Jim Wang
Contributor at Freelance
Founder and Editor at Wallet Hacks
Curious about money, entrepreneurship, and self-improvement. Personal finance blogger at https://t.co/bIcCp71B59 & father of four, @Forbes contributor
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1 week ago |
wallethacks.com | Jim Wang
This is how the travel hacking world works in a nutshell:Get a credit card with a huge welcome bonusScour reward ticket calendars for amazing deals, which are often last minuteTake advatange of transfer bonuses to get extra pointsAnd the hard part of all this, beyond the spending, is that it requires a lot of work. Or you pay for a service to help you find it.
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1 week ago |
forbesargentina.com | Amura CMS |Jim Wang
A medida que pasan los años, tu presupuesto se vuelve más complicado. Tenés más cosas y esas cosas requieren mantenimiento. Tal vez tengas una casa, lo que implica una larga lista de facturas asociadas. También acumulaste suscripciones con el tiempo, y a veces te olvidás de que las seguís pagando. Hoy repasamos cuatro maneras en las que podrías estar malgastando plata sin darte cuenta. Tomalo como una lista para revisar tu presupuesto y ver si estás perdiendo guita por estas razones.
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1 week ago |
forbes.com | Jim Wang
Republicans in the House of Representatives passed the GOP “One, Big Beautiful” budget bill which included a provision for Trump Accounts. Previously called “MAGA Accounts Contribution Pilot Program,” in which MAGA stood for Money Account for Growth and Advancement, this provision is similar to the $5,000 Baby Bond suggested by Senator Hillary Clinton when she was running for President. What is a Trump Account?
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2 weeks ago |
wallethacks.com | Jim Wang
It's easy to tell people that they shouldn't react emotionally when they're investing. Don't sell when you're scared and don't buy when you're excited. Leave the emotion out of it. And I've written those same things over and over again because it's good advice. But knowing not to do something logically is not the same as knowing it when you're in the emotional soup that is daily life. One of my biggest investing mistakes was doing just that – reacting emotionally.
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2 weeks ago |
forbes.com | Jim Wang
As you get older, your budget gets more complex. You own more things and those things need maintenance. You might have a house, which includes a laundry list of associated bills. You have subscriptions you signed up for over the years and sometimes you forget you even have them!Today, we’ll cover ten ways you’re potentially wasting money without even knowing it. Use it as a checklist to scour through your budget to see if you’re wasting money in these ways.
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