Students spend loan money on everything but not much on school
Student loans are often a hot topic in finance as loan balances have soared, leaving students saddled with extra debt once they enter the job market….
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Everyday investors make index funds cheaper
The ordinary investor doesn’t consider fees when weighing mutual and index funds. This is a problem because as NerdWallet explains, these charges can dig…
Should you tell your boss that you’re job hunting?
Everyone considers leaving their current job at some point. In fact, according to CNN, millennials will average four job changes before the age of 32….
Add a second language and boost career
Most Americans took a couple of years worth of credits in a secondary language class in high school or college, but according to the Library of Economics…
What to expect from working at a startup
Start-ups are glamorous and working for one confers just a bit of the sparkle and some fantastic opportunities. That is, if the company performs well. The…
Ask the Expert: ARMs
With our new baby on the way, my wife and I want to buy a slightly larger house. The house we can afford now isn’t what we ultimately want. We will…
Selling a home is often an emotional life experience.
To you, your home might be priceless; the holder of your memories, hopes, dreams, even your sense of style and worth. But now, when you want to sell or…
What’s the hurry?
In today’s connected culture, we are becoming more and more frantic and impatient. The reason, according to Fortune magazine, is that many people are…
What happens to your Facebook profile when you die?
You’ve written your life large on Facebook: Your politics, religion, family, likes, dislikes, some of your best moments, and, one hopes, only a few of…
Stunning Dutch stone houses
More than 275 years ago, the Dutch were constructing homes of stone of such enduring quality that the homes are still part of Main Street Hurley,…