Do you know what do couples fight about? The answer is always the same for every couple: financial matters. In the marriage, you could spend a lot, while your partner wants to save money. How to avoid financial arguments in married couple? Avoid financial arguments requires couple to have discussion before getting married. Both should be sharing their needs and financial goals and develop plan for spending and saving money. (more…)

When planning to start a family, one of the most important things to note is how much it will cost for having a baby. You will be surprised at what cost it could to raise a child, and it is important to be prepared in advance by preparing the amount of money you need to have a baby. Take some other things to add up the cost like necessities such as food, clothing and shelter must be taken into account by itself. (more…)

Is it something wrong with buying a car on credit? The answer is obvious. Unlike a house, you new shinny car are losing its value starting the day you buy it. The value is dropping even more as you use it. If you buy a car on credit, there is a substantial interest payments on that rapidly decrease in value. And besides those hard facts, you still need to pay steep costs for insurance, registration and maintenance of an other expensive fee by just having car. (more…)

During this hard time due to economic crisis, we have to find a way to survive. Income becomes less and you are considered lucky if you still receiving your recurring monthly salary. Your spending power is diminishing because all goods prices and services are soaring up. Saving money is become a main priority for families and willingness to save every dime is a must. Family saving money is an important topic to discuss because the effect will be surprising. It can change family financial situation in the long term. (more…)

We can all make it out of this recession, but we all must do our part to get out of it. George Clason wrote in the foreword of his book The richest man in Babylon: Our prosperity as a nation depends upon the personal financial prosperity of each of us as individuals.

It is easy to point the finger to everyone about the economy, but are we doing what needs to be done in our own yard? We hear expert telling us to saving money for the future and others telling us to spend for the economy. Who is right? In my opinion, they both are. The problem is not that we save money too much or spend too much. The problem is that we dont save or spend at the right places. (more…)

You do need plenty of conversation as a couple to determine your personal and financial goals. With financial flexibility as the key to long-term happiness in the 21st century, how do you and your spouse want to live? You may, for example, choose to pursue the traditional American Dream (more…)