Empower Your Financial Self

Personal finance is not science but understanding the principles that allow you to build a strong financial house is paramount. General advice is plentiful but straightforward and practical advice that can easily be applied to your finances is not.

Empower Your Financial Self allows you to build that foundation so that you can enjoy lifelong prosperity and happiness with not just your finances but your life in general. It is sure to answer all you r finance questions including:

Where can I get independent and unbiased finance knowledge and resources?
How do I create and stay on a budget?
What are the key principles I need to know?
What should my mortgage and debt payments be?
Why is debt so bad?
What really are emergency savings and do I really need 6 months worth?

Your retirement planning may be best left to a professional but that does not mean handing over the keys. Truth is ownership is in your hands so understanding the principles is necessary because hiring the right professional just may be your most important decision.

Empower Your Financial Self provides the resources for you to determine your retirement vision then arms you with a 18 point questionnaire to interview a financial advisor with. Knowledge is power and Empower Your Financial Self will address your retirement questions including:

How do I pick a financial advisor that has my best interests in mind?
Do I really need to start saving in my 20's?
How do I carve out 10% a month of my income for retirement investing?
What is the right contribution amount for my situation?

Talking about insurance may not be exciting but nothing is better at protecting your wealth. Understand what insurance is truly for and learn how to assess your risk level from a holistic view so that you can effectively balance protection with cost.

Then, use the innovative Personal Insurance Assessment to determine your insurance needs with everything from policy types to deductibles. Empower Your Financial Self will address all your insurance questions including:

How do I determine deductibles and coverage?
How do I compare total costs of health insurance plans?
What life insurance policy is best for me?
What should my automobile deductibles be?

Your retirement planning may be best left to a professional but that does not mean handing over the keys. Truth is ownership is in your hands so understanding the principles is necessary because hiring the right professional just may be your most important decision.

Empower Your Financial Self provides the resources for you to determine your retirement vision then arms you with a 18 point questionnaire to interview a financial advisor with. Knowledge is power and Empower Your Financial Self will address your retirement questions including:

How do I pick a financial advisor that has my best interests in mind?
Do I really need to start saving in my 20's?
How do I carve out 10% a month of my income for retirement investing?
What is the right contribution amount for my situation?

We all know purchasing or leasing a vehicle is not an investment but you can reduce your costs by arming yourself with key information. Learn the full costs of leasing and the myths, how to determine an affordable payment for your income and how to stay within it.

Afterwards, check out the Tools page for a useful cheatsheet that you can take with you to the dealership on your next purchase or lease to assure yourself a good deal. Let Empower Your Financial Self answer your automobile questions such as:

Is this lease really a good deal?
How do I know what the interest rate is on a lease?
Should I buy or lease my next vehicle?
Why does my vehicle lose money after I purchase it?
How do I assure myself I get the best deal?