Ever spend any time in your friendly neighborhood dollar store? If not, you might want to start. Beyond some of the more useless and clearly overstocked items (like that knock off fidget spinner that doesn’t spin), there are tons of perfectly bargain priced ones ready to be loaded into the back of your mom’s flashy … Continue reading 5 Perfect Dollar Store Buys
Author: grizzlybearfinance
Frugal figurehead of GBF with an all too expensive education in psychology and sociology. Possesses a passion for helping people with their finances, a toolbox of unlimited dad jokes, and an obsession for living a life well lived. Father of one, husband to his one and only. Forever encapsulated in the study of the next ill-understood financial mishap.
Investing: Reading Stocks
Understanding all of the metrics presented to you as a new investor can feel a lot like picking up a new book series. You know the information being shared has some sort of purpose but you don’t know what it is just yet. This causes you to do one of two things. Either you hang … Continue reading Investing: Reading Stocks
Buying Your First Stock
There seems to be a series of steps that every new investor goes through when they first start. First, they see the amount of money that they could make in the stock market and they decide they want to try their luck to see if they can achieve good results. Second, they sign up or … Continue reading Buying Your First Stock
Beginner’s Guide to Investing
A few months ago, while I was busy attempting to survive a workout without the promise of donuts afterward, I had been talking to my brother about investing. I asked him about what he was doing, who he was using for his retirement savings, and generally attempting to strike up conversation on our two different … Continue reading Beginner’s Guide to Investing
5 Steadfast Tips for Budgeting
Ever felt like Luke in Star Wars, "The Empire Strikes Back" when you discovered how much money you’d spent at the end of the month? No, no, that’s not true! That’s impossible! Oh, but it is! We’ve been there too. In fact, the first month following the birth of our son was one of the … Continue reading 5 Steadfast Tips for Budgeting
Renting vs Buying
Are you thinking of buying a home? Are you currently renting your living space and wondering whether it would be more beneficial to own the space you’re in? Are you wondering when Space Force will be accepting applications so you can figure out what your housing allowance will be on Mars? If you ever asked … Continue reading Renting vs Buying
How to Get Out of Debt
Warren Buffett, the infamous billionaire chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has a famous quote: “When the tide goes out, you can tell who was skinnydipping.” It’s a quote that’s used to express the fact that when times get tough, you can tell who was least prepared. And while it can mean one thing to … Continue reading How to Get Out of Debt
