25 Date in November this year when American consumers will shop, trample, and fight for Black Friday sales deals. $70.49 billion Total amount of money US consumers spent on Black Friday in 2015. 23 Percent of Black Friday shoppers who camped out at a store (arriving at midnight or before). 7 Deaths directly related to […]
Archives for November 2016
Ways to Save on Student Loans: LendEdu Review
A few weeks ago I posted about the greatness that is SoFi. While some readers sent me positive first hand experiences with the company, others were disappointed to find the rates they qualified for wouldn’t help them out much. Here’s the good news: SoFi isn’t the only student loan refinancing company. In fact, there are […]
Go Figure: 11 Fun Facts about Car Buying
$30,032 Average car loan during the first quarter of 2016 – the first time in history the number passed $30,000. 68 Months, the average repayment term of a new car loan today. 2022 Year before your loan would be paid off, if you financed a car today with the above repayment terms. $503 Dollars spent per month on the average car payment. $1,197,800 Size of a portfolio […]
You Don’t Have to be Homeless to Retire Early
Although I can’t yet say that I’ve “Made It,” like one of those hot-shot, Shark Tank style entrepreneurs, as of a little over a week ago, I can now say this little website was on CNBC as a featured “Make It” story! Pretty exciting stuff, and also pretty intimidating to see your life story end […]
Net Worth Update: October 2016
If you’re new here, every month I get financially naked for my readers in the form of an in depth net worth report. Of course, I’m not just a sick exhibitionist, and you’re not just a voyeur. (Right?) This is all part of a broader plan to track my progress towards nearly one million dollars […]
