just in time for tax season.

Protecting Yourself When You're Self-Employed--As more and more workers are venturing into self-employment, its important to know the risks and to prepare yourself with as many resources and good, reliable information you can get your hands on. This article, by finance wiz Suze Orman, is a good starting point.