The Miracle of Compound Interest

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Albert Einstein is widely reported as having made the statement, “The most powerful force in the universe is compound interest,” and after looking at the math behind this concept, I definitely agree with him. Definition Wikipedia defined the concept of compound interest as elegantly as I’ve seen:  “Compound interest arises when interest is added to…

Healthier Living with just a 7-Minute Workout

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With the astronomical cost of healthcare in the United States, we believe that good health is increasingly becoming not only a quality of life issue, but a significant pocketbook issue as well.  In addition to walking using my trusty pedometer and making many small changes towards healthy eating, I try to get as much exercise…

Save at Least 20% of your Income to Live Within your Means

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In our opinion, if you aren’t saving 10% of your income for retirement and at least another 10% of your income for savings/emergency fund/college/investing/etc., then your financial life is out of balance and you are definitely living beyond your means. Most people start with their take-home pay, deduct out all their various monthly expenses and…

Quick Tips: AnnualCreditReport.com for Three Free Credit Reports Per Year

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It’s really difficult to sift through all the gimmicky “free credit report” offers you find on the internet — most of which invariably turn out to cost you dearly.  However, AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site for truly safe and free credit reports. This site is jointly owned by the three big credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax…

How a Family of Four with a $100,000 Yearly Income Pays only $6,252 in Federal Income Tax

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I know the title of this article is a bit provocative, and rest assured that I do not in any way mean for this to be a political argument; I just know the subject of taxation can be a boring one, and as a CPA I like to make taxes much more interesting if possible.…

The Impact of Prepaying your Mortgage Principal Each Month

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The Bankrate.com Mortgage Calculator is one of the most valuable tools I’ve found to help you calculate the impact of prepaying your mortgage each month.  You can plug in different scenarios for your mortgage and it spits out a full amortization table in a matter of seconds.  It also helps highlight the value of prepaying…

Quick Tips: Roth-IRAs for Children

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This ‘quick tip’ is probably only applicable to about 1% of our readers right now, but if you’re like me then hopefully this will strike you as such amazing information that you’ll store it away somewhere and think about it when you have a child who is about 13 years-old: Anyone who has ‘earned income’…