As DINKS, you and your spouse likely rely on two incomes to meet your monthly obligations, save for retirement, and have some money to spend on fun expenses like travel, clothes, and meals out. When one of you loses a job, you may both worry. The uncertainty of job loss is often the most difficult to handle—when will your spouse find another job? Will the job pay as much as the … [Read more...] about What to Do When Your Spouse Can’t Find a Job
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Financial Benefits of Being DINKS
You may find as you get older that your friends tease you and ask you when you’re going to have kids. They may tell you you’re missing out but not having children. However, if you’re firmly committed to the DINKS lifestyle, you might tell your friends you’re missing out on the expense that comes with children. Indeed, there are many financial benefits of being DINKS. … [Read more...] about Financial Benefits of Being DINKS
How Narcissism Affects a Couple’s Finances
Narcissism is quite common in our culture. In fact, The Cleveland Clinic reports that “experts estimate that up to 5% of people have NPD [Narcissistic Personality Disorder].” When you consider the United States’ population of approximately 330 million, five percent would be 16,500,000! Not surprisingly, there are many famous people who are narcissists: Kanye West, Kim … [Read more...] about How Narcissism Affects a Couple’s Finances
How Teachers Can Budget for the Summer
I was a teacher for 10 years. While I certainly enjoyed having the summer off, I didn’t enjoy not getting paid in the summer. Eventually, my employer allowed me to choose between receiving 21 or 26 paychecks a year, but not all teachers have that option. However, there are ways teachers can budget for the summer if they're only paid during the months they work. Using these … [Read more...] about How Teachers Can Budget for the Summer
What Building 7 Streams Of Passive Income Really Looks Like
I have been a writer for DINKs now for over 15 months, expanding on topics from real estate to prenups, letting some personal information slip through some pieces here and there but never fully exposing myself. In this post, the goal is to take you on my personal financial journey and what building 7 streams of passive income really looks like. … [Read more...] about What Building 7 Streams Of Passive Income Really Looks Like
4 Crucial Tips for Job Searching During Quarantine
Job searching is difficult even when there isn't a pandemic. With COVID-19 keeping many of us at home and businesses struggling to stay afloat without furloughing their employees, it can feel downright impossible. … [Read more...] about 4 Crucial Tips for Job Searching During Quarantine
How To Make & Maintain Profitable Websites
Websites you say? That is correct. A website can be a great investment especially for those looking to build up a monthly cash flow to live off of. Websites can also be as hands-on or hands-off as you, the investor would like. Whether it is a food blog or the next New York Times, I urge you to consider this type of investment. That is why in this article we will be looking at … [Read more...] about How To Make & Maintain Profitable Websites
Adulting Like a Pro: Tips To Help You
Transitioning from young adult into a full-fledged grown-up can be a bumpy process, and getting your priorities in order while you're young is often referred to as 'adulting.' One of the things that go hand in hand with adulting is how you can impress your friends with your ability to get things done well. You don't need to be an expert, but it won't hurt to use this advice and … [Read more...] about Adulting Like a Pro: Tips To Help You
How To Successfully Change Your Career Without Breaking Your Budget
It's all too easy to feel stuck when you're making a career change. Depending on the jobs you're interested in, a career shift could potentially mean investing time and money into getting a new degree, networking, and then making your way back up through the career ladder. … [Read more...] about How To Successfully Change Your Career Without Breaking Your Budget
Repercussions of Dual Employment
Have you ever been in the situation where you are working more than one job and wondered how it may actually be affecting you? Dual employment has been getting some light shed on it lately and for good reason. Dual employment means exactly as it sounds like. It is when you hold two jobs at the same time and you are on the payroll for each. There are some obvious and … [Read more...] about Repercussions of Dual Employment
