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David Mulonas
Sep 6, 20216 min read
#75 - Blaming Yourself About Budgeting Choices
Money is a mental that carries a lot of emotion. The high percentage of choices that you make in your life are centered on personal finance
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David Mulonas
Sep 1, 20211 min read
PFT #38 - Personal Finance Tip of the Week: Three Tips for Pet Insurance
Most pet insurance plans do not cover pet wellness. Does this mean that you should get a full insurance plan?
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David Mulonas
Aug 30, 20213 min read
#74 - Stock Market Behavior 101
How do financial traders and investment firms predict which stocks will perform well? How do they know when to buy and sell?
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David Mulonas
Aug 26, 20211 min read
PFT #37 - Employers Offering a Student Loan Reimbursement Benefit
Switching jobs? Tuition reimbursement a new benefit to attract employees.
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David Mulonas
Aug 18, 20211 min read
PFT #36 - Budget Management for the Rising Costs of Clothes, Shoes, TVs Etc.
Due to the disruptions in the supply chain with high demand and low volume equals higher prices.
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David Mulonas
Aug 11, 20211 min read
PFT #35 - Three Travel Savings Tips Before and During Stay
Travel tips that can save you money during a trip and before you leave for your destination
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David Mulonas
Aug 8, 20214 min read
#71 - Robinhood Update: The Lawsuit, Payment for Order Flow & the IPO
Update on the IPO, the Lawsuit and Payment for Flow (PFOF) and how it works.
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David Mulonas
Aug 7, 20215 min read
#68 - The Midyear Financial Review
The midyear check up is to validate if goals are being met or there is a need to adjust them
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David Mulonas
Aug 5, 20211 min read
PFT #34 - Ditch Plastic Sandwich Bags with the Silicone Solution
This week’s personal finance tip is about ditching the plastic sandwich bags for silicone.
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David Mulonas
Aug 2, 20214 min read
#70 - Who Should Pay for College: The Parent or the Kid?
The prospect of paying for college is daunting no matter who is footing the bill. Tuition and the cost for college defy low inflation
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David Mulonas
Jul 29, 20211 min read
PFT #33 - Washing in Cold Water Saves Money and the Environment
Many people think that washing in hot water is safer; however, choosing cold is fine for most clothes including delicate fabrics
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David Mulonas
Jul 27, 20211 min read
PFT #32 - Don't Refinance Your Mortgage Just to Refinance
There is an allure to lower your mortgage payment; however, you don’t want to refinance just to refinance.
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David Mulonas
Jul 26, 20212 min read
#69A - 2021 Early Child Tax Credit Update
Children 17 or younger are generally eligible for the child tax credit payments, but there are conditions and the payments are coming early
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David Mulonas
Jul 26, 20211 min read
PFT #31 - Switching From Butane to an Arc Lighter - Save Money and the Environment
Save money with an arc lighter. No butane, no batteries. Long lasting and beneficial for the environment.
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David Mulonas
Jul 26, 20214 min read
#69 - Couples Unified Budget Review
Should couples have their own bank accounts? Should they have one budget or two?
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David Mulonas
Jul 20, 20214 min read
#67 - How to Make $1 Million Dollars the Hard Way - Here's a Hint . . . Compound Interest
Making a $1 million dollars is not as hard as you think; it just takes time.
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David Mulonas
Jul 15, 20211 min read
PFT #30 - Credit Unions Competitive Borrowing Rates - Make a Positive Impact on the Budget
Many people handle their money with major banks; however, credit unions can offer many advantages that banks do not.
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David Mulonas
Jul 13, 20215 min read
#66 – Peter Thiel’s $5 Billion Dollar Roth IRA – How He Did It and Was It Legal?
The practice known as stuffing allowed Peter Thiel to build a behemoth tax-free nest egg.
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David Mulonas
Jul 11, 20211 min read
PFT #29 - Rubbermaid FreshWorks Containers Increases Food Freshness by 80%
Extend the life of your produce by using the extended life storage containers
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David Mulonas
Jul 6, 20217 min read
#65 - The Meme Stock Buyers are Back Trying to Screw the Short Sellers
What is short selling? When an investor borrows a security and sells it on the open market, planning to buy it back later for less money.
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