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How to Create a $50 Grocery List

Chonce Maddox / May 31st, 2017 / No Comments

How much do you spend on groceries each month? This is always a hot topic for budget-conscious households who feel they spend way too much on groceries. If you feel your grocery budget is out of control, you’re not alone. According to a Gallup Poll, the average American spends $151-$180 per week on groceries. Lowering your grocery budget requires some skill, prioritizing, and willpower but it’s...

Posted in: Food and Grocery Tagged with: $50 grocery list, food spending, Grocery budget, grocery shopping

How to Make $1,000 In One Day

Chonce Maddox / May 24th, 2017 / 1 Comment

What would you do with an extra $1,000? What if you could make $1,000 in one day? Earning $1,000 in just one day sounds like a dream to most people. While it is possible to make $1,000 in one day, it’s not easy and it’s even hard to earn $1,000 consistently each day. However, in this post I want to be clear that I’ll be sharing real ways to make $1,000 in one day as opposed to how...

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cFIREism Review

Chonce Maddox / May 17th, 2017 / No Comments

Do you know what a FIRE seeker is? No, it is not somebody that tries to track down flames! It stands for Financial Independence and Retire Early. Very few people, as hard as they try, are ever able to achieve this. This is because they do not really plan. Last week I mentioned my goal of becoming financially independent by the next 20 years. I’m 25 now so I would be shooting for 45. It’s...

Posted in: Retirement Tagged with: early retirment, financial independence, retirement, retirement calculator

FIRECalc Review

Chonce Maddox / May 12th, 2017 / No Comments

Want to retire? I’m sure we all want to stop working at some point but according to CNBC, 81% of Americans have no idea how much they need to retire. What’s worse, is that nearly 1 in 3 Americans have no retirement savings which keeps them trapped in the workplace for extended years. If you don’t want to be stuck working until you’re 80, you have to think about retirement, investing...

Posted in: Retirement Tagged with: early retirement, FIRECalc, retirement, retirement calculator, retirement planning