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What Women Need – 3 Pillars for a Successful Life

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The following is a guest post by Tamsin Astor, Ph.D., author of Force of Habit: Unleash Your Power by Developing Great Habits. If you’d like to submit a guest post to Money Q&A, but sure to check out our guest posting guidelines. We make about 35,000 decisions every day, which is crazy when you think about it. And, of course, as many of us are living an overwhelmed, stressed out experience, those decisions may not all be of the most self-loving variety… such as that second glass of wine, that third slice of pizza, or my personal struggle – that fourth episode of Queer Eye at 10pm on a weeknight! We get what’s called decision fatigue. Decision fatigue is a … Read more

Want to Reduce Money Stress? Try This.

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Happy Money by Ken Honda

The following is a guest post by Ken Honda. Ken Honda is a best-selling self-development author, and his latest book is called “Happy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace with Your Money”. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to Money Q&A, be sure to check out our guest posting guidelines. We don’t have to live in fear when it comes to money, yet most of us are living that way. It’s a lifestyle that we learned from our parents and grandparents, but there is another way to live – especially around money. When we feel more relaxed about money, we feel more at ease about the future, and when we feel confident about the future, we live … Read more

Five Apps That Can Help You Rebuild Your Finances

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Reasons to Add Fun Money to Your Budget

Just about everyone has been through difficult financial times, and sometimes it leaves us wondering how we can possibly get back on our feet. Opening a savings or free checking account can be especially tough because of the hidden fees that are simply unaffordable. But, they can help you rebuild your finances. With more and more tech to help us out, however, it’s becoming easier to dig yourself out of a financial pitfall. There are free online banking accounts as well as various apps that can help you rebuild your finances. Here are just a few that can help you rebuild. 1. Credit Karma Mobile Credit Karma free app has three tools to help you out with your credit score: … Read more

10 Questions You Need to Ask Yourself Before Every Stock Trade

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Should You Wait for a Stock Market Correction Before Investing?

The world of stock trading and investments is highly volatile and uncertain. Especially, if you’re a beginner, you may face a wide range of emotions when taking into account your next stock trade. You’ll be thrilled of outperforming market averages, or in a state of agitation about the risk of losing your capital. Whenever a piece of financial news makes you think about new security for your portfolio, it’ll be difficult for you to take a quick and profitable decision. Below you will find a series of questions you may ask yourself in order to make a positive stock trading decision (every time): Does Everybody Else Consider this as a Profitable Opportunity? While you should be able to make your … Read more

Growing Your Business: 4 Effective B2B Marketing Strategies Used by the Industry Professionals

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How to Increase Your Business Return on Investment

If your company provides goods or services to other companies, you rely on B2B (business-to-business) marketing to build relationships with customers. B2B marketing uses many of the same principles as the consumer market. However, emotion often drives retail purchases, while B2B customers make buying decisions based almost exclusively on profit and price. It takes well-designed strategies to meet buyers’ needs and build long-term relationships with them. A successful B2B marketing campaign begins with careful research. You also need to identify your niche in the business world, create a high-performance website, and tap into the marketing benefits of social media 1. Research Is the Foundation Careful research is the foundation of a successful marketing campaign. Detailed studies can provide critical data … Read more

9 Tips to Minimize Your Student Loan Debt

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Which is better a public or private college?

As a student, you may need to take out loans to fund your education. According to most experts, taking out loans is a good investment. But you must make sure that you do not end up borrowing too much money. If you borrow an amount that you can not repay, you will worry a lot and find it difficult to focus on your studies. In such a case, the loan will do you more harm than good. In this post, we will provide some tips that will help you minimize your study loan debt. 1. Calculate the total cost When calculating college costs, many students make a common mistake: they consider only the tuition fees. But the truth is, there … Read more