In America, we have a problem. Our problem is that we believe that money solves all problems. We think the more we make the happier we will be. The more money we give to the poor the better off they will be, the more money we give to government the healthier it will be, or […]
I feel like I am walking on a high wire. The markets are continuing their ascent from the October lows where I went 100% long, and the technical indicators seem to be improving by the day with 77% of S&P 500 companies trading above their 200 day moving average. Earnings continue to beat the Street’s […]
Hey Everybody, For those that don’t know, the Financial Bin is a personal finance and entrepreneurial media company focused on Generation Y. In November 2011, we released our first book, Entrepreneur Intervention: Triumphs & Failures of Entrepreneurs, where we compiled the stories of 28 entrepreneurs and small business owners as they chronicled the ups and downs […]
If you are like me, you are looking at your parent’s generation, the generation just after them, and at your own and wondering what the hell went wrong. Our parents are going broke in the market. For those that got to retire, they moved to their retirement spot, built their house, and settled in. They […]
So, you have you’re debt paid off and you have your emergency fund done. You have a house and savings plans put in place for vacations, home improvement, and kids. Now, at the bottom of the list, we have gotten to you — 2012 gets to be the year where you begin to build your […]
As a teacher in the inner city, I see city poverty every day. My students live in the lowest form of housing, receive the worst food for lunches, and spend their life in dirty clothes. For the rest of their life, they will suffer from their upbringing. They feel out of place, worry about running […]
We are all doing it at our offices. It’s time to make sure that when we leave today or tomorrow there is nothing pressing on our desk and no evil surprises to walked back into. For some reason, though, most of us never remember to close out our personal financial year. It is so important to follow […]
Like most Americans, when you woke up on Saturday, you believed that we had a payroll tax cut for the next two months. It was done. Now, like me, you may have felt that it was wrong that they only passed it for two months. You may have even wondered how businesses were going to […]
One of the greatest books written on the millionaire that I have read is called The Millionaire Next Door. I read this book my junior year in college and took many of the principles to heart. Live below your means, run your own business, work hard, and save. With so many things changing in the […]
Are tired of being the ‘99%’? Are you willing to do what it takes and work hard for your goals/dreams/aspirations? Do you have $1.00 to spare? If you answered yes to any of these questions (or at least #3), you will be thrilled to learn that the Financial Bin’s first book — Entrepreneur Intervention: Triumphs & […]
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