$50,000 A Year Is How Much An Hour? And Why You Should Know
Short on time? Here’s what you need to know: $50,000 a year is how much an hour? If you account for 52 working weeks per year and a 40 hour work-week, a salary of $50,000 equates to about $24.04 per…
21 Quotes on Investing, Money & Life to Inspire You in 2021
Who couldn’t use a little bit of extra inspiration as we work towards our personal, professional, and financial goals in 2021? Here are 21 of The Ambitious Dollar’s favorite quotes on investing, money, and life. 1. “Beware of little expenses.…
How to Turn Money Into More Money – 3 Basic Options
We’ve all heard the saying, it takes money to make money. While the sentiment is true, the good thing is that you don’t always need much money to start the process. It could be as little as $1 in some…
How to Set SMART Financial Goals
Since we can’t exactly snap our fingers and magically become independently wealthy, it means we’ve got to make goals. But setting and sticking to your goals isn’t always the easiest thing to do. So here is a guide on what…
Restricted Stock Units (RSU): What are they and what do they mean?
If you feel like learning about personal finance is akin to learning a foreign language, you’re not wrong. The amount of jargon and acronyms can make finance topics seem much more complicated than they really are. Fortunately, acronyms like RSUs…
9 Ways to Learn New Skills Online
Whether you are looking to simply improve yourself or impress your boss, there is no shortage of platforms that can help you learn new skills from home. The accessibility and flexibility of these platforms truly mean that the world is…
3 Strategies to Avoid Lifestyle Inflation
Jake is a smart guy and does his best to make good financial decisions. He’s a natural saver, has a great budget, invests consistently for retirement, and has a well-established emergency fund. While Jake doesn’t live high on the hill,…
30 Money Questions You Should Know How to Answer by Age 30
First things first, let’s establish the purpose of this list. This list of money questions was not developed to shame anyone. If you don’t know all the answers, it certainly doesn’t mean you ought to give up on personal finance.…
Using the 80/20 rule to work smarter, not harder
The 80/20 rule is not scientific law but it holds eerily true in most scenarios. The rule states that a majority of output will come from a minority of the input. In layman’s terms, it means that 80% of your…
How to define what success means to you & act on it
What is success? Google it and you’ll find thousands of different equations. Success = Planning + Execution. Success = Goals. Success = Sweat + Sacrifice. Success = Ideas + Work x Luck. How could success be so many different things?…