The media and public sector often tout the benefits of increasing the federal minimum wage. President Obama used his 2014 State of the Union Address to proclaim that a higher minimum wage would drive economic growth, provide more jobs, and reduce government spending. However, these benefits are often inflated and fail to take into consideration […]
Even if you are fortunate enough to love your 9 to 5 job the bottom line is that you will not become a wealthy person working for someone else. Every job will have its mundane aspects and when you combine that with a salary that just about gets you through to the end of the […]
When you own your own business, cash flow problems arise from time to time. It may not be serious. Perhaps a supplier needs paying before your clients have made their payments? Or perhaps you are expanding and need quick capital to make the one-off payments associated with opening a new facility? When these situations arise, […]
Would you call yourself an individual who’s ‘financially literate’? While we’re not necessarily claiming that you know the Stock Market like the back of your hand, since we all use money in our daily lives, being financially literate should be a necessity across the board. The thing is, you can’t just ask whether someone is […]