What Does a $160K Paycheck Look Like in NYC?

…required to purchase disability insurance and can charge an employee $0.60 per week to offset the policy premium, hence the $1.20 for this paycheck. Mcttax. This is the Metropolitan Commuter…

Navient Quits Servicing Student Loans

company. You will also need information from the loan servicer to allow the refinancing company to calculate the new loans. What if my loan servicer quits? Lately many loan servicers…

The Important Monthly Meeting

…I’ve seen charts that are ten times fancier and more complicated. I’ve considered adopting those in the past. In the end, I prefer my simple chart. Once we go through…

Don’t Be An Investing Clown

…Dave & Buster’s Entertainment (-1.20%) Diamondback Energy (22.28%) Core Laboratories (-8.10%) That’s right. You would have LOST money if you invested in that basket of stocks. Not just “lost” money…

Laurel Road Physician Mortgage Program

…To apply for a Laurel Road physician’s mortgage, click through their easy online application process on laurelroad.com.  To complete your application, you will need to supply the following to underwriting:…

Secrets from That Person in the Mirror

comparison seriously. They’re not spending their time reading up on the latest books in sports performance and studying the rotation of his swing. Yet many of those same lawyers are…

Hey FedLoan, Did You Forget Me?

…you consolidate your loans you end up with a “new” Direct Federal loan which completely restarts the clock when it comes to making 120 qualifying payments (i.e. all of your…

Adding Via Subtraction (Crazy Math)

…be using dollars to subtract the negatives in your life rather than spending dollars to add positive things. In fact, I’d say that’s the single greatest use of money and…

Save more money than your friends

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