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How to Stay Steady During a Bear Market

How are you dealing with the virus and the impact of the market that is coming from it? Learn how to stay steady with your investments during this bear market!

The Fear of Spending Money

It's okay to stick to our guns, but sometimes being frugal can make spending money an anxiety provoking experience. Do I have the fear of spending money? We bought a house. Am I a hypocrite? Come take a walk through my mind.

MMM #11: 529 Plans for College Education

Are you planning on paying for you children’s college? Learn everything you need to know about your state’s 529 plan!

5 Tax Deductions for High Earners (plus a Tax Hack)

Taxes often feel like the enemy around this time of year, particularly for high earners. However, there are some great ways to minimize your tax burden. This post has 5 of them plus a 6th tax hack.

Retired Not Retired

Ever think about retiring, but not truly giving everything up? Learn how Physician on FIRE defines his life as “retired not retired” in today’s Saturday Selection.

Time is Money, but Money Can’t Buy Time

Please, tell me I am not the only one who thinks like this? My monetary mindset currently revolves around our biggest (current) financial goal: Paying off our student loans. I hope that some day I can truly learn that Time is Money and that money is a means to an end. It's not an end in itself.