Pros and Cons of Downsizing Your Home When You Retire

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Planning for retirement is one of the most important things every adult should do, but we often focus solely on the saving money aspect without considering what lifestyle we’d like to lead during our post-working years. For instance, do you think you’ll want to sell your home to live in a cheaper area or move into a smaller home once the kids leave the nest? To help you determine whether you should rent out your current home, continue to live in it, or sell it altogether, here are some pros and cons of downsizing before or during retirement. Downsizing Your Home for Retirement Pro: Save Time and Money  The biggest advantage of downsizing is that you’ll likely save money on … Read more

12 Investing Questions with M1 Finance Founder Brian Barnes

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Note – This blog post may contain affiliate links. While all opinions are my own, and I’m a long-time user and proponent of M1 Finance, I do receive a small compensation if you choose to sign up through the links in this article. Investing can strike fear in the hearts of far too many. But, it doesn’t have to! Be sure to check out Money Q&A’s full review of M1 Finance! Behind the Scenes Interview with Brian Barnes – Founder of M1 Finance Here are 12 great questions that Hank Coleman and Lacey Langford asked Brian Barnes, the founder of M1 Finance, on the MilMoney Movement Podcast. The topics were wide-ranging from investing through the M1 Finance platform, investing using margin, M1 Finance’s … Read more

The 6 Great Qualities Your Loan Officer Must Have

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Understanding The Types Of Mortgages Available To Save You Money

Getting loan approvals is not always an easy task. It may end up having multiple detours or even have more people involved that you initially hoped. But still, the thrill of it all, and getting your application approved is downright fantastic. Loans, especially the big loans like the ones enough to get you enough funding to buy your dream home, can have a lot of players involved. And in most instances, the number-one player should be your loan officer. Chances are that you won’t manage to get through all the realtors, escrow officer, flood certificates, appraisals, title agents, and insurance agents and come out the other side unhinged. Especially if this is your first time. And that’s where a loan … Read more

Creating a Love Affair with Money

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The following is a guest post by Christy Whitman, the author of “Quantum Success: 7 Essential Laws for a Thriving, Joyful, and Prosperous Relationship with Work and Money“. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to Money Q&A, please check out the site’s guest posting guidelines. Take a moment to think about all of the people, places and things that are currently a part of your life experience: your friends and loved ones; your job; your home; your belongings… and now consider the fact that long before any of these things came into being in your visible, physical, manifested world, they existed in the invisible realm of pure potentiality. Everything that you have become, and all of the circumstances … Read more

Looking to the Future – How to Plan for Your Long-Term Care Needs

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How to Plan for Your Long-Term Care Needs

The following is a guest post by June Duncan, who is the co-creator of Rise Up for Caregivers, which offers support for family members and friends who have taken on the responsibility of caring for their loved ones, and the author of the upcoming book, The Complete Guide to Caregiving: A Daily Companion for New Senior Caregivers. If you’d like to contribute a guest post to Money Q&A, check out our guest posting guidelines. Long-term care is something we will all need, but few of us are really willing to think about. Considering what could go wrong with your health and what you intend to do about it seems like an exercise in negativity, but it is an essential part of … Read more

The Anatomy of a Successful Angel Investor

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Become a More Successful Angel Investor

The following is a guest post from Jeremy Larner, an angel investor who also runs JKLWorldwide.com, conducting procurement and investment strategies for wealthy clientele in the world of art. What does a successful angel investor look like? Is it a flamboyant millionaire flying around in private jets? Or is it a savvy investor that makes research based investments following a strategy that facilitates success? For angel investors, the latter is more likely to be true. Anyone with a large sum of money can be an angel investor. However, being a successful angel is something entirely different. There are accreditation requirements to meet and due diligence to be done. An aspiring angel needs to know the true anatomy of a successful investor in … Read more