Personal Finance Apprentice

A personal finance blog about using financial literacy to build a better future. It gives tips on saving, banking, and investing.

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Christmas is just around the corner! And around this time, employees like myself will be receiving their 13th month pay (and Christmas bonuses, for the more fortunate ones). And isn't it also timely how stores - as you've probably noticed - go on sale around this time too?

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Sports teams have game plans. Teachers have lesson plans. Businesses have business plans, risk mitigation and contingency plans. And yet it seems a lot of people aren't preparing for their future. We must recognize that our life is playing out right now, and if we want to succeed in life we must prepare for it.

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There are a lot of "small emergencies" that pop up from time to time. We can't use our emergency funds for them - at least, I don't believe that we should. And that's where "hidden wealth" comes in handy. So what's hidden wealth? Well, it's just a catchy name for stashing cash in unusual but safe and accessible (but usually unseen) places. It a simple and probably obvious thing, but it definitely comes in handy.

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How Being Financially Literate Can Help You Better Prepare For Future Events. While at the bank, I saw a pamphlet from an insurance company advertising their product to help you prepare for your child's tuition. So in this post, I'm comparing the returns of their plan with what you can get if you invest the money instead.

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A personal finance blog about using financial literacy to build a better future. It gives tips on saving, banking, and investing.

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Estate Planning For Newbies, Part2. 6 Different Ways to Prepare For It: Get Life Insurance, Donate or Gift your estate/assets to your heir while you are alive, Sell your assets to your heirs while alive, Donate it to the government, Set-up a Living Trust, Create A Corporation

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Should I Have A Joint Account If I'm Married?

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Your Personal Finance Map To Achieving Financial Freedom. It's a map/flowchart showing personal finance decisions and steps, with the goal of eventually being able to invest and achieve financial independence.

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