SUZE ORMAN’S 2009 ACTION PLAN

By Molly Greaves

New York Times best-selling author and one of our nation’s go-to experts and on financial matters, Suze Orman believes that 2009 is a critical year for your money. And I completely agree with her, which is why this weekend I sat down and read her book, 2009 Action Plan: Keeping Your Money Safe [...]

Why Ask For An FHA Loan?

 
 
 
 
 
By Molly Greaves

With participating and studying in real estate investing, I’ve been spending a lot of time learning about first time home buying, Down Payment Assistance, etc. so I can help others figure out how to become a qualified home-owner while taking advantage of as many financial assistance programs as possible that are available to them.
Here [...]

THE INTEREST RATES CHARGED ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS ARE RESET EACH YEAR ON JULY 1st…now what?

By Molly Greaves

Don’t forget that THE INTEREST RATES CHARGED ON FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS ARE RESET EACH YEAR ON JULY 1st.  Once you’ve already consolidated, however, you are uneligible to re-consolidate again. See the the current rates here.
Also, if all of your loans are from the same lender, you must consolidate with that lender. If you [...]

Will you take my QUICK survey? It’s just 10 questions.

By Molly Greaves
I’d really appreciate it if you would share with me your attitude about money! It’s completely confidential, will take just 1 minute, and is even sort of cool, BUT I’m not going to twist your arm now or anything my friend. 
CLICK, CLICK, WINK, WINK. =)

Why Aren’t You Richer?

By Molly Greaves
I’ve read a lot of money books in the past years and really like the Introduction part of the book Make Money, Not Excuses.  It talks about the 4 things that you need to do if you want to be wealthier than you are today.  I like the way the author, Jean Chatzky, [...]

Common Personal Finance Issues:

By Molly Greaves
Since I’ve been studying  money as a subject for years now, I’ve noticed that there are some common personal issues amongst us out there, and thought I’d categorize them for you. Since I see numbers as black and white and don’t really attach emotion to them, many people talk with me about their [...]

Top 10 Ways Of Thinking Like a Billionaire–According to Donald Trump’s Best Selling “Think Like a Billionaire–Everything You Need To Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life”

By Molly Greaves
I have been reading a lot about Donald Trump recently, and find him and his hair to be very intriguing.  Did you know he was once $8 billion in the hole? Yep. That’s ridiculous. He turned that around to be up 6 billion. That’s one fact I learned from the Trump Seminar I attended [...]

Did you know that having the attitude that of “I don’t need a financial advisor until I make gazillion of dollars” will end up probably costing you a lot of money

Yep. Get on it! Not sure where to start? I like Vanguard personally. Good advice, low-cost expenses, and good returns.

When YOUR neighbors buys a Jaguar…

By Molly Greaves
If one of your neighbors buys a Jaguar, it looms larger in your mind that the mini-van that your friends and other neighbors drive.
I know this sounds crazy, but I offer you some unconvential advice: if your high spending pals are a problem, find some new ones. That doesn’t mean cut them off, [...]

It’s because it’s not what you make, it’s what you keep.

by Molly Greaves
I could walk into Neiman’s and buy pretty much anything I wanted. But I would NEVER do that.  Since I wasn’t born rich, I advocate moderation and discipline as a way to build wealth. It’s because it’s not what you make, it’s what you keep.
I’m talking about cutting back on little extravagences that could [...]