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FP Answers: Should I draw up a new will or simply add a codicil to my old one?

FP Answers: Should I draw up a new will or simply add a codicil to my old one?

There are many reasons why a codicil might not be the best option for this reader https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/new-will-or-add-codicil-old-one #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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11 Top-Rated Medicare Plans — and 8 With the Worst Ratings This Year

11 Top-Rated Medicare Plans — and 8 With the Worst Ratings This Year

Monkey Business Images / Shutterstock.com Medicare’s fall open enrollment period offers a dizzying array of options, but there are shortcuts that can save you time. One is the star ratings that the federal government gives to Medicare Advantage plans and Medicare Part D plans every fall. These ratings, out of five possible stars, are designed

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How Many Solar Panels Do I Need?

How Many Solar Panels Do I Need?

Rosana Francescato writes for NerdWallet. Email: wpguestuser+rfrancescato@nerdwallet.com. The article How Many Solar Panels Do I Need? originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/mortgages/how-many-solar-panels-do-i-need #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome #finances #generationalwealth

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6 Red Flags That Someone is Too Obsessed With Making Money

6 Red Flags That Someone is Too Obsessed With Making Money

People might find themselves becoming a bit too obsessed with making money now and the pursuit of wanting to get rich. It’s a natural feeling for many in our society. Life is short and anything can change in an instant.  So while money is important to our lives, it should not be all that matters. Here

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Dan and Charlotte are all in on real estate — is it the right choice?

Dan and Charlotte are all in on real estate — is it the right choice?

Newlyweds in their 30s are focused on an early retirement but have they put all their eggs in one basket? https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/family-finance/couple-all-in-real-estate-right-choice #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Are Property Taxes Included in a Mortgage?

Are Property Taxes Included in a Mortgage?

Property taxes may be included in your monthly mortgage payment if your lender requires it as part of your mortgage agreement. This arrangement can be a convenient option to pay down your property taxes each month rather than saving to pay them annually or semi-annually. Here’s what you need to know about how and when

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How Speaking To A Financial Professional Saved Me From Myself

How Speaking To A Financial Professional Saved Me From Myself

Empower is offering free financial consultations until October 31, 2024, for anyone with over $250,000 in investable assets. I wanted to share my experience speaking with them and how I began my investing journey. If you complete two video calls by the deadline, you’ll receive a free $100 Visa gift card. There is no obligation

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FoundersCard Review: A Fancy Coupon Book That’ll Cost Time and Money

FoundersCard Review: A Fancy Coupon Book That’ll Cost Time and Money

Caitlin Mims writes for NerdWallet. Email: cmims@nerdwallet.com. The article FoundersCard Review: A Fancy Coupon Book That’ll Cost Time and Money originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/travel/founderscard-review #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome

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11 Key Financial Habits The Middle Class Struggle To Make

11 Key Financial Habits The Middle Class Struggle To Make

There is no doubt that pretty much daily, you are making financial decisions that can impact your life. Of course, many of these choices could be very minor, while others are major decisions that may take some time to reach a conclusion.  However, financial decision making is something you will learn to master as you

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How Many Jobs the Average Worker Has and What It Means For You

How Many Jobs the Average Worker Has and What It Means For You

Pop quiz hot shot – Can you guess the median number of years that a worker (wage & salary) has been with their current employer as of January 2024? 3.9 years. THAT’S IT. And it keeps going down. In 2022, it was 4.1 years. 3.9 years is the lowest it’s been since January 2002! The

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Another tax on properties isn’t the answer to Canada’s housing woes

Another tax on properties isn’t the answer to Canada’s housing woes

Kim Moody: The rationale of a new tax on vacant land is so simplistic, it’s laughable https://financialpost.com/personal-finance/taxes/tax-properties-canada-housing #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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How Trump and Harris Aim to Address Your Health Care

How Trump and Harris Aim to Address Your Health Care

Anna Helhoski writes for NerdWallet. Email: anna@nerdwallet.com. Twitter: @AnnaHelhoski. The article How Trump and Harris Aim to Address Your Health Care originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/finance/harris-trump-health-care #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips

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6 Excuses Keeping People From Reaching Financial Success

6 Excuses Keeping People From Reaching Financial Success

Having financial excuses is all-too-common and causes many people to delay their financial literacy and their future financial health. According to The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, two-thirds of Americans would struggle to scrounge up $1,000 in an emergency. If your friends, family, or even you are making money excuses or delaying taking

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42 Fun Jobs That Pay Surprisingly Well in 2024

42 Fun Jobs That Pay Surprisingly Well in 2024

There are two big perks to finding fun jobs that pay well: making money and having fun – you choose the order of importance. The problem is that too many people spend years working jobs they genuinely dislike for companies that treat them poorly. If you’re feeling stuck in your work life, I’m here to

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Sick of home-owner stress, retirees can invest windfall from sale

Sick of home-owner stress, retirees can invest windfall from sale

Martin Pelletier: Downsizing doesn’t have to mean giving up control over how you live to strangers https://financialpost.com/investing/how-retirees-invest-windfall-home-sale #financialfreedom #money #entrepreneur #business #finance #investing #financialliteracy #success #investment #wealth #motivation #financialindependence #passiveincome #personalfinance #realestate #stockmarket #debtfree #entrepreneurship #invest #bitcoin #creditrepair #debtfreecommunity #investor #trading #workfromhome #stocks #credit #financialeducation #bhfyp

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Now You Can Send Text Messages Even Without a Cell Signal

Now You Can Send Text Messages Even Without a Cell Signal

Kelly vanDellen / Shutterstock.com Apple released its iOS 18 software update in September. Most iPhone models from the past few years can support it, although they may not have every feature that the latest iPhone models will. One feature of the iOS 18 update that’s available in the U.S. and Canada for users of iPhone

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Average Car Loan Interest Rates by Credit Score

Average Car Loan Interest Rates by Credit Score

Your credit score is a critical factor in determining your eligibility for an auto loan and your potential interest rate and other loan terms. On average, a new car buyer with an excellent credit score can secure an average interest rate of 5.25%, but that average jumps to 15.77% for borrowers with poor credit scores.

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An 80/20 Stock-Heavy Portfolio In Retirement Might Be Ideal

An 80/20 Stock-Heavy Portfolio In Retirement Might Be Ideal

This guest post is by Vaughn, a long-time Financial Samurai reader who retired at 44 and is now 55. Vaughn’s early retirement was driven by necessity rather than choice due to a congenital bone disease. Fortunately, his high income during his working years secured a solid SSDI benefit, and his mother’s foresight provided future rental

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Crossover vs. SUV: What’s the Difference?

Crossover vs. SUV: What’s the Difference?

Shannon Bradley writes for NerdWallet. Email: sbradley@nerdwallet.com. The article Crossover vs. SUV: What’s the Difference? originally appeared on NerdWallet. https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/cars/car-shopping/crossover-vs-suv #financialliteracy #financialfreedom #finance #financialindependence #personalfinance #money #financialeducation #investing #financialplanning #entrepreneur #debtfree #wealth #creditrepair #budgeting #investment #debtfreecommunity #credit #financialadvisor #creditscore #financetips #financialgoals #realestate #debtfreejourney #moneymanagement #creditrestoration #invest #wealthbuilding #creditrepairservices #moneytips #passiveincome #finances #generationalwealth

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