The S&P 500 is one of the most common financial benchmarks that there is. However, unless you are familiar with financial jargon and vernacular, it might seem like something you couldn’t care less about. But let me explain why you would know what it is and why you should care Read more…
Taking equity out of your home can be confusing. This article won’t cover the reasons that you may want to take equity out of your home, but it will cover the ways in which you could take equity out of your home if you wanted to. And if you are Read more…
There can be a LOT of reasons that you are broke. But not all of them pertain to all people. Personal choices can make or break a person. In life there are things that can help propel you toward your goals and things that can set you back from them. Read more…
Picking the right insurance plan can be one of the most challenging decisions that we face as adults. If you work for an employer that has multiple health insurance plans then it can be downright overwhelming. So let me help you decipher the health insurance landscape as well as how Read more…
How does health insurance work? This is one of the most common questions among millennials. We all kind of know how health insurance works, but we are also usually unpleasantly surprised when we get a hospital bill in the mail. After all, if we have insurance, shouldn’t we not have Read more…
When the topic of investing comes up, most people want to simply talk about how much money they have made from their investments. But let’s be real for a second. Not everyone will have the same results. Some people will make more and some people will make less. And that Read more…
Ways to save money. I don’t think I can think of anyone in my circles that doesn’t think of this topic on a somewhat regular basis. We can all use ways to save money. It’s kind of like finding ways to eat less food or eat better food. I can Read more…
Investing. It can be a really complicated topic. Nearly everyone has an opinion about it as well. Everyone from Warren Buffett to your own Uncle Craig who thinks he knows what he is talking about because he knew that Microsoft would be a great company before anyone else did. People Read more…
Investing is one of the main cornerstones of not only The Money Muscle, but all personal finance. Growing your money through investing is imperative if you want to have money to live on when you get old. But one of the biggest problems that people have with investing is that Read more…
Risk and reward is one of the most misunderstood topics in all of personal finance and investing. Most people just think of the “reward” portion of the equation. But like any equation, there are two sides to it that must equal each other. Let me explain the relationship that risk Read more…