Money Management and Personal Finance | The Dough Roller
Are you on your way to becoming a millionaire? For some the thought of having a million bucks seems ridiculous. But the fact is that becoming a millionaire is simple, even on a modest income. If you have the discipline, building your net worth up to a million dollars or more takes nothing more than [...]
How much do we miss out on because we fail to do one really simple, free and easy thing. This one thing can greatly improve your finances. Amazingly, it can lower the interest rate you pay on a home equity. It can eliminate the balance transfer fee on a credit card. It may get you [...]
Successfully managing your money comes down to one thing–control. For all the things we talk about here at The Dough Roller from retirement to investing and taxes to credit cards, financial freedom and sound money management come down to whether you control your money, or whether it controls you. As I’ve often said, the good [...]
In the world of personal finance, payday loans have become the symbol of ultimate financial distress. The payday loan industry suffers from a poor reputation rivaled only by the tobacco industry. Lately, I’ve done a fair amount of research on the economics behind short-term cash advances. In the course of that research, I’ve come across [...]
Recently, I took my son, Gavin, to the CoinStar machine to turn the random coins he’s been getting into cash. Added to the last two years of birthday money, his total was right around $150. As he stared at that money (and lamented the fact that now all he had was paper instead of a [...]
Two of my personal finance blogging friends have recently introduced a new site and Ebook that are absolutely worth checking out. The first is a new site called Personal Finance Buzz, or PF Buzz for short. The second is an Ebook called the College Grad Money Guide. PF Buzz PF Buzz was created by a [...]
I recently received a phishing email intended to trick me into divulging confidential banking information. As a follow up to my LifeLock Review, I thought I’d share the email with you. If you’re not familiar with phishing emails or how to detect them, I’ll cover that in a moment. But first, here’s an image of [...]
LifeLock is an identity theft prevention service available online. You may have heard radio advertisements in which its CEO, Todd Davis, confidently reveals his social security number. It’s 457-55-5462, by the way. He explains that “identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America, victimizing over 10 million people a year and costing [...]
As my wife can attest, I have a touch of Attention Deficit Disorder. Hey look, something shiny. Where was I? Anyway, this month’s edition of ADDitude Magazine lists several great sites to help you focus and stay organized. Staying organized is particularly important for sound money management. Have you ever forgotten to pay a bill [...]